maxim

Japanese: maxim
maxim

…〈Everyone should clear the snow from their own house, and do not worry about the snow from others〉 is an example of the latter. [Uokaeri Yoshio]
[European proverb]
European society had long been under the influence of Christianity, so verses from the Bible were widely used as maxims, or rules of conduct. These maxims were used as tools in sermons and rhetoric, primarily in medieval monasteries, and after the Renaissance, proverbs from the classical period were also revived.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "maxim" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈各人自掃門前雪,莫管他人瓦上霜(自分の家の雪をはけ,よその雪など気に病むな)〉は後者の例である。【魚返 善雄】
[ヨーロッパの諺]
 ヨーロッパの社会はすでに長くキリスト教の感化のもとにあったから,行為の規範をしめす格言maximに聖書の章句が広く用いられた。これらの格言は,中世の修道院を中心として説教や修辞学の具に供され,ルネサンス以後は古典時代の諺も復活した。…

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