<?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[The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18008]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the bottom of a good deal of the bravery that appears in the world there lurks a miserable cowardice. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4866]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the bottom of a good deal of the bravery that appears in the world there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they cannot face public opinion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the bleeding will not end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21622]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4184]]></link><description><![CDATA[When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The actions of one individual have made many people's lives very difficult, in particular the children who were supposed to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34775]]></link><description><![CDATA[The actions of one individual have made many people's lives very difficult, in particular the children who were supposed to be moving in to new schools.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But Thy good word informs my soul How I may climb to heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54919]]></link><description><![CDATA[But Thy good word informs my soul How I may climb to heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth. What humanity own to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements the inquiring constructive mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13875]]></link><description><![CDATA[Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There were ten lepers healed, and only one turned back to give thanks, but it is to be noticed that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6893]]></link><description><![CDATA[There were ten lepers healed, and only one turned back to give thanks, but it is to be noticed that our Lord did not recall His gift from the other nine because of their lack of gratitude. When we begin to lessen our acts of kindness and helpfulness because we think those who receive do not properly appreciate what is done for them, it is time to question our own motives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people believe that if you go in and try to micromanage a forest, it is possible to destroy the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most people believe that if you go in and try to micromanage a forest, it is possible to destroy the very thing that makes it a unique and special place. That's just as true of the Net.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger thewind, the stronger the trees. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger thewind, the stronger the trees.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all The fools who flock'd to swell or see the show  Who car'd about the corpse? The funeral ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18215]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all The fools who flock'd to swell or see the show  Who car'd about the corpse? The funeral   Made the attraction, and the black the woe;    There throbb'd not there a thought which pierc'd the pall.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62666]]></link><description><![CDATA[Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43029]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13481]]></link><description><![CDATA[The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the cloak). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49797]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the cloak).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66498]]></link><description><![CDATA[History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Because I could not stop for deathHe kindly stopped for meThe carriage held but just ourselvesAnd immortaility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11414]]></link><description><![CDATA[Because I could not stop for deathHe kindly stopped for meThe carriage held but just ourselvesAnd immortaility.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man shall have one vote. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61002]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man shall have one vote.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the over-refined. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61055]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the over-refined.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No possession is gratifying without a companion. [Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9121]]></link><description><![CDATA[No possession is gratifying without a companion. [Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They begin to see the difference between the immediate gratification of working and buying things now versus the delayed gratification ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40804]]></link><description><![CDATA[They begin to see the difference between the immediate gratification of working and buying things now versus the delayed gratification of a better career option and higher salary.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been the longest week ever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30259]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been the longest week ever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65848]]></link><description><![CDATA[It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61047]]></link><description><![CDATA[As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57328]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55806]]></link><description><![CDATA[Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true. -King John. Act v. Sc. 7.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are one, after all, you and I. Together we suffer, together exist, and forever will recreate each other. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44909]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are one, after all, you and I. Together we suffer, together exist, and forever will recreate each other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17424]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17424</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[Commemoration of James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885  I fear that many people seek ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6289]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885  I fear that many people seek to hear God solely as a device for securing their own safety, comfort and righteousness. For those who busy themselves to know the will of God, however, it is still true that "those who want to save their life will lose it." My extreme preoccupation with knowing God's will for me may only indicate, contrary to what is often thought, that I am overconcerned with myself, not a Christlike interest in the well-being of others or in the glory of God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45638]]></link><description><![CDATA[From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45638</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[Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23570]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46363]]></link><description><![CDATA[No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53970]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ye holy angels bright, Who wait at God's right hand, Or through the realms of light Fly at your Lord's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7914]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ye holy angels bright, Who wait at God's right hand, Or through the realms of light Fly at your Lord's command,  Assist our song;  For else the theme  Too high doth seem  For mortal tongue.  Ye blessed souls at rest, Who ran this earthly race, And now, from sin released, Behold the Saviour's face,  God's praises sound,  As in his sight,  With sweet delight,  Ye do abound.  Ye saints, who toil below, Adore your heavenly King. And onward as ye go Some joyful anthem sing;  Take what he gives  And praise him still,  Through good or ill,  Who ever lives!  My soul, bear thou thy part, Triumph in God above: And with a well-tuned heart Sing thou the songs of love!  Let all thy days  Till life shall end,  Whate'er he send,  Be filled with praise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/307]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The concept behind the bill is something that everyone agrees on . I think we just disagree on how to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29055]]></link><description><![CDATA[The concept behind the bill is something that everyone agrees on . I think we just disagree on how to get there. It's going to take a lot of discussion and education on both sides to get this done.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby is going to play where Sidney Crosby and his agent decide he's going to play. Any player who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32825]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby is going to play where Sidney Crosby and his agent decide he's going to play. Any player who has reached the age of 18 by Sept. 15 is eligible to play in our league if he is appropriately under contract.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had a great time getting fat and now I'm going to have an even greater time losing weight. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40175]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had a great time getting fat and now I'm going to have an even greater time losing weight. I had four offers from other companies, but I wanted to go with the ... one that I knew would work--and, let's face it, Jenny Craig's food is hands-down the yummiest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who does the best that circumstance allows, Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8731]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who does the best that circumstance allows, Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I really haven't noticed much difference. Sometimes they call it, and sometimes they don't. I'm just glad they're not calling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31052]]></link><description><![CDATA[I really haven't noticed much difference. Sometimes they call it, and sometimes they don't. I'm just glad they're not calling [as many fouls as] they did in the preseason. Those games were taking forever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold has worked down from Alexander's time ... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17802]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gold has worked down from Alexander's time ... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888  I look on all the world as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7054]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888  I look on all the world as my parish; thus far I mean, that, in whatever part of it I am, I judge it meet, right, and my bounden duty, to declare unto all that are willing to hear, the glad tidings of salvation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I came out shooting and I wasn't really thinking about it. They went in, so I was glad it happened ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38102]]></link><description><![CDATA[I came out shooting and I wasn't really thinking about it. They went in, so I was glad it happened for us. We had some guys sick and everyone came out playing hard. That just shows the character of our team.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66848]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26166]]></link><description><![CDATA[To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26166</guid></item></channel></rss>