Links to Maxims & Proverbs websites

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• Scholarly links
• Sites on famous people and their maxims
• Sites on maxims in the world of business
• Sites on religious maxims
• Miscellaneous maxims sites

Scholarly links:

1. De Proverbio was founded in January 1995 as the world's first refereed electronic journal of international proverb studies. This is a wonderful resource for scholarship on proverbs, and we recommend you visit Dr. Wolfgang Mieder's own list of links on the De Proverbio website.
2. Online ordering information on The Wisdom of African Proverbs, an electronic research tool edited by Dr. Stan Nussbaum that is the result of a three-year international research project.

Sites on famous people and their maxims:

1. Favorite Proverbs
2. The Words of Wisdom
3. Words of Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin
4. Good Quotations by Famous People
5. Quotations and proverbs

Sites on maxims in the world of business:

1. Gilbert Oloko Online Databases (GOOD) - Maxims
2. Eight Maxims of Strategy
3. Rogers & Company, P.A - Business Maxims
4. Standards for Business Conduct
5. The Beardstown Ladies Little Book of Investment Wisdom
6. Business Words of the Week

Sites on religious maxims:

1. The Bible Gateway
2. Sayings of Confucius

Miscellaneous maxims sites:

1. Famous Quotes, Inspirational Words and Motivational Sayings
2. Wise Sayings
3. Wise Thoughts
4. Quotes For Gardeners
5. Puay's Fortune Cookies Say...
6. Quotations and Sayings Database
7. Oregon State - Quotes about Giving
8. MAXIMS FOR LIFE
9. Quotations Central
10. Maxim of the Day
11. Chinese Proverbs
12. Irish Proverbs
13. English Proverbs
14. African Proverbs