Maxims Quotes

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life.

Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit place in conversation.

Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can`t find.

Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows how to intersperse conversation with the former in fit places, and to recollect the latter on proper occasions

Few maxims are true in every respect

All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth