Both Uses of
maxim
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'I wish the maxim were more generally acted on, in all cases,' said the grey-headed gentleman.†
Chpt 6 *
- Being answered in the affirmative, he became restless again, and, after some thought, and an unsuccessful inquiry 'whether he couldn't go another fifty,' said he supposed he must try and do the most he could for a friend: which was always his maxim, and therefore he undertook the job.†
Chpt 56
Definition:
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(maxim) a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle