<?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[Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He will give the devil his due. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12168]]></link><description><![CDATA[He will give the devil his due.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8997]]></link><description><![CDATA[For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft-heartedness, in times like these, Shows sof'ness in the upper story! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61337]]></link><description><![CDATA[Soft-heartedness, in times like these, Shows sof'ness in the upper story!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66534]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The little sister of the Poor . . . .  The Poor, and their concerns, she has   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61411]]></link><description><![CDATA[The little sister of the Poor . . . .  The Poor, and their concerns, she has   Monopolized, because of which    It falls to me to labor as     A Little Brother of the Rich.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64051]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.rn]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The clearsighted do not rule the world, but they sustain and console it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46077]]></link><description><![CDATA[The clearsighted do not rule the world, but they sustain and console it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Immortal Love, author of this great frame,  Sprung from that beauty which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Immortal Love, author of this great frame,  Sprung from that beauty which can never fade;  How hath man parcel'd out thy glorious name, And thrown it on that dust which thou hast made, While mortal love doth all the title gain!  Which siding with invention, they together  Bear all the sway, possessing heart and brain (Thy workmanship), and give thee share in neither. Wit fancies beauty, beauty raiseth wit:  The world is theirs; they two play out the game,  Thou standing by: and though thy glorious name Wrought our deliverance from th' infernal pit, Who sings thy praise? only a scarf or glove  Doth warm our hands, and make them write of love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would take years to rehabilitate all of the large lecture classes. We simply do not have the funding from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30270]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would take years to rehabilitate all of the large lecture classes. We simply do not have the funding from the government.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1847]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877  Nobody seriously believes the universe was made by God ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8045]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877  Nobody seriously believes the universe was made by God without being persuaded that He takes care of His works.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pray, pray, thou who also weepest,-- And the drops will slacken so;  Weep, weep--and the watch thou keepest,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59688]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pray, pray, thou who also weepest,-- And the drops will slacken so;  Weep, weep--and the watch thou keepest,   With a quicker count will go.    Think,--the shadow on the dial     For the nature most undone,      Marks the passing of the trial,       Proves the presence of the sun.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cradle of the future is the grave of the past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17115]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cradle of the future is the grave of the past.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17115</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And wisest he in this whole wide land Of hoarding till bent and gray;  For all you can hold ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17450]]></link><description><![CDATA[And wisest he in this whole wide land Of hoarding till bent and gray;  For all you can hold in your cold, dead hand   Is what you have given away.    . . . .     He gave with a zest and he gave his best;      Give him the best to come.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man must learn to forgive himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53273]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man must learn to forgive himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose--easily trimmed off when once plucked. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10173]]></link><description><![CDATA[Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose--easily trimmed off when once plucked. Flirtation is like the slime on water-plants, making them hard to handle, and when caught, only to be cherished in slimy waters.   - Ik Marvel (pseudonym of Donald G. Mitchell),]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers, Ere the sorrow comes with years?  They are leaning their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5897]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers, Ere the sorrow comes with years?  They are leaning their young heads against their mothers,   And that cannot stop their tears.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On net, we'll see some damage and a hit to corporate profits and proprietors' income, but that effect is temporary. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39117]]></link><description><![CDATA[On net, we'll see some damage and a hit to corporate profits and proprietors' income, but that effect is temporary. But in the next quarter, we will get some mild stimulus from the rebuilding. Certainly, it will have no major, permanent effect on the economy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The conscious water saw its God and blushed.   - Richard Crashaw, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61679]]></link><description><![CDATA[The conscious water saw its God and blushed.   - Richard Crashaw,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is important that those who read this book should not try to take an indecent advantage of Catholic self-criticism. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6877]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is important that those who read this book should not try to take an indecent advantage of Catholic self-criticism. When we are willing to bring some honest criticism to our own positions, the lumbering Institution will become a Movement again, and we shall rediscover the Pilgrim Church.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26292]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God complaines not, but doth what is fitting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49268]]></link><description><![CDATA[God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is ungrateful who denies that he has received a kindness which has been bestowed upon him; he is ungrateful ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20896]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is ungrateful who denies that he has received a kindness which has been bestowed upon him; he is ungrateful who conceals it; he is ungrateful who makes no return for it; most ungrateful of all is he who forgets it. [Lat., Ingratus est, qui beneficium accepisse se negat, quod accepit: ingratus est, qui dissimulat; ingratus, qui non reddit; ingratissimus omnium, qui oblitus est.