<?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[Choose good things and good things will choose you ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66835]]></link><description><![CDATA[Choose good things and good things will choose you]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end.  Courage--an independent spark from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10283]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end.  Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,   By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone.    Great in itself, not praises of the crowd,     Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud.      Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above,       By which those great in war, are great in love.        The spring of all brave acts is seated here,         As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10283</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the jasmine flower in her fair young breast, (O the faint, sweet smell of that jasmine flower!)  And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23125]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the jasmine flower in her fair young breast, (O the faint, sweet smell of that jasmine flower!)  And the one bird singing alone to his nest.   And the one star over the tower.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst. [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49934]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst. [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62148]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do, and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21680]]></link><description><![CDATA[No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. Some hope, some dream to cling to, Some rainbow in the sky, Some melody to sing to, Some service that is high.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3964]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18701]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfectplan executed next week. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21236]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfectplan executed next week.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And if you can't keep your ego under control, it's going to cost you a lot of money. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28611]]></link><description><![CDATA[And if you can't keep your ego under control, it's going to cost you a lot of money.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44155]]></link><description><![CDATA[People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1473]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach,  And, if it can, at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/431]]></link><description><![CDATA[A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach,  And, if it can, at once both please and preach.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[L'Abbe de Ville proposed a toast, His master, as the rising Sun:  Reisbach then gave the Empress Queen,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59416]]></link><description><![CDATA[L'Abbe de Ville proposed a toast, His master, as the rising Sun:  Reisbach then gave the Empress Queen,   As the bright moon and much praise won.    The Earl of Stair, whose turn next came,     Gave for his toast his own King Will,      As Joshua the sun of Nun,       Who made both Sun and Moon stand still.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53667]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted to keep the speed and stability of a longer ski but make it a lot more maneuverable. It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30031]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted to keep the speed and stability of a longer ski but make it a lot more maneuverable. It's just all about the surface area. All of our skis are shorter than most, but they have the same surface area -- and that's what determines the speed and stability, the actual amount of ski on the snow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21717]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And so never ending, But always descending. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61306]]></link><description><![CDATA[And so never ending, But always descending.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life, lift the full goblet--away with all sorrow-- The circle of friendship what freedom would sever?  To-day is our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59378]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life, lift the full goblet--away with all sorrow-- The circle of friendship what freedom would sever?  To-day is our own, and a fig for to-morrow--   Here's to the Fourth and our country forever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love of country is like love of woman--he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45850]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love of country is like love of woman--he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The search for someone to blame is always successful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63890]]></link><description><![CDATA[The search for someone to blame is always successful.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This world is but a canvas to our imaginations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20490]]></link><description><![CDATA[This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sister is one who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56477]]></link><description><![CDATA[A sister is one who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowery oratory he [Walpole] despised. He ascribed to the interested views of themselves or their relatives the declarations of pretended ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4900]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flowery oratory he [Walpole] despised. He ascribed to the interested views of themselves or their relatives the declarations of pretended patriots, of whom he said, "All those men have their price."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50124]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and intelligibly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46486]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and intelligibly recorded.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many a man never fails because he never tries. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13649]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many a man never fails because he never tries.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The despair is so deep. This is truly a catastrophe of epic proportions for our country. And now they're in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34314]]></link><description><![CDATA[The despair is so deep. This is truly a catastrophe of epic proportions for our country. And now they're in our backyard, and we need to help them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is not anything so excellent, but some will carp at it. . . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42068]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is not anything so excellent, but some will carp at it. . .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast,  Serene, and resolute, and still,   And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61599]]></link><description><![CDATA[The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast,  Serene, and resolute, and still,   And calm, and self-possessed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me But dreams of what has been, no more to be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48733]]></link><description><![CDATA[Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me But dreams of what has been, no more to be.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's upsetting (we lost) but it's great to be a part of a team that never gives up. Every team's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35495]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's upsetting (we lost) but it's great to be a part of a team that never gives up. Every team's goal is to make it to the final day. We won that first game and then the second and it was like, 'Oh, wow.' It's great to have come so far, especially since not many people had high expectations for us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear the mellow wedding bells, Golden bells!  What a world of happiness their harmony foretells   Through the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4123]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hear the mellow wedding bells, Golden bells!  What a world of happiness their harmony foretells   Through the balmy air of night    How they ring out their delight!     From the molten golden notes,      And all in tune       What a liquid ditty floats        To the turtle-dove that listens while she gloats         On the moon!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest things are always the easiest to do because there is no competition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9235]]></link><description><![CDATA[The biggest things are always the easiest to do because there is no competition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23621]]></link><description><![CDATA[I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For evil news rides post, while good news baits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44463]]></link><description><![CDATA[For evil news rides post, while good news baits.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I underestimated the A- League when I put my squad together. I put my hand up for that one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38420]]></link><description><![CDATA[I underestimated the A- League when I put my squad together. I put my hand up for that one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 Commemoration of Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymnographer, Teacher, 373  Then are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7252]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 Commemoration of Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymnographer, Teacher, 373  Then are we servants of God, then are we the disciples of Christ, when we do what is commanded us and because it is commanded us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43627]]></link><description><![CDATA[What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14569]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42221]]></link><description><![CDATA[The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19076]]></link><description><![CDATA[There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts often possess more data than judgment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22238]]></link><description><![CDATA[Experts often possess more data than judgment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making love is celestial, making war is terrifying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66045]]></link><description><![CDATA[Making love is celestial, making war is terrifying.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let still the woman take An elder than herself: so wears she to him, So sways she level in her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55749]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let still the woman take An elder than herself: so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart: For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are. -Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46919]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46919</guid></item></channel></rss>