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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.
It is more trouble to make a maxim than it is to do right
It is more trouble to make a maxim than it is to do right
A man of maxims only, is like a cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head.
A man of maxims only, is like a cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head.
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
Few maxims are true in every respect
Few maxims are true in every respect
Maxims are like lawyers who must need to see but one side of the case.
Maxims are like lawyers who must need to see but one side of the case.
A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows read more
A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows how to intersperse conversation with the former in fit places, and to recollect the latter on proper occasions
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
