Maxims - Literature and Language

Literature and Language

  • Maxim (saying), a saying
  • Maxim (literature), a type of aphorism
  • Maxims (Old English poems), examples of gnomic poetry
  • Maximes (1665–1678) by François de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

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