Maxims, adages... they are short sayings that are intended to express a general truth, or rule of conduct. They are universal and testify to the commonality of human existence. Because maxims touch upon universal truths about life, they are looked upon as apparent wisdom, and they win ready assent from the audience. That is why some people refer to maxims as nuggets of gold.
Pepper your conversations with Maxims, and your friends will be impressed with your knowledge. Here’s today selection to start you off.
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It’s easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. - Mark Twain
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion. - Washington Irving
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. - Flora Whittemore
Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost. - John Babsone Soule
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. - Isaac Newton
Unbidden guests are often welcomest when they are gone. - Shakespeare
Nothing can be done except little by little. - Charles Baudelaire
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. - Claudius
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek. - Joseph Campbell
Let him that would move the world, first move himself. - Socrates
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It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. - Aristotle
The best tranquilizer is a clear conscience. - Benjamin Franklin
It is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest. - Albert Schweitzer
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. - Juvenal
Snatch at today and trust as little as you can in tomorrow. - Horace
If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory. - Benjamin Disraeli
A man's got to do what a man's got to do. - Unknown
Look within! ... The secret is inside you. - Hui Neng
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