A maxim (금언/金言) or an aphorism (경구/警句) is good witty words to remember and to practice in our daily life.Generally speaking, it is of moral and educative nature, while a proverb is called the wisdom of the streets.For example, a maxim "A debate cannot beat the enemy" is more straightforward and educative than a proverb, "A few words can discharge huge debt" (말 한 마디로 천 냥 빚을 갚는다). In the West, a n..
