maxim

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

max·im (măkʹsĭm)n.
A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See Synonyms at saying. [Middle English maxime, from Old French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from maxima (prōpositiō), greatest (premise), feminine of Latin maximus, greatest. See meg- in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, axiom