<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Maxioms.com</title><description>Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms</description><link>http://www.maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[You can't make the Duchess of Windsor into Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32015]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't make the Duchess of Windsor into Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grat talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Grat talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to love humanity than to love one's neighbor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4947]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier to love humanity than to love one's neighbor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26255]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term art, I should call it "the Reproduction of what the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term art, I should call it "the Reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature through the veil of the mist]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peanuts' made us realize that our emotions, frustrations, hopes and dreams are common to us all, ... And as we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34190]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peanuts' made us realize that our emotions, frustrations, hopes and dreams are common to us all, ... And as we pay tribute today to this good and humble man, let us remember that what made Sparky unique was his honesty, the strength of his character and the humor which he brought to his work and to his life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23950]]></link><description><![CDATA[The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take--choose the bolder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4477]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take--choose the bolder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three can keep a secret, if two are dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23015]]></link><description><![CDATA[We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blame is safer than praise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blame is safer than praise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws from and repels its brother. [Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws from and repels its brother. [Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,  Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws So much, as when we call our old debts in  At sixty ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9790]]></link><description><![CDATA[But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws So much, as when we call our old debts in  At sixty years, and draw the accounts of evil,   And find a deuced balance with the devil.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is a kind of military service. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is a kind of military service.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14228]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45378]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51132]]></link><description><![CDATA[Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5125]]></link><description><![CDATA[And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7941]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These are the evils which result from gossiping habits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50785]]></link><description><![CDATA[These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They will probably be there the rest of the week, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37668]]></link><description><![CDATA[They will probably be there the rest of the week,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is "thequiet acceptance of what is.". ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21601]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is "thequiet acceptance of what is.".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sluggard does not plow after the season, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing. [Proverbs 20:4]. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28008]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sluggard does not plow after the season, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing. [Proverbs 20:4].]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27921]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65110]]></link><description><![CDATA[Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The spirits run riot in youth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50778]]></link><description><![CDATA[The spirits run riot in youth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46582]]></link><description><![CDATA[If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a long time between drinks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12992]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a long time between drinks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The other home run, that was a legit home run. I hung that ball, and he kind of crushed it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37633]]></link><description><![CDATA[The other home run, that was a legit home run. I hung that ball, and he kind of crushed it on me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56636]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15859]]></link><description><![CDATA[Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15859</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11924]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A jest loses its point when the jester laughs himself. [Ger., Des Spass verliert Alles, wenn der Spassmacher selber lacht.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23240]]></link><description><![CDATA[A jest loses its point when the jester laughs himself. [Ger., Des Spass verliert Alles, wenn der Spassmacher selber lacht.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26323]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin than Dobbin my thill-horse has on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51407]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All good things come to those who wait. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66039]]></link><description><![CDATA[All good things come to those who wait.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Noah, when he anchor'd safe on The mountain's top, his lofty haven,  And all the passengers he bore ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61673]]></link><description><![CDATA[So Noah, when he anchor'd safe on The mountain's top, his lofty haven,  And all the passengers he bore   Were on the new world set ashore,    He made it next his chief design     To plant and propagate a vine,      Which since has overwhelm'd and drown'd       Far greater number, on dry ground,        Of wretched mankind, one by one,         Than all the flood before had done.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15016]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back When gold and silver becks me to come on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58904]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back When gold and silver becks me to come on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As many men, so many opinions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51734]]></link><description><![CDATA[As many men, so many opinions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4505]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow That innocence can give,  When its resistless accents flow   To bid ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20951]]></link><description><![CDATA[E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow That innocence can give,  When its resistless accents flow   To bid affection live.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Olivia:) What's a drunken man like, fool? (Clown:) Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One draught above ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22936]]></link><description><![CDATA[(Olivia:) What's a drunken man like, fool? (Clown:) Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One draught above heat makes him a fool, the seconds mads him, and a third drowns him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human loneliness is cause enough. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2206]]></link><description><![CDATA[To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the person one desires to be.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52837]]></link><description><![CDATA[The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And they were canopied by the blue sky, So cloudless, clear, and purely beautiful,  That God alone was to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56510]]></link><description><![CDATA[And they were canopied by the blue sky, So cloudless, clear, and purely beautiful,  That God alone was to be seen in Heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32853]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2292]]></link><description><![CDATA[One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2292</guid></item></channel></rss>