Many gifted individuals have a fondness for words, ranging from an appreciation for puns, to etymology, to developing a large and varied vocabulary (although not a large part of the SAT for the past decade or so).

There several word-of-the-day resources, one of which recently featured the word "apothegm" a term which may apply to a few of the quotations in this thread.

Originally Posted by word of the day: apothegm
WHY THIS WORD?
An apothegm can go by many other names: “maxim,” “motto,” “proverb,” “aphorism,” “catchphrase,” “words of wisdom,” “platitude,” or even “cliché.” But what’s special about an apothegm in particular is that it’s especially pithy and easy to remember. “Haste makes waste,” for example, is a perfect apothegm.