#109 axiom

axiom- a generally accepted proposition or principle, sanctioned by experience; maxim; a universally established principle or law that is not a necessary truth

- C15 from Latin axioma, from Greek axioun- worthy principle

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. ~ Arthur Conan Doyle

Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat. ~ Walt Alston

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