Excellence Quote by Joseph Joubert

There are plenty of maxims in the world; all that remains is to apply them.

— Blaise Pascal

Few maxims are true in every respect.

— Anonymous

Good maxims are the germs of all excellence.

— Joseph Joubert

“The maxim, as has been already said, is a general statement, and people love to hear stated in general terms what they already believe…

— Aristotle

Maxims are sharp-edged half-truths.

— Mason Cooley

All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice.

— Blaise Pascal

The forming of general maxims from particular observation is a very nice operation; and nothing is more usual, from haste or a narrowness of…

— David Hume

All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth

— William Mathews

“To preserve our relationships, we give of our time, our assets, our attention, our help, and our love. To preserve our wealth, we give…

— Wu Wei

What is the highest good in all matters of action? To the name, there is almost complete agreement; for uneducated and educated alike call…

— Aristotle

¢Men generally agree that the highest good attainable by action is happiness, and identify living well and doing well with happiness.

— Aristotle

The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.

— Jeremy Bentham