witticism (n.)
- adage
- ana
- analects
- aphorism
- apothegm
- axiom
- byword
- catchword
- conceit
- crack
- dictate
- dictum
- distich
- drollery
- epigram
- expression
- gag
- gibe
- gnome
- jape
- jest
- maxim
- moral
- mot
- motto
- oracle
- persiflage
- phrase
- pleasantry
- precept
- prescript
- proverb
- proverbs
- quip
- repartee
- retort
- riposte
- sally
- saw
- saying
- scintillation
- sentence
- sutra
- teaching
- text
- verse
- waggery
- wisdom
- wisecrack
- word
- yak