<?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[And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as conceivable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23924]]></link><description><![CDATA[And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as conceivable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/601]]></link><description><![CDATA[Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64499]]></link><description><![CDATA[The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hug the shore; let others try the deep. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51807]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hug the shore; let others try the deep.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51807</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That makes it a lot more exciting for them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35442]]></link><description><![CDATA[That makes it a lot more exciting for them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14299]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53715]]></link><description><![CDATA[It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important to realize that whatever you're doing, it's your first attempt at it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best way to know God is to love many things. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17705]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best way to know God is to love many things.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I did was pour out about a gallon of Chanel Number Five and put a burning wedding invitation to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53177]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I did was pour out about a gallon of Chanel Number Five and put a burning wedding invitation to it, and boom, I'm recycling.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He hath eaten me out of house and home. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act ii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55921]]></link><description><![CDATA[He hath eaten me out of house and home. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act ii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living in the past has one thing in its favor - it's cheaper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Living in the past has one thing in its favor - it's cheaper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not fewer than three nor more than nine. [Lat., Neque pauciores tribus, neque plures novem.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not fewer than three nor more than nine. [Lat., Neque pauciores tribus, neque plures novem.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Favour will as surely perish as life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Favour will as surely perish as life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18096]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58041]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And so I gave up everything for it - time, energy, research - I dropped everything and so yes False ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37722]]></link><description><![CDATA[And so I gave up everything for it - time, energy, research - I dropped everything and so yes False Impression to me was very important indeed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Idle youth, a needy Age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49120]]></link><description><![CDATA[An Idle youth, a needy Age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the last five years we have seen a sea change in IT and telecoms infrastructure, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31479]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the last five years we have seen a sea change in IT and telecoms infrastructure,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a free country. You can say anything you want. True baseball fans don't say stuff like that. What can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34251]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a free country. You can say anything you want. True baseball fans don't say stuff like that. What can you do?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilty consciences always make people cowards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9787]]></link><description><![CDATA[Guilty consciences always make people cowards.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20596]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[... one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17365]]></link><description><![CDATA[... one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26330]]></link><description><![CDATA[No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. More mankind quotes coming soon. If you have a quote or proverb about mankind, please use the "Submit a Quote" form below to have your mankind quote reviewed by an editor. Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -John Donne.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best performance improvement is the transition from the non-working state to the working state. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20677]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best performance improvement is the transition from the non-working state to the working state.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, & his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 For the power Thou hast given ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8171]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, & his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 For the power Thou hast given me to lay hold of things unseen: For the strong sense I have that this is not my home: For my restless heart which nothing finite can satisfy:  I give Thee thanks, O God. For the invasion of my soul by Thy Holy Spirit: For all human love and goodness that speak to me of Thee: For the fullness of Thy glory outpoured in Jesus Christ  I give Thee thanks, O God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for the most part, refuse to be written. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59793]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for the most part, refuse to be written.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49929]]></link><description><![CDATA[The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without forgiveness, there's no future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without forgiveness, there's no future.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think people really want to be happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38797]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think people really want to be happy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2563]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just, what it does cruelly.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the '60s, everyone tried to follow Pontiac's lead and put big engines in mid-sized cars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34888]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the '60s, everyone tried to follow Pontiac's lead and put big engines in mid-sized cars.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5674]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?  She either ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Will fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?  She either gives a stomach and no food--   Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast    And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,     That have abundance, and enjoy it not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matching that level of success is going to be very difficult, but the kids are working hard and hopefully, that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30560]]></link><description><![CDATA[Matching that level of success is going to be very difficult, but the kids are working hard and hopefully, that pays off.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience, n. -- A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45741]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patience, n. -- A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the second half, La Conner tightened their defense. They packed defenders into the box ... the ball kept deflecting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30558]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the second half, La Conner tightened their defense. They packed defenders into the box ... the ball kept deflecting off people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are at risk every day of their lives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17197]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are at risk every day of their lives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8824]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56306]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Lafayette Parish wants to attract new businesses and have jobs, it needs to address the facility needs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39524]]></link><description><![CDATA[If Lafayette Parish wants to attract new businesses and have jobs, it needs to address the facility needs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nomura should sow seeds not only in Japan but all across the world. Any hesitation and Japanese banks will steal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36560]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nomura should sow seeds not only in Japan but all across the world. Any hesitation and Japanese banks will steal business by joining with overseas firms.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12753]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605  You can also offer your prayers, obedience, and endurance of dryness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7719]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605  You can also offer your prayers, obedience, and endurance of dryness to Our Lord, for the good of other souls, and then you have practiced intercession. Never mind if it all seems for the time very second-hand. The less you get out of it, the nearer it approaches to being something worth offering; and the humiliation of not being able to feel as devout as we want to be, is excellent for most of us. Use vocal prayer... very slowly, trying to realize the meaning with which it is charged and remember that... you are only a unit in the Chorus of the Church, so that the others will make good the shortcomings you cannot help.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden evils are most dreaded. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50623]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hidden evils are most dreaded.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This making of Christians will raise the price of hogs; if we grow all to be pork-eaters, we shall not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6175]]></link><description><![CDATA[This making of Christians will raise the price of hogs; if we grow all to be pork-eaters, we shall not shortly have a rasher on the coals for money.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of the young doctor and the old barber. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48966]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5229]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the ;thesis that the exercise of this right redounds to the general good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At night returning, every labour sped, He sits him down, the monarch of a shed;  Smiles by his cheerful ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19623]]></link><description><![CDATA[At night returning, every labour sped, He sits him down, the monarch of a shed;  Smiles by his cheerful fire, and round surveys   His children's looks, that brighten at the blaze;    While his lov'd partner, boastful of her hoard,     Displays her cleanly platter on the board.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If by fire Of sooty coal th' empiric alchymist  Can turn, or holds it possible to turn,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1981]]></link><description><![CDATA[If by fire Of sooty coal th' empiric alchymist  Can turn, or holds it possible to turn,   Metals of drossiest ore to perfect gold.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1981</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65262]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65262</guid></item></channel></rss>