maxim in English

noun
1
a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
the maxim that actions speak louder than words

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1. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv

2. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv

3. She beamed happily at Maxim.

4. —Maxim for rulers, quoted approvingly by Aurangzeb

5. Would you give me the Maxim Cabaret?

6. A terse, witty, instructive saying a maxim.

7. Enjoy the hospitality of the Hotel Maxim.

8. Maxim lifted him very gently to a sitting position.

9. “Absolute power Corrupts absolutely.” His maxim has been vividly

10. " Waste not, want not " is her favourite maxim.

11. Maxim caught him three strides up the second alley.

12. Plato gave priority to the Delphic maxim, "Know yourself".

13. A good maxim is never out of season. 

14. ‘Do your own thing’ is a popular maxim these days.

15. It'seemed to bear out Hemingway's own gloomy maxim about America.

16. Synonyms: saying , slogan , motto , maxim More Synonyms of Byword

17. In either case we violate the maxim of brevity.

18. This is expressed in the Latin maxim, reductio ad absurdum.

19. Aphoristically: with an aphorism, with a maxim: Translations: 1 – 1 / 1

20. The maxim strength is found when calcination temperature is 600 ℃.

21. What does Apothegm mean? A terse, witty, instructive saying; a maxim

22. The legal maxim nemo est supra leges is the accepted principle.

23. The maxim, "Know thyself" has been around since the ancient Greeks.

24. An adage that describes a general moral rule is a "maxim".

25. I believe in the maxim "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

26. These armies were similarly armed with Mauser rifles and Maxim machine guns.

27. Arlequinade MUSICALE – concert Maxim Belciug & Gabriel Bălașa Unteatru Open Air

28. ANT-20 Maxim Gorky: Eight-engine huge cargo/propaganda aircraft, 1934.

29. This ethical maxim is expounded in Judaism, Buddhism, Greek philosophy, and Confucianism.

30. Aphorisms aphorist aphoristic maxims maxim aphoristic writing Aphorismi Aphorismic aphoristic prose aphoristical

31. Maxim.: Dropwort absolute CoE 199 / Dropwort extract CoE 199 / Dropwort oil CoE 199

32. But the Freudian maxim holds true: Laughter is just an expression of fear.

33. This ethical maxim is attributed to the renowned Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius.

34. The "Bywork" portal team consists of the following specialists: Maxim Petrovich Anisimov

35. Well the geneticists, I have to say, have an interesting maxim they live by.

36. Corrected some garbage text at the end of the gpl licence (thanks maxim maximov).

37. " Par in parem imperium non habet " is an indisputable legal maxim in the world.

38. Legal definition for Actiones LEGIS: Legal maxim and Latin for legal action or lawsuits

39. This maxim is also responsible for producing a large range of standard implicatures.

40. 10 synonyms for Byword: adage, aphorism, maxim, motto, proverb, saw, saying, adage, proverb, saw

41. Maxim did nothing except sit still and watch as Agnes had told him to.

42. Maxim shut the door behind them then fixed the loosened bolt saddle firmly with Superglue.

43. Species include: Physocarpus alternans (M.E.Jones) J.T.Howell (1931) – dwarf ninebark (western North America) Physocarpus amurensis (Maxim.)

44. 21 synonyms for Adage: saying, motto, maxim, proverb, dictum, precept, by-word, saw, axiom, aphorism

45. Maxim ducked behind the first man who was hauling back his breath in short gasps.

46. Just as the quality maxim can be flouted for effect, so can the other three.

47. A familiar maxim says, Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

48. Computations is an experimental art film directed and designed by Maxim Zhestkov at Zhestkov Studio

49. That's 400 blood thirsty bastards arm with a Maxim gun and repeating rifles at each one.

50. Computations is an experimental art film directed and designed by Maxim Zhestkov at Zhestkov Studio / Media.Work