But uncomplicated maxims are not necessarily uncontroversial .

不过，简单的格言也未必是没有争议的。

Witticisms , maxims , dicta , proverbs , and aphorisms each inhabit a different world .

妙语、座右铭、名言、谚语及格言等各自展现不同领域.

But in a slump the rule of these copybook maxims is temporarily suspended .

但在经济衰退中，这些古老的箴言被暂时搁置。

Maxims about debt that might be prudent for families can be the height of folly for governments .

适用于家庭的债务格言，对政府而言可能是荒谬绝伦。

But one of the bank 's maxims is that it has to be a big fish in a business , or not in it at all .

但是银行有一句座右铭说到：在这个行业里要么成为老大，要么就不要进入。