“Men's maxims reveal their characters.”
Vauvenargues Marquis de
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”
Abraham Lincoln
“There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.”
John Adams
“'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit, Will condescend to take a bit”
Jonathan Swift
“It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.”
Aristotle
“Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.”
Wayne Dyer
“Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.”
Confucius
