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Meanings of old maxim in English

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Usage of old maxim in English
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I sometimes think he has forgot his old maxim 'Take it easy.'
Life and Travels of Mungo Park
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There's an old maxim about where there's a will there's a way.
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
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Can we really apply the old maxim that the ends sanctify the means?
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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Either way, William Goldman's old maxim seems more relevant than ever.
The Irish Times
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Ah, but this is why we were taught the old maxim.
The Irish Times
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Avoiding these scams is as simple as following the age- old maxim, according to Crites.
Reuters
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It is a good old maxim-bereligious, but not superstitious.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
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Where would Twitter and Facebook be if we still believed in this old maxim?
The Irish Times
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And I'm for the old maxim, 'A man's country is where he's well off.'
Daniel Deronda
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The old maxim holds true: Always back self-interest, it's the best horse in the race.
News.com.au
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Madam, - Despite the old maxim, there are times when sport and politics should mix.
The Irish Times
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One remembers the old maxim about children and animals.
The Irish Times
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Following the old maxim, he stuck to his business and his business stuck to him.
Cleveland Past and Present: Its Representative Men / Comprising ...
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The old maxim was, Corpora non agunt nisi soluta.
Medical Essays, 1842-1882
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They will understand the old maxim, that "all is not gold that glitters."
Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness / Being...
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Even on her wedding day he had trotted out the old maxim of marrying in haste.
The Second Honeymoon
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