<?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[I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56234]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12703]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44291]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5559]]></link><description><![CDATA[Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so completely that he loses all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26404]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today we live a sad moment, all the Muslims of France, because he who touches a human life touches the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34958]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today we live a sad moment, all the Muslims of France, because he who touches a human life touches the life of humanity as a whole,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A restaurant is a fantasy-a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15301]]></link><description><![CDATA[A restaurant is a fantasy-a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38405]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now there's a real sense of confidence within the entire program. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40773]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now there's a real sense of confidence within the entire program.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is power if you know about the right person. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17923]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17923</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;  The winds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11084]]></link><description><![CDATA[The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;  The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,   And the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need    Of aid from them--she was the Universe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10594]]></link><description><![CDATA[Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is in reality the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18381]]></link><description><![CDATA[But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24231]]></link><description><![CDATA[We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from them arise most of the old ‘philosophical’ fights and arguments.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16940]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have a whole group of adults on the drug court team that cares about (the juveniles). We impress upon ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31173]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have a whole group of adults on the drug court team that cares about (the juveniles). We impress upon them this group of adults care about them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're going to have bad breaks, but so many of the power-play goals we scored were game-winners. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42303]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're going to have bad breaks, but so many of the power-play goals we scored were game-winners.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59754]]></link><description><![CDATA[Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness is like a kiss...you must share it to enjoy it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18618]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness is like a kiss...you must share it to enjoy it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9728]]></link><description><![CDATA["ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries personal costs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5922]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54251]]></link><description><![CDATA[It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failures are divided into two classes--those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14942]]></link><description><![CDATA[Failures are divided into two classes--those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It wasn't so pretty, but it's a win and a guarantee of at least a share of the region championship. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28189]]></link><description><![CDATA[It wasn't so pretty, but it's a win and a guarantee of at least a share of the region championship.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17761]]></link><description><![CDATA[One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For blocks are better cleft with wedges, Tan tools of sharp or subtle edges,  And dullest nonsense has been ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44607]]></link><description><![CDATA[For blocks are better cleft with wedges, Tan tools of sharp or subtle edges,  And dullest nonsense has been found   By some to be the most profound.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44607</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64608]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8676]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19554]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14696]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The methods of the natural sciences cannot be applied to human behavior because this behavior...lacks the peculiarity that characterizes events ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56802]]></link><description><![CDATA[The methods of the natural sciences cannot be applied to human behavior because this behavior...lacks the peculiarity that characterizes events in the field of the natural sciences, viz., regularity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one direction, have great influence on the public mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3516]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one direction, have great influence on the public mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11858]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11255]]></link><description><![CDATA[We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27503]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does not the public repudiation of the whole Christian scheme of life in a large part of what was once ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7190]]></link><description><![CDATA[Does not the public repudiation of the whole Christian scheme of life in a large part of what was once known as Christendom force one to confront the question whether the path of Wisdom is not rather to attempt to work out a Christian doctrine of modern society and to order our national life in accordance with it? Those who would give a quick, easy or confident answer to this question have failed to understand it. It cannot even be seriously considered without a profound awareness of the extent to which Christian ideas have lost their hold over, or faded from the consciousness of, large sections of the population; of the far-reaching changes that would be called for in the structure, institutions and activities of existing society, which is in many of its features a complete denial of the Christian understanding of the meaning and end of man's existence; and of the stupendous and costly spiritual, moral, and intellectual effort that any genuine attempt to order national life in accordance with the Christian understanding of life would demand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63178]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is the tangential point between zero and infinity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27893]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you felling otherwise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8744]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you felling otherwise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3661]]></link><description><![CDATA[The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4701]]></link><description><![CDATA[One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key, With bated breath and whispering humbleness. -The Merchant of Venice. Act ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key, With bated breath and whispering humbleness. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what is your duty? What the day demands. [Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13055]]></link><description><![CDATA[But what is your duty? What the day demands. [Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody picks on a strong man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody picks on a strong man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[after being married to Bill for more than 50 years, I don't really know where to start. I miss him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33032]]></link><description><![CDATA[after being married to Bill for more than 50 years, I don't really know where to start. I miss him all the time...I was not with him that night, because I felt like I was coming down with the flu.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/665]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory is the child of peril. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory is the child of peril.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47483</guid></item></channel></rss>