<?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[Good Friday  They say it was old sins that troubled him, the past failures of the man, that made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good Friday  They say it was old sins that troubled him, the past failures of the man, that made things difficult for him now. There had been days when he had been too hectoring or domineering -- so, at least, these impossible people had said, though he himself denied it still. At all events, protesting to Rome, they had won the Emperor's ear, and humbled their governor. And that must not happen again. Ah, me! Is not this life of ours a fearsome thing? Take care! take care! for if you sin that sin, be sure that somehow you will pay for it -- and, it may be, at how hideous a price! So Pilate found in his day; so you, too, will find it in ours... Only God knows what may come out of that, if you should give way to it. Pilate was curt and domineering to the Jews one day. And it was because of that, months later, his unwilling hands set up the cross of Christ: unwilling -- but they did it. Take you care! for sin is very merciless. If you have had the sweet, [sin] will see to it that you quaff the bitter to the very dregs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is on trial in the world, on a more colossal scale than ever before. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11869]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy is on trial in the world, on a more colossal scale than ever before.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17326]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17854]]></link><description><![CDATA[As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17854</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For he as studious--of his ease. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58038]]></link><description><![CDATA[For he as studious--of his ease.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58038</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9678]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16311]]></link><description><![CDATA[A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Olivia:) What's a drunken man like, fool? (Clown:) Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One draught above ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22936]]></link><description><![CDATA[(Olivia:) What's a drunken man like, fool? (Clown:) Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One draught above heat makes him a fool, the seconds mads him, and a third drowns him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are very open-minded about new things--as long as they're exactly like the old ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59437]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are very open-minded about new things--as long as they're exactly like the old ones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1460]]></link><description><![CDATA[Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody can be great.Because anybody can serve..You only need a heart full of grace.A soul generated by love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21239]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everybody can be great.Because anybody can serve..You only need a heart full of grace.A soul generated by love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47430]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28576]]></link><description><![CDATA[When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church-going bell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4104]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church-going bell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42943]]></link><description><![CDATA[So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They kept coming at us and giving us everything they had. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42282]]></link><description><![CDATA[They kept coming at us and giving us everything they had.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66488]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4313]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4313</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis not amiss, ere ye're giv'n o'er, To try one desp'rate med'cine more;  For where your case can be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26682]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis not amiss, ere ye're giv'n o'er, To try one desp'rate med'cine more;  For where your case can be no worse,   The desp'rat'st is the wisest course.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of course everybody likes and respects self-made men. It is a great deal better to be made in that way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of course everybody likes and respects self-made men. It is a great deal better to be made in that way than not to be made at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50588]]></link><description><![CDATA[He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61452]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust, but verify. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/950]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trust, but verify.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let your friends be the friends of your deliberate choice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let your friends be the friends of your deliberate choice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51046]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll potch at him some way; Or wrath or craft may get him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51236]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll potch at him some way; Or wrath or craft may get him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a good initiative to resolve the situation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35730]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a good initiative to resolve the situation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61703]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We already know the number of permits drawn by builders has decreased and is going to continue to decline because ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34730]]></link><description><![CDATA[We already know the number of permits drawn by builders has decreased and is going to continue to decline because of the cool-down in the housing market. We won't need as many construction workers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's helped me a lot with my situational moves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28194]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's helped me a lot with my situational moves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43249]]></link><description><![CDATA[Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16753]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The absent partie is still faultie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49792]]></link><description><![CDATA[The absent partie is still faultie.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43349]]></link><description><![CDATA[Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larger U.S. retailers have recognized for a number of years that the domestic market is mature. In order to grow ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Larger U.S. retailers have recognized for a number of years that the domestic market is mature. In order to grow sales, they have to look outside of the U.S.. China, however, is a big emerging opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boasting TravelerA man who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, on returning to his own country, of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1547]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Boasting TravelerA man who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, on returning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroic feats he had performed in the different places he had visited. Among other things, he said that when he was at Rhodes he had leaped to such a distance that no man of his day could leap anywhere near him as to that, there were in Rhodes many persons who saw him do it and whom he could call as witnesses. One of the bystanders interrupted him, saying: Now, my good man, if this be all true there is no need of witnesses. Suppose this to be Rhodes, and leap for us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To win without risk is to triumph without glory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54296]]></link><description><![CDATA[To win without risk is to triumph without glory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15297]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29511]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/356]]></link><description><![CDATA[Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better lose a jest than a friend ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23218]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better lose a jest than a friend]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23218</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woe to those who spit on the beat generation, the wind will blow it back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13879]]></link><description><![CDATA[Woe to those who spit on the beat generation, the wind will blow it back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13879</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All finite things reveal infinitude: The mountain withi its singular bright shade Like the blue shine on freshly frozen snow, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43965]]></link><description><![CDATA[All finite things reveal infinitude: The mountain withi its singular bright shade Like the blue shine on freshly frozen snow, The after-light upon ice-burdened pines; Odor of basswood upon a mountain slope, A scene beloved of bees; Silence of water above a sunken tree: The pure serene of memory of one man,-- A ripple widening from a single stone Winding around the waters of the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all compact.  One sees more devils than vast hell ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12171]]></link><description><![CDATA[The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all compact.  One sees more devils than vast hell can hold;   That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic,    Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt.     The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,      Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;       And as imagination bodies forth        The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen         Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing          A local habitation and a name.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65161]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65161</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And rank for her meant duty, various, Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.  Command was service; humblest service ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13050]]></link><description><![CDATA[And rank for her meant duty, various, Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.  Command was service; humblest service done   By willing and discerning souls was glory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43487]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43487</guid></item></channel></rss>