Christian adage admonishment admonition alarm ana analects angelic aphorism apophthegm apothegm assignment axiological axiom behavior belief blameless brocard byword canon catchword caution caveat chalk talk chaste clean code collected sayings commandment conduct conscientious convention creditable current saying customs decent deferential deterrent example dictate dictum discourse disquisition distich duteous dutiful epigram erect estimable ethical ethics ethological example exercise exposition expression fair final notice final warning form formula full of integrity general principle gnome godly golden rule golden saying good guideline guiding principle habits harangue high-minded high-principled highly respectable hint homework homily honest honorable ideals immaculate imperative incorruptible instruction integrity inviolate irreproachable just law law-abiding law-loving law-revering lecture lecture-demonstration lesson manly maxim message mitzvah modest monition moral lesson moralistic morality moralization moralizing morals mores mot motto noble norm notice notification obedient object lesson observant oracle ordinance phrase pithy saying point practices preachment preachy precept prescript principium principle principled principles probity proper proverb proverbial saying proverbs pure recital recitation rectitude regulation reputable respectable respectful right right-minded righteous rubric rule saintlike saintly saw saying scruples scrupulous sentence sententious expression seraphic sermon sermonizing set task settled principle skull session slogan sloka spotless stainless standard standards sterling stock saying straight sutra talk task teaching teachy tenet text threat tip-off true-dealing true-devoted true-disposing true-souled true-spirited truehearted truism ultimatum unblemished uncorrupt uncorrupted undefiled unimpeachable unspotted unstained unsullied untarnished upright uprighteous upstanding verbum sapienti verse virtuous warning warning piece wisdom wisdom literature wise saying witticism word words of wisdom working principle working rule worthy yeomanly