Mentors
Sages
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The tendency of sages, mentors, and characters who are smart, wise or level-headed to speak in proverbs, old sayings and flowery metaphors.
Source: Proverbial Wisdom - Very many mentors, sages and oracles can be suspected of this due to their cryptic speech mannerisms, though they would rarely admit to it.
Source: Delighting In Riddles - This is very typical for mentors, sages, and enlightened ones (especially in Eastern culture) - often parodied when the character simply pretends to be wise and speaks in Ice Cream Koans.
Source: Hurricane of Aphorisms
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