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That ring, which I called maximus, had a diameter of three geometric paces.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

That ring, which I called maximus, had a diameter of three geometric paces.

Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 05: Milan and Mantua Giacomo Casanova 1761

That ring, which I called maximus, had a diameter of three geometric paces.

The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

There was a pope, I think it was Cardinal Chigi, who was justly ridiculed for his attention to little things, and his inability in great ones: and therefore called maximus in minimis, and minimus in maximis.

Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005

There was a pope, I think it was Cardinal Chigi, who was justly ridiculed for his attention to little things, and his inability in great ones: and therefore called maximus in minimis, and minimus in maximis.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

There was a pope, I think it was Cardinal Chigi, who was justly ridiculed for his attention to little things, and his inability in great ones: and therefore called maximus in minimis, and minimus in maximis.

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

Gluteus maximus, which is also one of the strongest muscles in the whole body, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus are the muscles which comprise the butt muscles.

Article Source 2009

We asked our resident satyrologist Sir Spoofton Doofus about the seemingly endless Jade Goody articles, and he said: 'Jade Goody is what is technically known as a maximus cliffordiae propagandium, for people that prefer reading The Daily Star to reading Jean-Paul Camus de la Sartre.

TheSpoof.com : Spoof News : Front Page 2009

Thus, the 'maximus' variety will be an extremely stupid or foolish idiot.

Dorkus Maximus floreta 2009

They'd been friends for years before his election to the chair of the Pontifex Maximus ( "maximus" in this context meaning "chief," and "pontifex" meaning "bridge-builder," as a cleric was supposed to be the bridge between men and their God).

The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000