"snippets of wisdom" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe small, brief pieces of advice or wise sayings. Here are a few examples: 1. The old man shared snippets of wisdom with the young children, teaching them valuable life lessons. 2. The self-help book contained numerous snippets of wisdom from successful entrepreneurs. 3. As I scrolled through social media, I came across some inspiring snippets of wisdom shared by my favorite influencers. 4. The commencement speech was filled with snippets of wisdom that resonated with the graduating students. 5. My grandmother always had snippets of wisdom to offer, whether it was about love, career, or family.
A few of these snippets of wisdom speak to war's sorrowful costs, but most aim to inspire or ennoble.
And so Mr. David wins this utterly specious competition, which entitles him to first prize, a copy of "The Quotable Hitchens: From Alcohol to Zionism," a new collection of snippets of wisdom from Christopher Hitchens.
I usually buy four calendars for home and one for work, and I always look forward to a visual feast - artwork, landscapes, beautifully printed snippets of wisdom - from which to choose.
As a teenager, he says, he would run down Prospect Avenue in the Bronx hoping to collect a few snippets of wisdom whenever Rafael Hernandez, one of Puerto Rico's most famous popular composers, was visiting his sister's music store, Casa Hernandez.
Finally, the "quotable" snippets of wisdom that García Márquez lent his characters in the past (almost a trademark of his style) become in this book either incomprehensible or banal: "peaceful madmen are ahead of the future"; "Whores left me no time to be married"; "There is still a great deal left for us to say about music"; "Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel".
Snippets of wisdom about what you can tell about a person from his woodpile ("low pile: Cautious man, could be shy or weak") to how in Norway, "discussions on the vexed question of whether logs should be stacked with the bark facing up or down have marred many a christening and spoiled many a wedding when wood enthusiasts are among the guests", are also included.
Nowhere is this more evident than in what I call "screen living," where beeps, boinks and Beethoven's Fifth are regularly notifying us to turn our attention to a 140-character snippet of wisdom or some other needless nugget.
Beautiful images of sheep being herded through the skinny northern lanes, playful shots of his collies at work, snippets of rural wisdom and insight.
At a crucial moment, Laura seems to hear her husband's voice — not reassuring or warning her but quivering with contemptuous sarcasm at Julian's half-baked homemade snippets of philosophical wisdom.
The fond but subversive novel shows the Queen dispensing snippets of literary wisdom - "At the risk of sounding like a piece of steak, [reading does] tenderise one" - to her bemused subjects.
"You mean they might not let me be the boss in a big store?" When Hayden looks back on that time, she often switches into librarian mode, reciting snippets of bookish wisdom.
