Both Uses of
maxim
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Perhaps, then, you would bestow it as a reward on that person who wrote the ablest defence of your favourite maxim, that no one can ever be in love more than once in their life—your opinion on that point is unchanged, I presume?†
Chpt 17 *
- She was born to discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims.†
Chpt 50
Definition:
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(maxim) a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle