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Meanings of favourite maxim in inglês

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Usage of favourite maxim in inglês
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Perhaps I may see in my life the truth of your favourite maxim-'Patienceproduces roses.'
The Basket of Flowers
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Father Concha, remembering his favourite maxim that no flies enter a shut mouth, was silent.
In Kedar's Tents
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Well, this blacksmith had a favourite maxim, which he was fond of impressing on his children.
The Thorogood Family
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According to his favourite maxim, "Quieta non movere,"-["Notto disturb things that are quiet.
"My Novel" — Volume 02
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His favourite maxim was that "the man who commits a crime gives strength to the enemy."
Great Britain and Her Queen
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One evening, when speaking about this favourite maxim, he was interrupted by a most awful yell under the table.
The Thorogood Family
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The fulfilment of Isaac's favourite maxim, "Say and do," was being demonstrated in a most remarkable manner.
The Story of Isaac Brock / Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper C...
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I pretend not to criticise his written works, but commonsense enables me to pronounce this, his favourite maxim, false.
Domestic Manners of the Americans
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In some cases, he gives us the favourite maxim of his hero; and the maxims of men often reveal their hearts.
Character
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Neither do I find any murmuring on some other points of greater importance, where this favourite maxim is not so strictly observed.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 / Historical...
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His favourite maxim was "Vive la bagatelle:" he thought trifles a necessary part of life, and perhaps found them necessary to himself.
Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1
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He went further than that: his favourite maxim was said to be, "I never yet saw an opposition that I could not buy or break."
The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography
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One of his favourite maxims was "Little and good."
The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
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These were favourite maxims with them:
The Crock of Gold
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"Treat people like fools, and they will worship you," was her favourite maxim.
Love Romances of the Aristocracy
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"It is a hard world, and one lives as one must," was her favourite maxim.
Life and Gabriella: The Story of a Woman's Courage
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