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14130]]></link><description><![CDATA[In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64289]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20757]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51751]]></link><description><![CDATA[To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I voted to recall. The things she's done can't be justified. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42670]]></link><description><![CDATA[I voted to recall. The things she's done can't be justified.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I realized that I was very attracted to her, and there was no point for my delaying it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31175]]></link><description><![CDATA[I realized that I was very attracted to her, and there was no point for my delaying it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23936]]></link><description><![CDATA[How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm really happy with the progress they have made. I think we are a lot faster team now than we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37663]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm really happy with the progress they have made. I think we are a lot faster team now than we were last year. As a coach, I want them to be able to swim different events. That brings more value to the team and it will help them after high school.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As has been well publicized, the golf industry has experienced dramatic shifts for the past 10 to 15 years. With ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32850]]></link><description><![CDATA[As has been well publicized, the golf industry has experienced dramatic shifts for the past 10 to 15 years. With the golf course construction boom of the 1990s, overdevelopment has become a real issue. While the golf economy is on the mend, there still are numerous challenges ahead. Under Tim's capable leadership, our new division is well equipped to work with owners and developers trying to navigate their way through these often confusing waters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53586]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Agnes' Eve--Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45337]]></link><description><![CDATA[St Agnes' Eve--Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel comfortable and confident she is learning how to take care of herself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40808]]></link><description><![CDATA[I feel comfortable and confident she is learning how to take care of herself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habits form character and character is destiny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18523]]></link><description><![CDATA[Habits form character and character is destiny.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy costs are a growing concern among Maine?s working families. Providing contractors with information on how to build energy-efficient homes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40282]]></link><description><![CDATA[Energy costs are a growing concern among Maine?s working families. Providing contractors with information on how to build energy-efficient homes will give them the tools to meet the needs of homeowners seeking to reduce energy costs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In lang, lang days o' simmer, When the clear and cloudless sky  Refuses ae weep drap o' rain  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58253]]></link><description><![CDATA[In lang, lang days o' simmer, When the clear and cloudless sky  Refuses ae weep drap o' rain   To Nature parched and dry,    The genial night, wi' balmy breath,     Gars verdue, spring anew,      An' ilka blade o' grass       Keps its ain drap o' dew.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3313]]></link><description><![CDATA[Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3313</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41963]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We discussed about some of the issues that were still causing some controversy inside the UN membership. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28927]]></link><description><![CDATA[We discussed about some of the issues that were still causing some controversy inside the UN membership.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47590]]></link><description><![CDATA[When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the cross, her station keeping, Stood the mournful mother, weeping,  Where He hung, the dying Lord.   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43194]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the cross, her station keeping, Stood the mournful mother, weeping,  Where He hung, the dying Lord.   [Lat., Stabat mater, dolorosa    Juxta crucem lacrymosa     Que pendebat Filius.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We played even with one of the best teams in the state for 16 minutes. But (Arlington) is just relentless ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34561]]></link><description><![CDATA[We played even with one of the best teams in the state for 16 minutes. But (Arlington) is just relentless on the glass and just slaughtered us on the boards. That's when the wheels started coming off.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The process of evolution may be described as differentiation of structure and integration of function. The more differentiated and specialized ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56817]]></link><description><![CDATA[The process of evolution may be described as differentiation of structure and integration of function. The more differentiated and specialized the parts, the more elaborate co-ordination is needed to create a well-balanced whole. The ultimate criterion of the value of a functional whole is the degree of its internal harmony or integratedness, whether the "functional whole" is a biological species or a civilization or an individual. A whole is defined by the pattern of relations between its parts, not by the sum of its parts; and a civilization is not defined by the sum of its science, technology, art and social organization, but by the total pattern which they form, and the degree of harmonious integration in that pattern.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our New York flagship store is staffed and open for business. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41668]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our New York flagship store is staffed and open for business.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remorse is as the heart in which it grows; If that be gentle, it drops balmy dews  Of true ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53791]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remorse is as the heart in which it grows; If that be gentle, it drops balmy dews  Of true repentance; but if proud and gloomy,   It is the poison tree, that pierced to the inmost,    Weeps only tears of poison.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53791</guid></item></channel></rss>