<?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[Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970 A LETTER FROM PAUL THE MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIANS IN ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970 A LETTER FROM PAUL THE MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIANS IN ROME (This abridged paraphrase of the Epistle to the Romans is continued from yesterday)  That concludes the present stage of my argument; but before I can proceed to final deductions, I must return to a difficulty already raised (Rom. 3:1-4). If there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, does all the great past of Israel go for nothing? Do all the promises of Scripture go for nothing? First, let me say how bitterly I regret the exclusion of the Jewish nation as a body from the new life. I would surrender all my Christian privileges if I could find a way to bring them in. But we must recognize facts; and the first fact is that the nation as a whole never was able to claim the promises; from the beginning, there was a process of selection. Of the sons of Abraham, Isaac alone was called; of the sons of Isaac, Jacob only. If we ask why, there is no answer save that God is bound by no natural or historical necessity, but intervenes according to His will. To question that will is as absurd as for the pot to arraign the potter. Then again, while some members of the Hebrew race have always fallen out, always God has declared His purpose ultimately to include others, not members of the Hebrew race--and that is just what is now happening. Now, as I said, I desire nothing more earnestly than that the whole nation should be saved. But the fact is that they have deliberately rejected the chance that was offered them. There is nothing remote or abstruse about the Christian message. It is a very simple thing: acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe that He is alive; that is all. And they cannot say that they have never heard the message, for Christ has His witnesses everywhere. It looks, then, as if God had rejected His people, as punishment for their obstinacy. I do not believe it. God's promises cannot go for nothing. In the first place, there has always been, and there still is, a faithful remnant of the Jewish people. And in the second place, as for the main body, their present rejection of the message is only a means in God's Providence for its extension to the Gentiles. The old olive-tree of Israel stands yet; many of its branches have been lopped off, and new branches of wild olive have been engrafted in their place. But God can engraft the lopped branches on again, if it be His will; and I believe it is His will, and that in the end the whole nation will return to Him and inherit the promises. And if the failure of Israel has meant such blessing to the world, how much greater blessing will its ultimate salvation bring! God's purpose, as I said at the beginning (Rom. 1:16), is universal: He has permitted the whole of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike, to fall under sin, only in order that He may finally have mercy on the whole of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike. How profound and unsearchable are His plans! (Rom. 9:1-11:36)  So now I can take up again my main argument. If this is the way of God's dealing with us, what ought to be our response? Can we do less than offer our entire selves to God as a sacrifice of thanksgiving? How will that work out? In a life lived as by members of one single body. Let each perform his part faithfully. Let love rule all your relations one to another, and to those outside, even to your enemies. Do not regard the Emperor as outside the scope of love, but obey his laws and pay his taxes. Yes, and pay all debts to every one. Love is, in fact, the one comprehensive debt of man to man. If you love your neighbour as yourself, you have fulfilled the whole moral law. But be in earnest about things, for the better day is already dawning. (Rom. 12:1-13:14)  I hear you have differences among yourselves about Sabbath-keeping and vegetarianism. Take this matter, then, as an example of what I mean by the application of brotherly love to all conduct. Remember that the Sabbatarian and the anti-Sabbatarian, the vegetarian and the meat-eater, are alike servants of one Master. Give each other credit for the best motives. Do not think of yourself alone; think of your Christian brother, and try to put yourself in his place. If he seems to you a weak-minded, over-scrupulous individual, remember that in any case he is your brother, and that Christ died for him as well as for you, and reverence his conscience. If through your example he should do an act which is harmless in you but sin to him, you have injured his conscience. Is it worth while so to imperil a soul for the sake of your liberty in such external matters? If the other man is weak-minded, and you strong-minded, all the more reason why you should help to bear his burden. Remember, Christ did not please Himself. In a word, Sabbatarian and anti-Sabbatarian, Jew and Gentile, treat one another as Christ has treated you, and God be with you. (Rom. 14:1-15:13)  Well, friends, I hardly think you needed this long exhortation from me. You are intelligent Christians, and well able to give one another good advice. Still, I thought I might venture to remind you of a few points ; for after all, I do feel a measure of responsibility for you, as missionary to the Gentiles. I have now accomplished my mission as far West as the Adriatic. Now I am going to Jerusalem to hand over the relief fund we have raised in Greece. After that I hope to start work in the West, and I propose to set out for Spain and take Rome on my way. Pray for me, that my errand to Jerusalem may be successful, so that I may be free to visit you. (Rom. 15:14-33)  I wish to introduce to you our friend Phoebe. She renders admirable service to our congregation at Cenchrea. Do all you can for her; she deserves it.  Kind regards to Priscilla and Aquila, Epaenetus, Mary, and all friends in Rome.   (P.S.--Beware of folk who make mischief. Be wise; be gentle; and all good be with you.)  Timothy, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, and all friends at Corinth send kind regards. (So do I--Tertius, amanuensis!)  Glory be to God!  With all good wishes,  Your brother,  PAUL, Missionary of Jesus Christ.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21080]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not consolation. It is light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63612]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is not consolation. It is light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think he feels the door has been opened, and he's getting some shoves from behind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30466]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think he feels the door has been opened, and he's getting some shoves from behind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35158]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for. [Lat., Orandum est, ut sit mens ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26698]]></link><description><![CDATA[A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for. [Lat., Orandum est, ut sit mens sana in corpore sano.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65593]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. ]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theology is a science of mind applied to God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59089]]></link><description><![CDATA[Theology is a science of mind applied to God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This hairy meteor did announce The fall of sceptres and of crowns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57822]]></link><description><![CDATA[This hairy meteor did announce The fall of sceptres and of crowns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who treads softly goes far. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21372]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who treads softly goes far.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32857]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43149]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm impressed with the innovation of the students. They seem to always impress me with their understanding of scientific principles. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40280]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm impressed with the innovation of the students. They seem to always impress me with their understanding of scientific principles. There is a general love of science and discovery here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They figured they would be moving, downsizing or able to pay it off. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35329]]></link><description><![CDATA[They figured they would be moving, downsizing or able to pay it off.