Quotes about maxim

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"Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory."

Diderot, Denis on maxim

"Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations."

Mackintosh, James on maxim

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

Mathews, William on maxim

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"Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory."