I'm trying to find a word referring to an idiom that gives advice (e.g. "Fake it till you make it"). "Nugget of wisdom" is kind of what I'm looking for, but I want a single word, not another idiom.
Edit: I should specify that I'm looking for a word that describes "Fake it till you make it".
Best Answer
Pithy statements that give advice, e.g. "Fake it till you make it" (not a particularly good one, however...) are called aphorisms:
They are also known as adages, maxims, axioms, etc.
Common aphorisms are easy to recognize, and they aren't necessarily idioms:
The last two are idioms. However, Fake it 'til you make it is not.