Maxim Quotes

178 quotes by 124 authors

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger… — John Adams
Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. — John Quincy Adams
I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all… — Tony Abbott
To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to… — James Buchanan
There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around. — Vinton Cerf
Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral… — Henri Frederic Amiel
I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim. Resistance to tyranny is obedience to… — Susan B. Anthony
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim, drawn from the experience of… — Alexander Hamilton
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.… — Jonathan Swift
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it. — Jonathan Swift
No reception without reaction, no impression without correlative expression, -this is the great maxim which the teacher ought never to forget. — William James
Islam in its origins is just as shady and approximate as those from which it took its borrowings. It makes immense claims for itself, invokes… — Christopher Hitchens
It is a maxim, that those, to whom everybody allows the second place, have an undoubted title to the first. — Jonathan Swift
The maxim of the British people is; Business as Usual! — Winston Churchill
A great maxim of personal responsibility and mature achievement: "Do it yourself" is now the enthroned cliche for being occupied with nonessentials. — Louis Kronenberger
Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. — Richard Whately
Sir Hiram Maxim is a genuine and typical example of the man of science, romantic, excitable, full of real but somewhat obvious poetry, a little… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for… — Thomas B. Macaulay
In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere. — Maxim Gorky

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