Preposition: of

• action: Which maxims of action should be deemed unjust is therefore left rather undefined by the test in most cases.

• law: Each of the articles appears as a maxim of a universal law.

• quantity: These are commonly explained as arising from violations of the maxim of quantity.

• wisdom: Amid its maxims of holy wisdom it would he impossible to discover whether Owen was a Congregationalist or a Presbyterian.

• conversation: The audience needn't have any sense that the speaker is not trying to follow the maxims of conversation.

• morality: Undoubtedly neither this nor any other maxim of political morality is absolutely inviolable; it may be overruled by still more cogent considerations.

Converse of object

• apply: The general law provides that for the buyer of a property the maxim applied is " CAVEAT EMPTOR " or " BUYER BEWARE!

• remember: However, remember the maxim " let the buyer beware " .

• follow: Letâs follow the old maxim: work smarter, not harder.

• know: Jesus's reply was simply a well known maxim of the Pharisees.

• use: Many people use the old maxim that over 100 years old means it is antique.

• have: The Reagan government had two maxims: firstly, always have a bad guy, and secondly, when in trouble change the subject.

Adjective modifier

• conversational: Conversational maxims The " success " of a conversation depends upon the various speakers ' approach to the interaction.

• old: Actions louder than words The old maxim about actions speaking louder than words also applies here.

• moral: Examples of moral maxims which have been applied to animal production are " the 5 freedoms " .

• favorite: His favorite maxim of justification was a line from Milton: By the known rules of ancient liberty.

• famous: I suggest an adaptation of Henry Ford's famous courtroom maxim is appropriate - The future is bunk.

• ancient: This book differs from the ' usual ' book in that it examines the application of ancient military maxims to the game.

Modifies a noun

• gun: A view showing maxim guns tied down in a barge.

Noun used with modifier

• newsstand: The rest of chapters deal with the newsstand maxim.