Maxim Quotes

178 Maxim quotes by 124 unique authors

It is a maxim that man and wife should never have it in their power to hang one another. — George Farquhar
We must hold as an irrefutable maxim that the difficulties we have with our neighbor arise more from our immortified moods than from anything else. — Vincent de Paul
[I]t is the maxim of the saints that when a matter has been decided in the presence of God after many prayers and the seeking… — Vincent de Paul
[W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical, namely, that he… — Vincent de Paul
It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to act… — Vincent de Paul
We should take as a maxim never to be surprised at current difficulties, no more than at a passing breeze, because with a little patience… — Vincent de Paul
If the Company takes my advice, it will always be preserved through this maxim, for if we are good, we will not lack any, and… — Vincent de Paul
Remember the maxim of the Romans which states that by union and counsel we can achieve anything. — Vincent de Paul
The maxim that the "best is the cheapest" does not apply to food. — Wilbur Olin Atwater
It is more trouble to make a maxim than it is to do right. — Mark Twain
It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends. — Jean Racine
Whatever is not nailed down is mine." This is the motto of the exploiter. "Whatever can be pried loose is not nailed down." This is… — David Starr Jordan
The Grecian’s maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature; it would reduce many a giant to a pygmy; many a speech to a… — Charles Caleb Colton
Do not shun this maxim because it is common-place. On the contrary, take the closest heed of what observant men, who would probably like to… — Arthur Helps
A man may call to mind the face of his friend, but not his own. Here, then, is an initial difficulty in the way of… — Arthur Schopenhauer
... that maxim of Descartes: "Question everything!" Question everything! — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Every man who has seen the world knows that nothing is so useless as a general maxim.... If, like those of Rochefoucault, it be sparkling… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Rather perish than hate and fear, and twice rather perish than make oneself hated and feared — this must some day become the highest maxim… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not… — Confucius
Most maxim-mongers have preferred the prettiness to the justness of a thought, and the turn to the truth; but I have refused myself to everything… — Lord Chesterfield
Nature has not placed us in an inferior rank to men, no more than the females of other animals, where we see no distinction of… — Mary Wortley Montagu
The government being the peoples business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity is therefore… — William Jennings Bryan
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done. — Baron de Montesquieu
I don't work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of… — Maggie Q
You know, I'd love to do a Maxim shoot. But I'm not going to do it, because that's just stupid to do. — Christy Carlson Romano

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