All 6 Uses of
maxim
in
Animal Farm
- After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: 'Four legs good, two legs bad.'
p. 34.0 *maxim = a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle
- The birds did not understand Snowball's long words, but they accepted his explanation, and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart.
p. 34.6
- FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD, was inscribed on the end wall of the barn, above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters. When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating 'Four legs good, two legs bad!'
p. 34.7
- And from then on he adopted the maxim, 'Napoleon is always right,' in addition to his private motto of 'I will work harder.'
p. 56.4
- Napoleon ended his speech with a reminder of Boxer's two favorite maxims, 'I will work harder' and 'Comrade Napoleon is always right' —
p. 125.9maxims = short sayings that express general truths or principles
- 'I will work harder' and 'Comrade Napoleon is always right' — maxims, he said, which every animal would do well to adopt as his own.
p. 126.0