pearl of wisdom

noun

A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.

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Meanings

nounpearl of wisdom (plural pearls of wisdom)

plural pearls of wisdom

  1. idiomaticoftensarcasticA succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.

    "I am desolated to lose the pearls of wisdom that habitually fall from your cultivated lips," returned Haddo.

    1908, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 3, in The Magician
    1 more example

    How about this pearl of wisdom after France lost to Scotland again, this time in Paris? He said: "You always lose when your opponents score and you don't."

    2008 June 8, Ivan Speck, “Meet Raymond Domenech, the maddest coach at Euro 2008”, in Daily Mail Online, UK, retrieved 23 Jun 2008

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Danish perle af visdom
  • perle af visdomsuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Dutch parel van wijsheid
  • parel van wijsheidsuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
French perle de sagesse, sage parole
  • perle de sagessesuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
  • sage parolesuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
German Perle der Weisheit
  • Perle der Weisheitsuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Icelandic gullkorn
  • gullkornsuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Italian perla di saggezza
  • perla di saggezzasuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Polish perły mądrości
  • perły mądrościsuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Portuguese pérola de sabedoria
  • pérola de sabedoriasuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Spanish perla de sabiduría
  • perla de sabiduríasuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
Swedish pärla av visdom
  • pärla av visdomsuccinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept
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APA

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Chicago

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