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Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous. - Abd-el-Kader (Kadir) To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it. - William R. Alger It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. - Aristotle I am of opinion that there is no proverb which is not true, because they are all sentences drawn from experience itself, the mother of all the sciences. - Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) A maxim is a conclusion upon observation of matters of fact, and is merely speculative; a "principle" carries knowledge within itself, and is prospective. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge Maxims are often quoted by those who stand in more need of their application. - James Ellis Strongly stamped, medallion-like sayings. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Good maxims are the germs of all excellence. - Joseph Joubert Maxims are to the intellect what laws are to actions; they do not enlighten, but they guide and direct, and, although themselves blind, are protective. - Joseph Joubert Nothing is so useless as a general maxim. - Thomas Babington Macaulay When in doubt, leave it out. - Proverb Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice. - Antoine de Rivarol, Comte de Rivarol A maxim is like the seed of a plants which the soul it is thrown into must expand into leaves and flowers and fruit. - Mme. (de Wimpffen) de Sartory
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