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ˈmæk sɪmmax·im
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maxim
The proverb or adage gives homely truth in condensed, practical form, the adage often pictorial. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick" is a proverb; "The cat loves fish, but dares not wet her feet," is an adage. Both the proverb and the adage, but especially the latter, are thought of as ancient and widely known. An aphorism partakes of the character of a definition; it is a summary statement of what the author sees and believes to be true. An apothegm is a terse statement of what is plain or easily proved. The aphorism is philosophical, the apothegm practical. A dictum is a statement of some person or school, on whom it depends for authority; as, a dictum of Aristotle. A saying is impersonal, current among the common people, deriving its authority from its manifest truth or good sense; as, it is an old saying, "the more haste, the worse speed." A saw is a saying that is old, but somewhat worn and tiresome. Precept is a command to duty; motto or maxim is a brief statement of cherished truth, the maxim being more uniformly and directly practical; "God is love" may be a motto, "Fear God and fear naught," a maxim. The precepts of the Sermon on the Mount will furnish the Christian with invaluable maxims or mottoes. A byword is a phrase or saying used reproachfully or contemptuously.
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adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, motto, precept, proverb, saw, saying, truism
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Know thyself? A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly.
The maxim that people should not have a right till they are ready to exercise it properly, is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.
May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
But I don't know if the maxim holds when you're getting as much press coverage as he's getting, the 99-county tour, the meeting people up close and personal ... I still believe that works and that's going to speak to the success of the candidate.
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- poučka, maximCzech
- maksimeDanish
- MaximeGerman
- maksimoEsperanto
- máximaSpanish
- maksiimiFinnish
- maximeFrench
- कहावतHindi
- massima, principioItalian
- 格言Japanese
- максима, начелоMacedonian
- leveregel, maksimeNorwegian
- maksime, leveregelNorwegian
- maksymaPolish
- máximaPortuguese
- maxime, maximăRomanian
- изречение, максимаRussian
- maximSwedish
- 格言Chinese
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