A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ADAGE

Fri, 3 Nov '23
Relative of an apothegm
Mon, 13 Mar '23
"Better late than never," for one
Thu, 2 Jun '22
Saw
Mon, 4 Apr '22
Proverbial saying
Sun, 9 Jan '22
"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest," e.g.
Wed, 23 Jun '21
"Curiosity killed the cat," e.g.
Sat, 10 Apr '21
"Opposites attract," for one
Mon, 8 Mar '21
"What goes up must come down," e.g.