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Show MAXIMS. A saw cuts in one direction. So does the maxim or adage. It is a half-truth that, to become truly pregnant, needs to be wedded to Its complementary statement. And, like a happy married pair, each Is so wise, so true, so beautiful, beau-tiful, that we can scarcely tell which is the better half. Maxims are like law-yers law-yers who must needs see but one side of a case. They disregard half the evidence evi-dence and formulate 'their prosecution or defense in a single crisp sentence. "He who hesitates Is lost," says one. "Look before you leap," says the other. I need but to give a list of contradictory contradic-tory saws to prove my point. Let me give them, paired, to show how difficult it Is to derive wisdom from knowledge: A man Is known by the company he keeps. Appearances are deceitful. Honesty is the best policy. The truth is not to be spoken at all times. Too many cooks spoil the broth. To a multitude of counselors there Is wisdom. wis-dom. Or, two heads are better than one. Oelett Burgess In Sunset Magazine. |