epigraph
short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book, chapter or article (use Q3589144 for inscription on an object)
inscription
words, texts, lettering, or symbols marked on a work, building, or object, including texts, legends, documentation notes, or commemoration
motto
literary term; type of epigraph, brief text that precedes a larger text
A spark will ignite a flame
Russian winged words and proverb