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Is there a name for the expression "the end justifies the means?"

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00:00 Is There A Name For The Expression &Quot;The End Justifies The Means?&Quot;
01:03 Answer 1 Score 52
01:28 Answer 2 Score 6
01:54 Answer 3 Score 22
02:12 Answer 4 Score 4
02:24 Thank you

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ANSWER 1

Score 52


I think the word you're looking for is maxim.

1 : a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct. Mother's favorite maxim was "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
2 : a proverbial saying. "marry in haste, repent at leisure"

Merriam-Webster

It's not just the name of a magazine.




ANSWER 2

Score 22


proverb; a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

aphorism; a pithy observation which contains a general truth.

saw; a proverb or maxim.

All definitions from Google.




ANSWER 3

Score 6


If the sayings are well-used (or better yet, over-used), you might refer to them as clichés:

1 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it
2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation
3 : something (such as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace
definition from m-w.com




ANSWER 4

Score 4


It is a proverb.

Definition of proverb

1 : a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage 2 : byword 4

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proverb