<?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[Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50030]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the outreach of self toward completion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63502]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the outreach of self toward completion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gods only laugh when people ask them for money. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21566]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gods only laugh when people ask them for money.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27541]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61934]]></link><description><![CDATA[Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two great duties of a virtuous woman, which are to keep home and be silent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smile - It's the second best thing you can do with your lips. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Smile - It's the second best thing you can do with your lips.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63691]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5359]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly ;for one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27584]]></link><description><![CDATA[People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13117]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the shadow than in the church.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern jazz: Variations on a non-existent theme ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23135]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modern jazz: Variations on a non-existent theme]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Our triumphant holy day;  Who did once upon the cross   Suffer to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13138]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Our triumphant holy day;  Who did once upon the cross   Suffer to redeem our loss.    Hallelujah!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25310]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It really is one slick piece of political mail. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35081]]></link><description><![CDATA[It really is one slick piece of political mail.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19649]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I struggle with keeping a paycheck. I work and then I don't get to bring much home. I always tell ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36533]]></link><description><![CDATA[I struggle with keeping a paycheck. I work and then I don't get to bring much home. I always tell people it's a good thing I don't have kids yet, or that's where it would all go.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts. - Love's Cure, 1647. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25488]]></link><description><![CDATA[He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts. - Love's Cure, 1647.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63695]]></link><description><![CDATA[By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's pretty much a little village down there where everyone knows everyone, so if they can walk into a loo ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40006]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's pretty much a little village down there where everyone knows everyone, so if they can walk into a loo and buy a condom, it's a lot easier than going to the local shop and buying them, when everyone knows what's going on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truest smiles are those which spread across our faces when no one's watching us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65701]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truest smiles are those which spread across our faces when no one's watching us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,  When ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14246]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,  When nought but the torrent is heard on the hill   And nought but the nightingale's song in the grove.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some smack of age in you, some relish of the saltness of time. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55909]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some smack of age in you, some relish of the saltness of time. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53087]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24501]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big time. That's all I can say about our seniors. They've been leading us all year and it showed tonight ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Big time. That's all I can say about our seniors. They've been leading us all year and it showed tonight as both of them stepped up big.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26315]]></link><description><![CDATA[Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that deales in the world needes foure seeves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49332]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19401]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touch a scientist and you touch a child. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Touch a scientist and you touch a child.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anything relatively close to that is going to be a huge threat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30660]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anything relatively close to that is going to be a huge threat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14375]]></link><description><![CDATA[Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14375</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been a goal of ours all season to get back to that state championship. We've all been so focused ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40060]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been a goal of ours all season to get back to that state championship. We've all been so focused on that goal, and we're working as hard as we can to get it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh! the good times when we were so unhappy. [Fr., Oh le bon temps ou etions si malheureux.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45674]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh! the good times when we were so unhappy. [Fr., Oh le bon temps ou etions si malheureux.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38543]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't look at this as, 'Oh, here is a new group of Hispanics we have to compete over with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39984]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't look at this as, 'Oh, here is a new group of Hispanics we have to compete over with other faiths.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music video directors, who conceive, write and direct these works, enjoy no creative rights, receive no ongoing financial benefit from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42492]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music video directors, who conceive, write and direct these works, enjoy no creative rights, receive no ongoing financial benefit from the sale of our work, and many times are not even credited,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look around the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17856]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look around the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23314]]></link><description><![CDATA[The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stupidity has a knack of getting its way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58059]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19680]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A very ancient and fish-like smell. -The Tempest. Act ii. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56095]]></link><description><![CDATA[A very ancient and fish-like smell. -The Tempest. Act ii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61463]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we're not supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17066]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we're not supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colours have faded, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17096]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has died,  We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it--lie down for an aeon or two,   Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877  If, when God sends judgments upon others, we do ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7241]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877  If, when God sends judgments upon others, we do not take warning and example by them; if instead of reflecting upon ourselves and questioning our ways we fall to censuring others; if we will pervert the meaning of God's providences and will not understand the design and intention of them; then we leave God no other way to awaken us to a consideration of our evil ways but by pouring down his wrath upon our heads, so that he may convince us that we are sinners by the same argument from whence we have concluded others to be so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44535]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He must needs go that the devil drives. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act i. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55717]]></link><description><![CDATA[He must needs go that the devil drives. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act i. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Court, every one for himselfe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49140]]></link><description><![CDATA[At Court, every one for himselfe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that it is impersonal—that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that it is impersonal—that there is no human relationship between master and slave.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42985</guid></item></channel></rss>