Sentence examples for text maxim from inspiring English sources

The techniques of Dharma-shastra are mainly to state the ancient text, maxim, or stanza; to explain its meaning, where obscure; and to reconcile divergent traditions, if necessary by use of the traditional science of interpretation (Mimamsa).

Much of the text consists in practical advice, maxims and anecdotes that one may bear in mind when one finds oneself affected by sorrow.

Mac Con Iomaire and Robinson followed a single maxim in translating the text: "Be faithful to Ó Cadhain".

I was reminded of Tate after comparing the text of the National Theatre's recent production of Maxim Gorky's Philistines with the original Russian.

Taking to heart the old maxim "why do today what you can put off till tomorrow?", delegates parked the text early in the conference and did not attempt to negotiate between the options.

Casual students of Scientology may find their ears pricking up at those maxims because fear and its overcoming receive a lot of play in "Dianetics," a foundational text by the creator of Scientology, the pulp science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

Maxim had.

Piers Maxim conducts.

"Polina," Maxim appealed.

Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters.

Polina would divorce Maxim.