<?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[There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59554]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship.. -Mark Twain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. -Matthew Arnold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22803]]></link><description><![CDATA[Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. -Matthew Arnold.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22407]]></link><description><![CDATA[A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The love of money is the root of all evil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42997]]></link><description><![CDATA[The love of money is the root of all evil.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are sitting on the next wave of technological innovation, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31560]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are sitting on the next wave of technological innovation,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54997]]></link><description><![CDATA[Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13823]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30317]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32667]]></link><description><![CDATA[For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26915]]></link><description><![CDATA[A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eloquence is logic on fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13705]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eloquence is logic on fire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1776]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17046]]></link><description><![CDATA[When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter if we're counting days, work-hours or barrels refined, our truest measure of safety is that everyone goes home ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32781]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter if we're counting days, work-hours or barrels refined, our truest measure of safety is that everyone goes home safely at the end of the day. We are proud of our employees who are dedicated and vigilant when it comes to safety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have of late--but wherefore I know not--lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56522]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have of late--but wherefore I know not--lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame the earth seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire--why, it appeareth nothing to me but a foul and pestilent congregation of vapors.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41]]></link><description><![CDATA[One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. [Lat., Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil praecepta atque artes valere nisi adjuvante natura.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20879]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20879</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No animal should ever jump up on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12685]]></link><description><![CDATA[No animal should ever jump up on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53517]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is forgiven is usually well remembered. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53272]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is forgiven is usually well remembered.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circumstances alter cases. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8711]]></link><description><![CDATA[Circumstances alter cases.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/498]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2448]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His frown was full of terror, and his voice Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe  As left ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15506]]></link><description><![CDATA[His frown was full of terror, and his voice Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe  As left him not, till penitence had won   Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may all be inclined to think of man's countless foolish and selfish intentions, his twisted and mischievous words and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8570]]></link><description><![CDATA[We may all be inclined to think of man's countless foolish and selfish intentions, his twisted and mischievous words and deeds. From all these, sin can be known, as a tree can be known from its fruits. Yet these outward signs are not sin itself, the wages of which are death. Sin is not confined to the evil things we do. It is the evil within us, the evil which we are. Shall we call it our pride or our laziness, or shall we call it the deceit of our life? Let us call it for once the great defiance which turns us again and again into the enemies of God and of our fellowmen, even of our own selves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63363]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is a welcomed gift for the uninhibited mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65036]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is a welcomed gift for the uninhibited mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65036</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think the guys were a little anxious out there early on and the shots just weren't falling. But we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38072]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think the guys were a little anxious out there early on and the shots just weren't falling. But we got the shots we wanted and were in the right spots to score, so that's all you can ask. As long as we do that, the shots are going to fall eventually.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're kind of groping their way forward to understand how they can make the pope as available as possible to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38497]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're kind of groping their way forward to understand how they can make the pope as available as possible to his followers while at the same time protecting his health.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5596]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more.  Wisdom and goodness they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17674]]></link><description><![CDATA[God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more.  Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools   Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore.    This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules:     'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who survives will see the outcome. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27901]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who survives will see the outcome.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a new face courage puts on everything! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10333]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a new face courage puts on everything!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9167]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,\" I say. \"Controlling you is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,\" I say. \"Controlling you is.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're like a family and there's a lot of teamwork to help each other here. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31013]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're like a family and there's a lot of teamwork to help each other here.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16752]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945  Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945  Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ant and the GrasshopperIn a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about,chirping and singing to its heart's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1519]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ant and the GrasshopperIn a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about,chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by,bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to thenest.Why not come and chat with me, said the Grasshopper,instead of toiling and moiling in that way?I am helping to lay up food for the winter, said the Ant,and recommend you to do the same.Why bother about winter? said the Grasshopper; we have gotplenty of food at present. But the Ant went on its way andcontinued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had nofood and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the antsdistributing every day corn and grain from the stores they hadcollected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a direct correlation between the number of people employed at the paper mill and our income tax. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42115]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a direct correlation between the number of people employed at the paper mill and our income tax.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42115</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In extreme danger fear feels no pity. [Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15502]]></link><description><![CDATA[In extreme danger fear feels no pity. [Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26753]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18146]]></link><description><![CDATA[As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. -Robert F. Goheen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13537]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. -Robert F. Goheen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10183]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41410]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23030]]></link><description><![CDATA[Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47163]]></link><description><![CDATA[Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a caldron, and at some point it's just going to boil over. We're at the edge, and this administration ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31860]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a caldron, and at some point it's just going to boil over. We're at the edge, and this administration and this Legislature need to do something before we lose (control of) a prison.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you believe in immortality? No, and one life is enough for me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you believe in immortality? No, and one life is enough for me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20609</guid></item></channel></rss>