Note to As You Like It, 2.7.156: "Full of wise saws and modern instances"

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saws: maxims, [trite] sayings. modern instances: current examples of trite sayings. —Jaques is talking about the sort of person who is always saying, "See, that just goes to show that our grandpas were right about . . . ."