Kristi, Don't forget that sometimes specific examples are the best way to explain or illustrate universal truths. There are any number of literary devices you can use to make a universal truth. An aphorism is one way of doing it.

Aphorism Short, often witty statement presenting an observation or a universal truth; an adage. Examples: (1) Fish and visitors smell in three days–Benjamin Franklin. (2) Many hands make light work.–John Heywood. (3) In charity there is no excess–Francis Bacon. (4) Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown–William Shakespeare.

Google literary devices for more ideas and ways to sharpen your writing skills.

Write from your heart, not what you think others want to hear.

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