Proverb ( page 293 ).
Questions.
1. In what do the proverb and the adage agree? In what respects do they differ? 2. What is an apothegm? an aphorism? How do these two words differ? 3. What is a dictum? a saying? 4. What is a precept? How does it differ from a motto or maxim? 5. How do motto and maxim differ from each other?
Examples.
The —— must be verified,
That beggars mounted, run their horse to death.
Books, like ——s, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they have passed.