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A '''maxim''' is a [[succinct]] [[statement]] or [[observation]] of a [[fundamental]] [[principle]], [[general]] [[truth]], or [[rule]] of [[conduct]]. A '''maxim''' is a [[succinct]] [[statement]] or [[observation]] of a [[fundamental]] [[principle]], [[general]] [[truth]], or [[rule]] of [[conduct]].
-==Synonyms== 
-*[[Saying]] 
-*[[Aphorism]] 
-*[[Cliche]] 
== See also == == See also ==
*[[Maxim (philosophy)]], a principle that an individual uses in making a decision *[[Maxim (philosophy)]], a principle that an individual uses in making a decision
*[[Maxim (literature)]], a type of [[aphorism]] *[[Maxim (literature)]], a type of [[aphorism]]
-*[[Gnome (rhetoric) ]] 
-==Collections== 
-*''[[Pensées]]'' and ''[[Maximes]]'' of [[Blaise Pascal]] 
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