In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. Votes: 4
George EliotMaxim 31: Only cheaters prosper.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries Votes: 3
Howard TaylerNo choice maxims - we Stoics don't practice that kind of window dressing. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerThe conduct of men depends upon the temperament, not upon a bunch of musty maxims. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliDiscipline our youth in early life in sound maxims of moral, political, and religious duties. Votes: 0
Noah WebsterThe maxims tell you to aim at perfection, which is well; but it's unattainable, all the same. Votes: 0
Bayard TaylorNothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books. Votes: 0
Cardinal RichelieuA man of maxims only is like a Cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head. Votes: 0
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeIn the unbending of the arm to do the deed there is experience worth all the maxims in the world. Votes: 0
Henry David Thoreau