You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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
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.
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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.
Few maxims are true in every respect
Few maxims are true in every respect
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.
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
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.
