<?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://maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4555]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This drug has a very high likelihood of success. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35450]]></link><description><![CDATA[This drug has a very high likelihood of success.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilized ages inherit the human nature which was victorious in barbarous ages, and that nature is, in many respects, not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilized ages inherit the human nature which was victorious in barbarous ages, and that nature is, in many respects, not at all suited to civilized circumstances.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24220]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1810]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1810</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no heresies in a dead religion ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19207]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are no heresies in a dead religion]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54997]]></link><description><![CDATA[Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41045]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he  Did that they did in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44585]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he  Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;   He, only in a general honest thought    And common good to all, made one of them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have to keep learning as I go, here. The last week has really made me stronger and I've learned ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28813]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have to keep learning as I go, here. The last week has really made me stronger and I've learned from it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A feeble dart short of its mark. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51778]]></link><description><![CDATA[A feeble dart short of its mark.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13236]]></link><description><![CDATA[If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You got nothing to lose, so you might as well just go out there and just keep working hard, ... ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42593]]></link><description><![CDATA[You got nothing to lose, so you might as well just go out there and just keep working hard, ... Hopefully you just get recognized if you don't make Providence. Hopefully someone will see me and maybe give a spot sometime next year, or in the years to come.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity only knocks once ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45037]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opportunity only knocks once]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is compelling evidence suggesting that U.S. personnel have committed acts against detainees amounting to torture or cruel, inhumane, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30397]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is compelling evidence suggesting that U.S. personnel have committed acts against detainees amounting to torture or cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan!--She ain't nothing else, and I've got the papers to prove it. Sired by Chippewa Chief, and twelve hundred dollars ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19837]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morgan!--She ain't nothing else, and I've got the papers to prove it. Sired by Chippewa Chief, and twelve hundred dollars won't buy her.  Briggs of Turlumme owned her. Did you know Briggs of Turlumme?--   Busted hisself in White Pine and blew out his brains down in Frisco?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave the poor Some time for self-improvement. Let them not  Be forced to grind the bones out of their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47868]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leave the poor Some time for self-improvement. Let them not  Be forced to grind the bones out of their arms   For bread, but have some space to think and feel    Like moral and immortal creatures.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65631]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hasty multitude Admiring enter'd, and the work some praise,  And some the architect: his hand was known  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3033]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hasty multitude Admiring enter'd, and the work some praise,  And some the architect: his hand was known   In heaven by many a tower'd structure high,    Where scepter'd angels held their residence,     And sat as princes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience is what you get when you don't get what youwant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22098]]></link><description><![CDATA[Experience is what you get when you don't get what youwant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow, sleep late. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52179]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow, sleep late.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58988]]></link><description><![CDATA[To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36254]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're aware of it, and we're monitoring the developments. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36022]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're aware of it, and we're monitoring the developments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee that repaires not a part, builds all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49475]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56967]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly parents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57510]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius is only patience. [Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17301]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius is only patience. [Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chiefs contend only for their place of burial. [Lat., Ducibus tantum de funere pugna est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9968]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chiefs contend only for their place of burial. [Lat., Ducibus tantum de funere pugna est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7673]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, Prophet, 1280  Our own curiosity often hindereth us in the reading of holy writings, when we seek to understand and discuss, where we should pass simply on. If thou wouldst profit by thy reading, read humbly, simply, honestly, and not desiring to win a character [i.e., reputation] for learning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure. [Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46711]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure. [Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14147]]></link><description><![CDATA[I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45974]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labours of peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19911]]></link><description><![CDATA[They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59754]]></link><description><![CDATA[Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee,  In unreprov'd pleasures free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27412]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee,  In unreprov'd pleasures free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27412</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63760]]></link><description><![CDATA[You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[. . . all who joy would win Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18638]]></link><description><![CDATA[. . . all who joy would win Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing -- that's why we recommend it daily. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43245]]></link><description><![CDATA[People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing -- that's why we recommend it daily.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A glass is good, and a lass is good, And a pipe to smoke in cold weather;  The world ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59399]]></link><description><![CDATA[A glass is good, and a lass is good, And a pipe to smoke in cold weather;  The world is good and the people are good,   And we're all good fellows together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great and good are seldom the same man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18280]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great and good are seldom the same man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And still be doing, never done. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62081]]></link><description><![CDATA[And still be doing, never done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2573]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art is the signature of civilizations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63116]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art is the signature of civilizations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63116</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodness is a special kind of truth and beauty. It is truth and beauty in human behavior. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59834]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goodness is a special kind of truth and beauty. It is truth and beauty in human behavior.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57938]]></link><description><![CDATA[They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since the Bible and the church are obviously mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65617]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since the Bible and the church are obviously mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust them to tell us where we are going?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A boy of fifteen who is not a democrat is good for nothing, and he is no better who is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65418]]></link><description><![CDATA[A boy of fifteen who is not a democrat is good for nothing, and he is no better who is a democrat at twenty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65418</guid></item></channel></rss>