<?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[We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27528]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46631]]></link><description><![CDATA[To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26302]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18193]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18193</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37515]]></link><description><![CDATA[Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christ didn't waste his time trying to change the social order. Christ spent all his time fighting sin. Therefore it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44221]]></link><description><![CDATA[Christ didn't waste his time trying to change the social order. Christ spent all his time fighting sin. Therefore it behooves the witnesses of Christ to say that we do not have to abolish capitalism and establish socialism or communism, that sin can flourish under those systems as well. Christianity is not opposed to any social order, but to sin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25224]]></link><description><![CDATA[It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61183]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was the most brutal thing I have ever seen ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â there was a stream of blood going down the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36946]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was the most brutal thing I have ever seen ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â there was a stream of blood going down the street.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O world, how apt the poor are to be proud. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48211]]></link><description><![CDATA[O world, how apt the poor are to be proud.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If o'er the dial glides a shade, redeem The time for lo! it passes like a dream;  But if ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58305]]></link><description><![CDATA[If o'er the dial glides a shade, redeem The time for lo! it passes like a dream;  But if 'tis all a blank, then mark the loss   Of hours unblest by shadows from the cross.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh! thou who are greatly mad, deign to spare me who am less mad. [Lat., O major tandem parcas, insane, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21018]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh! thou who are greatly mad, deign to spare me who am less mad. [Lat., O major tandem parcas, insane, minori.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65015]]></link><description><![CDATA[I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/897]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5632]]></link><description><![CDATA[And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24419]]></link><description><![CDATA[You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the wise. [Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56271]]></link><description><![CDATA[Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the wise. [Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des sots, et l'une des vertus du sage.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's rights are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's rights are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24285]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is plenty of law at the end of a nightstick.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24285</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A few, a few, too few for drums and yells,May creep back, silent, to still village wellsUp half-known roads. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62243]]></link><description><![CDATA[A few, a few, too few for drums and yells,May creep back, silent, to still village wellsUp half-known roads.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest story of the year is clearly the record-breaking hurricane season. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28511]]></link><description><![CDATA[The biggest story of the year is clearly the record-breaking hurricane season.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pen is the tongue of the mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57073]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pen is the tongue of the mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57073</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wise traveler never despises his own country. [It., Un viaggiatore prudente non disprezza mai il suo paese.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59618]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wise traveler never despises his own country. [It., Un viaggiatore prudente non disprezza mai il suo paese.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22602]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And bid the devil take the hin'most. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12139]]></link><description><![CDATA[And bid the devil take the hin'most.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love and electricity are one in the same, my dear.... if you do not feel the jolt in your soul ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23843]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love and electricity are one in the same, my dear.... if you do not feel the jolt in your soul every time a kiss is shared, a whisper is spoken, a touch is felt, then you're not really in love at all....]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.Elves are glamorous. They project ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26632]]></link><description><![CDATA[Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.Elves are terrific. They beget terror.The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.No one ever said elves are nice.Elves are bad.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65356]]></link><description><![CDATA[The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just fell in love with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39504]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just fell in love with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39504</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42884]]></link><description><![CDATA[The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every historian discloses a new horizon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19409]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every historian discloses a new horizon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57673]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All I've ever wanted to do was play music and go on the road and make records. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30690]]></link><description><![CDATA[All I've ever wanted to do was play music and go on the road and make records.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This tournament is my chance for me to show I deserve a starting spot and I will try and take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38513]]></link><description><![CDATA[This tournament is my chance for me to show I deserve a starting spot and I will try and take it with both hands.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22343]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's the good thing about our team. A couple of guys have an off-night --which is very rare for Spencer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38105]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's the good thing about our team. A couple of guys have an off-night --which is very rare for Spencer and Dustin --and then we have other guys step in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28746]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original. They are rarely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21996]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original. They are rarely useful. The process, however, seems to make uncreative people feel that they are making innovative contributions and that others are listening to them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40207]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35824]]></link><description><![CDATA[I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64912]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best thing is the surroundings. You're in the middle of the forest and you have a river flowing next ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29033]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best thing is the surroundings. You're in the middle of the forest and you have a river flowing next to the hot springs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better fed than taught. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51684]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better fed than taught.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57057]]></link><description><![CDATA[All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped them up and tried to enforce them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hare and the TortoiseA hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1524]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Hare and the TortoiseA hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race. The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal. On the day appointed for the race the two started together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1721]]></link><description><![CDATA[So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1721</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://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://maxioms.com/maxiom/13287</guid></item></channel></rss>