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Meanings of maxim in English

Portuguese
adágio
Catalan
sentència
Spanish
sentencia

A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.

adágio

A widely known, fixed sentence, that expresses a maxim or a wisdom in a short and concise way.

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Examples for "axiom"
Examples for "axiom"
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Perhaps it represents the old axiom that good news isn't real news.
The Irish Times
2
Another axiom from Nikki's combat training: To unleash surprise, think in opposites.
Raging Heat
3
You don't raise it, that's the axiom, and you let it work.
The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
4
Then we have doubts thrown upon the fundamental axiom of life, i.e.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
5
This axiom is written in the heart of hearts of every woman.
Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part
Usage of maxim in English
1
In the twentieth chapter of Proverbs v. 17, we find the maxim:
The Book of Delight and Other Papers
2
Better late than never may be a maxim suitable to the circumstances.
Jamaica Observer
3
His maxim, however, is one that all ministers for finance live by.
The Irish Times
4
But through it all, one maxim remains vital for every decision desk.
Reuters
5
This maxim was constantly borne in mind by himself and his colleagues.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
6
Load your musket with this maxim, and smoke it in your pipe.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843
7
This is the universal Indian maxim from Nova Zembla to Cape Horn.
The First White Man of the West / Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'...
8
Explain the psychology of the maxim, we learn to do by doing.
The Mind and Its Education
9
This, the maxim illustrated respecting the isle toward which we were sailing.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
10
On the notion of an interest is based that of a maxim.
The Critique of Practical Reason
11
Apply this maxim-youmay do it a thousand ways, especially in company.
Tales and Novels — Volume 04
12
No abstract maxim can help solve that problem: it requires living intelligence.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 / A Maga...
13
Franklin left us a maxim which is much to the point here.
Bramble-Bees and Others
14
It's a maxim worth remembering when setting out in the corporate world.
The Irish Times
15
Consequently his readers confess that he has never forgot the Horatian maxim-
Thomas Carlyle
16
The old Roman maxim is not applicable to our effeminate, degraded people.
Old Fritz and the New Era
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Translations for maxim
Spanish
sentencia
Maxim through the time
Maxim across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common