"The maxim, "Nothing prevails but perfection," may be……" — Winston Churchill

More Maxim Quotes

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• 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… — John Adams
• Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of… — John Quincy Adams
• I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer,… — Tony Abbott
• To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom… — 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… — Henri Frederic Amiel
• I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim. Resistance… — Susan B. Anthony
• A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim,… — Alexander Hamilton
• The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot,… — Jonathan Swift
• The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot,… — Jonathan Swift
• No reception without reaction, no impression without correlative expression, -this is the great maxim which the teacher ought never to… — William James

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