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Doctor Quote's "Mighty Maxims" Effort

Welcome to the official 'pythonic quote-share for Doctor Quote.

After installing simply:

>>> import MightyMaxims
>>> help(MightyMaxims)

(Yea - I know - but printing quotes is what this 'pup is designed to do. Think antigravity? ;-)

Maxim Identifiers

With this release Mighty Maxims now use Doctor Quote's globally-unique database identifiers.

Because the database is massively larger any Maxim's number is often greater than the total number of MightyMaxims.

Feel free to see:

>>> MightyMaxims.submission_info()

... for more information.

Historical

2025: Released over 4,700 Mighty Maxims - (4th Edition.)

2024: Released over 2,900 Mighty Maxims - (3rd Edition.)

2021: Released over 1,800 Mighty Maxims - (2nd Edition.)

2007: Original tome published - (1st Edition.)

AI Overview

"Mighty Maxims" refers to the title of a book by Randall Nagy containing over 1,800 short, profound, and memorable sayings intended to encourage fresh perspectives and discussions. The book, with editions including "Mighty Maxims: 2021 Edition" also serves as the basis for a collection of software tools and applications designed to deliver these inspirational thoughts daily.

What is a Maxim?

A maxim is a concise, memorable statement expressing a fundamental truth, general principle, or a short rule for conduct.

Examples include "Actions speak louder than words" or "A stitch in time saves nine".

About the "Mighty Maxims" Book

Authored by Randall Nagy, the book is a collection of short, easy-to-remember sayings that are chosen to help readers see the world in a new light.

The goal is to share profound truths and observations with minimal characters, fostering discussion and encouraging on-demand thinking.

The "Mighty Maxims" Project

Beyond the books, the "Mighty Maxims" project has evolved into a collection of software tools and applications.

These tools, available in various programming languages, are designed to provide a daily dose of inspiration by piping inspirational thoughts and quotations into one's life."

--- Google A.I, 2025/09/01

The Fine Print

This Mighty Maxims Project contains the author's favorite selections from over 250,000 quotations, as collected and individually shared over several decades. While this work is Copyright © June 2007 - 2025 by Randall Nagy - and all rights have been reserved as you might expect - the bulk of these quotations are not mine, the collection is.

Thus this author hereby grants individuals the right to cite, collect, and freely exchange any and all quotes from this project. Just never the quotations en entirety – or by derivative.

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