In dictionaries:
Delphic maxims
a set of moral precepts that were inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi.
Maxims of equity
legal maxims that serve as a set of general principles or rules which are said to govern the way in which equity operates.
The Maxims of Ptahhotep
The Maxims of Ptahhotep or Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian literary composition by the Vizier Ptahhotep around 2375–2350 BC, during the rule of King Djedkare Isesi of the Fifth Dynasty.
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