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it possible your pragmatical worship should not know that the comparisons made between wit and wit, courage and courage, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9149]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it possible your pragmatical worship should not know that the comparisons made between wit and wit, courage and courage, beauty and beauty, birth and birth, are always odious and ill taken?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Good are better made by Ill, As odours crushed are sweeter still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/697]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Good are better made by Ill, As odours crushed are sweeter still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As men of inward light are wont To turn their optics in upon't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46058]]></link><description><![CDATA[As men of inward light are wont To turn their optics in upon't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fringed curtains of thine eye advance. -The Tempest. Act i. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56092]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fringed curtains of thine eye advance. -The Tempest. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27435]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56175]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53145]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring me wine, but wine which never grew In the belly of the grape,  Or grew on vine whose ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61682]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bring me wine, but wine which never grew In the belly of the grape,  Or grew on vine whose tap-roots, reaching through   Under the Andes to the Cape,    Suffered no savor of the earth to escape.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58789]]></link><description><![CDATA[A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58789</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crave not perfection from others & you will get the best behaviour they can offer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Crave not perfection from others & you will get the best behaviour they can offer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We produced a good all-round performance and I suppose the only slight concern was that the top order batsmen could ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41968]]></link><description><![CDATA[We produced a good all-round performance and I suppose the only slight concern was that the top order batsmen could have done better,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou draw'st, swear horrible; for it comes to pass oft ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58479]]></link><description><![CDATA[So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou draw'st, swear horrible; for it comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would have earned him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time,  Soon as the woods ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4403]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time,  Soon as the woods on shore dim,   We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn;    Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,     The rapids are near and the daylight's past.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent. [Lat., Cave ne quidquam incipias, quod post poeniteat.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent. [Lat., Cave ne quidquam incipias, quod post poeniteat.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61700]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For poets (bear the word) Half-poets even, are still whole democrats. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11862]]></link><description><![CDATA[For poets (bear the word) Half-poets even, are still whole democrats.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9489]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were the fastest cars produced in 1987. Faster even than the Corvette. That's what made them famous. Everybody who's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34891]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were the fastest cars produced in 1987. Faster even than the Corvette. That's what made them famous. Everybody who's ever driven one of those cars is impressed with its speed and handling. To this day, there are all kinds of shootouts between the Grand Nationals and Mustangs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's absolutely devastating, ... It's one  thing to see it on TV, and it's another to talk to a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33593]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's absolutely devastating, ... It's one  thing to see it on TV, and it's another to talk to a mom and dad and children who have lost everything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off with his head! -King Richard III. Act iii. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56007]]></link><description><![CDATA[Off with his head! -King Richard III. Act iii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20923]]></link><description><![CDATA[It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20923</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can sometimes love what we do not understand, but it is impossible completely to understand what we do not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64141]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can sometimes love what we do not understand, but it is impossible completely to understand what we do not love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was very relevant to the students. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32674]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was very relevant to the students.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors' expectations of steelmakers' earnings are high. Steel producers may lead the market this week. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39864]]></link><description><![CDATA[Investors' expectations of steelmakers' earnings are high. Steel producers may lead the market this week.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These two hated with a hate Found only on the stage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18842]]></link><description><![CDATA[These two hated with a hate Found only on the stage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women do most delight in revenge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54080]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women do most delight in revenge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We won. That is all that matters in tournaments. If you win by one you're happy and that's all you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34202]]></link><description><![CDATA[We won. That is all that matters in tournaments. If you win by one you're happy and that's all you can say.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My friend, why have you drifted so far away? All motion is relative, maybe it is you who have moved ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16917]]></link><description><![CDATA[My friend, why have you drifted so far away? All motion is relative, maybe it is you who have moved away by standing still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When angels visit us, we do not hear the rustle of wings, nor feel the feathery touch of the breast ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2513]]></link><description><![CDATA[When angels visit us, we do not hear the rustle of wings, nor feel the feathery touch of the breast of a dove; but we know their presence by the love they create in our hearts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first and last frosts are the worst. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49848]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first and last frosts are the worst.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That would hang us, every mother's son. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55517]]></link><description><![CDATA[That would hang us, every mother's son. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you ever play one position, you are more comfortable with either one that you play. I have to wait ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34256]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you ever play one position, you are more comfortable with either one that you play. I have to wait and see what the situation is. You have to be prepared for anything. You just accept what comes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25508]]></link><description><![CDATA[The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53076]]></link><description><![CDATA[What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53076</guid></item></channel></rss>