Maxim Quotes

178 Maxim quotes by 124 unique authors

Humans have a saying that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", which basically means that if you think it's beautiful, then it is… — Eoin Colfer
Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves… — Benjamin Franklin
Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Experience has repeatedly confirmed that well-known maxim of Bacon's that 'a little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's… — George Santayana
It is a maxim that will endure: To truly know the living God, this begets humility. — Miguel de Molinos
When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true… — Abraham Lincoln
When in doubt, tell the truth. That maxim I did invent, but never expected it to be applied to me. I did say, "When you… — Mark Twain
I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty… — Abraham Lincoln
It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great… — Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
It is a mystic maxim that the lower in the scale of evolution a being is placed, the more certainly it responds to the planetary… — Max Heindel
Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law. — St. Jerome
May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law. — Immanuel Kant
We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest… — Edward Coke
Moral: A peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of Deuteronomy 23:1, if your testicles are crushed or your male… — Donald Morgan
Moral: a peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of Deut. 23:1, if your testicles are crushed or your male… — Donald Morgan
Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction. — Immanuel Kant
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… — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Symbologists often remarked that France-a country renowned for machismo, womanizing, and diminutive insecure leaders like Napoleon and Pepin the Short-could not have chosen a more… — Dan Brown
All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth — William Matthews
I don't accept the maxim 'there's no gain without pain', physical or emotional. I believe it is possible to develop and grow with joy rather… — Unknown Author
Maxim and FHM and the 'laddie books' are really just a downscale version of Playboy. The men's field is really hot today, and that is… — Hugh Hefner
After being voted into the Top 10, I decided to move to L.A. permanently. It kind of launched my career. I am loyal to Maxim… — Amber Lancaster
I'm fairly introverted, but when I do stuff like a Maxim shoot, there's a side of me I call Gillian. — Erica Durance
As thou stoneth the martyr, so thou martyreth the stone. — John Alejandro King
Always carry it in thy mind, and act upon it, as a sure maxim: That women are timid: And 'tis well they areelse there would… — Laurence Sterne

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