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They are like the clue in the labyrinth, or the compass in the night.
They are like the clue in the labyrinth, or the compass in the night.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth.
All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth.
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, read more
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted
Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than read more
Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than argument
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be read more
If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be true. Then the more times you hear it the less likely it is to be true.
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.
May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
