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• "Measure twice, cut once," e.g.
• Oft-repeated words of wisdom
• Wise words
• Poor Richard's Almanack item
• Pithy saying
• "Penny wise, pound foolish," e.g.
• Succinct saying
• Maxim
• Aphorism
• Words to the wise
• Traditional truism
• "Beauty is only skin deep," e.g.
• ''Penny-wise, pound-foolish,'' e.g.
• Silence is golden, e.g.
• Timeworn truism