maxim
/ˈmæksɪm/noun
- a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct格言, 箴言：
the maxim that actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩的格言。
词源
late Middle English (denoting an axiom)： from French maxime, from medieval Latin （propositio） maxima 'largest or most important (proposition)'.