Maxims
Rules
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Orwellian Retcon: "The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries" used to be "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates," and the "maxims" referred to as "rules" (with the explanation that each "habit" comprised several "rules").
Source: Webcomic / Schlock Mercenary -
Sparse List of Rules: The Maxims, of which there are seventy but only about 35 have been revealed.
Source: Webcomic / Schlock Mercenary
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Rules and Maxims. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maxims/rules
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Rules or Maxims. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/maxims/rules.
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