Profound Saying Crossword Clue

Profound saying crossword clue. Daily Telegraph Sydney big one crossword question today, 26 July 2017. 7 letters

The answer: PROVERB

Garrick was surrounded by many players of eminence, and he had the art, as he was told by Mrs Clive, ” of contradicting the proverb that one cannot make bricks without straw, by doing what is infinitely more difficult, making actors and actresses without genius.”

Frequently a popular proverb or catchword in Greek or Latin supplies the designation: thus we have as titles ” I’ve got You ” (“Exc.) at); ” You don’t Know what Evening is to Bring ” (Nescis quid vesper serus vehat); ” Know Thyself ” (FviaOc o-Eavrdv) .