I. Heroic Couplets from Alexander Pope (1688-1744) 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure...
Since a maxim is a general truth or principle to live by, you could say:
He lived by the maxim, "Pride comes before a fall". Those who live by the maxim "look before you leap" are less likely to...