<?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[Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60575]]></link><description><![CDATA[Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60419]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The level of commitment and degree of responsibility that people took changed dramatically. What it's about is that the people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38380]]></link><description><![CDATA[The level of commitment and degree of responsibility that people took changed dramatically. What it's about is that the people who actually create the wealth share the wealth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14136]]></link><description><![CDATA[To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill;  I could not hear the brook flow,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4925]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill;  I could not hear the brook flow,   The noisy wheel was still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9866]]></link><description><![CDATA[A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All of these dancers are dancers who are on the verge of their careers, so to speak. They're here to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29016]]></link><description><![CDATA[All of these dancers are dancers who are on the verge of their careers, so to speak. They're here to hone their artistry and make the transition from the classroom to the stage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Anne & Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary  The higher the mountains, the more understandable is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6260]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Anne & Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary  The higher the mountains, the more understandable is the glory of Him who made them and who holds them in His hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44327]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas à Kempis, priest, spiritual writer, 1471   It is no great matter to associate with the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6687]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas à Kempis, priest, spiritual writer, 1471   It is no great matter to associate with the good and gentle; for this is a naturally pleasing to all, and everyone willingly enjoyeth peace, and loveth those best that agree with him. But to be able to live peaceably with hard and perverse persons, or with the disorderly, or with such as go contrary to us, is a great grace, and a most commendable thing.  ... Thomas à Kempis July 25, 2000 Feast of James the Apostle  When Jesus calls his disciples "brothers" and "friends", he is contradicting general Jewish usage and breaking through into a new concept of brotherhood which is not tribal, but open to any person.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...one of the most notable characteristics of any Age of Conflict is the effort to achieve economic expansion by political ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47264]]></link><description><![CDATA[...one of the most notable characteristics of any Age of Conflict is the effort to achieve economic expansion by political rather than by economic means.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One thing this [deal] does underscore is that the investment banking business has become a global business in a hurry ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42448]]></link><description><![CDATA[One thing this [deal] does underscore is that the investment banking business has become a global business in a hurry and if you don't have a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic you might as well not show up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11075]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common sense hides shame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56144]]></link><description><![CDATA[Common sense hides shame.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With little art, clear wit and sense Suggest their own delivery.  [Ger., Es tragt Verstand und rechter Sinn,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45236]]></link><description><![CDATA[With little art, clear wit and sense Suggest their own delivery.  [Ger., Es tragt Verstand und rechter Sinn,   Mit wenig Kunst sich selber vor.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622  If I want only pure water, what does it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6939]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622  If I want only pure water, what does it matter to me whether it be brought in a vase of gold or of glass? What is it to me whether the will of God be presented to me in tribulation or consolation, since I desire and seek only the Divine will?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36252]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5932]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his grief. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his grief.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since 1994, any herbal remedy sold as a dietary supplement -- no matter what their real purpose -- the FDA ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since 1994, any herbal remedy sold as a dietary supplement -- no matter what their real purpose -- the FDA has no authority over them,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You could call 'show biz,' filmmaking, the original arena for outsourcing because ever since I've been making movies, Hollywood has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34216]]></link><description><![CDATA[You could call 'show biz,' filmmaking, the original arena for outsourcing because ever since I've been making movies, Hollywood has been threatened with outsourcing, be it Italy, be it Australia, New Zealand and, certainly, Canada,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53030]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23783]]></link><description><![CDATA[My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53846]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a health to poverty; it sticks by us when all friends forsake us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59403]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a health to poverty; it sticks by us when all friends forsake us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20719]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[June and July we were looking at terrible crops, and then I think we benefited from hurricane rains and had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38091]]></link><description><![CDATA[June and July we were looking at terrible crops, and then I think we benefited from hurricane rains and had a better crop than we thought, which dropped the prices.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51930]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My steps have pressed the flowers, That to the Muses' bowers  The eternal dews of Helicon have given:  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44054]]></link><description><![CDATA[My steps have pressed the flowers, That to the Muses' bowers  The eternal dews of Helicon have given:   And trod the mountain height,    Where Science, young and bright,     Scans with poetic gaze the midnight-heaven.      Yet have I found no power to vie       With thine, severe necessity!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed's painfully aware of this, and that's one of the better reasons they try to telegraph what they're doing, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40336]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Fed's painfully aware of this, and that's one of the better reasons they try to telegraph what they're doing, so people don't get caught. The institutions that have taken decisions that might put them into harm's way are probably fewer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Why don't you step out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini?' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3659]]></link><description><![CDATA['Why don't you step out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini?']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He said true things, but called them by wrong names. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59811]]></link><description><![CDATA[He said true things, but called them by wrong names.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64808]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sole equality on earth is death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65227]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sole equality on earth is death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28579]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People have told us in letters and phone calls that they have to jog from Lincoln Center to make their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41656]]></link><description><![CDATA[People have told us in letters and phone calls that they have to jog from Lincoln Center to make their train. We hear plenty of tales of missed trains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/230]]></link><description><![CDATA[Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before--consequences that are hardly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54047]]></link><description><![CDATA[Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before--consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give thy thoughts no tongue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51251]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give thy thoughts no tongue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My arms have mutinied against me — brutes!My fingers fidget like ten idle brats,My back's been stiff for hours, damned ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62241]]></link><description><![CDATA[My arms have mutinied against me — brutes!My fingers fidget like ten idle brats,My back's been stiff for hours, damned hours.Death never gives his squad a Stand-at-ease.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man should be religious, not superstitious. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48982]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man should be religious, not superstitious.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight,  The tempest itself lags ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27517]]></link><description><![CDATA[How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight,  The tempest itself lags behind,   And the swift-winged arrows of light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49992]]></link><description><![CDATA[To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66517]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's interesting because it's unusual. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35919]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's interesting because it's unusual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a tough decision. I'm glad I don't have to make it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39675]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a tough decision. I'm glad I don't have to make it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8620]]></link><description><![CDATA[I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9483]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9483</guid></item></channel></rss>