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1 epigram
a) a SD akin to a proverb, the only difference being that epigrams are coined by individuals whose names we know, while proverbs are the coinage of the peopleb) terse, witty, pointed statement, showing the ingenious turn of mind of the originatorA God that can be understood is no God. (S.Maugham)
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. (Keats)
He that bends shall be made straight. (S.Maugham)
Art is triumphant when it can use convention as an instrument of its own purpose. (S.Maugham - The Razor's Edge)
Source: I.R.G.See: set expressions, lexical SDsEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > epigram
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