<?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[The envious will die, but envy never. [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14020]]></link><description><![CDATA[The envious will die, but envy never. [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was a king of Thule, Was faithful till the grave,  To whom his mistress dying,   A ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54466]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was a king of Thule, Was faithful till the grave,  To whom his mistress dying,   A golden goblet gave.    [Ger., Es war ein Konig in Tule     Gar treu bis an das Grab,      Dem sterbend seine Buhle       Einen gold'nen Becher gab.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50750]]></link><description><![CDATA[Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The genius of the Methodist movement, which enabled it to conquer the raw lives of workingmen in industrial England, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6914]]></link><description><![CDATA[The genius of the Methodist movement, which enabled it to conquer the raw lives of workingmen in industrial England, and the raw lives of men and women on the American frontier, was the "class meeting" -- ten members and their leader, meeting regularly for mutual encouragement, rebuke, nurture, and prayer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12388]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then fail, we will survive all disasters, we will out-live all misfortune. We should be so well balanced and symmetrical, that nothing which could ever happen could]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else  Like kindred drops been mingled into one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else  Like kindred drops been mingled into one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One day through the primeval wood A calf walked home as good calves should;  But made a trail all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4781]]></link><description><![CDATA[One day through the primeval wood A calf walked home as good calves should;  But made a trail all bent askew,   A crooked trail as all calves do.    . . . .     And men two centuries and a half      Trod in the footsteps of that calf.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55323]]></link><description><![CDATA[I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And so I missed those best years and I find it difficult for me, in groups, to be comfortable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34231]]></link><description><![CDATA[And so I missed those best years and I find it difficult for me, in groups, to be comfortable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You miss 100% of the shots you never take. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54287]]></link><description><![CDATA[You miss 100% of the shots you never take.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4262]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4262</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675   It is not necessary to maintain a conversation when we are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6722]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675   It is not necessary to maintain a conversation when we are in the presence of God. We can come into His presence and rest our weary souls in quiet contemplation of Him. Our groanings, which cannot be uttered, rise to Him and tell Him better than words how dependent we are upon Him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To most people loneliness is a doom. Yet loneliness is the very thing which God has chosen to be one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44164]]></link><description><![CDATA[To most people loneliness is a doom. Yet loneliness is the very thing which God has chosen to be one of the schools of training for His very own. It is the fire that sheds the dross and reveals the gold.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government cannot but judge extremely severely such criticisms, which are even more unacceptable coming from someone who holds an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35814]]></link><description><![CDATA[The government cannot but judge extremely severely such criticisms, which are even more unacceptable coming from someone who holds an official position in another European Union country,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony, Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither--  They had been fou for weeks thegither! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16762]]></link><description><![CDATA[His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony, Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither--  They had been fou for weeks thegither!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59157]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a coach, you hate to see your kids in pain and suffering a little bit. So I was just ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30884]]></link><description><![CDATA[As a coach, you hate to see your kids in pain and suffering a little bit. So I was just trying to encourage him and talk to him about what he learned and some of the positives that should have been gained here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19444]]></link><description><![CDATA[History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44080]]></link><description><![CDATA[Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...I mean just these sixteen accomplishments or whatever: I mean, we've got a major rapport - relationship of economics, major ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52978]]></link><description><![CDATA[...I mean just these sixteen accomplishments or whatever: I mean, we've got a major rapport - relationship of economics, major in the security, and all of that, we should not lose sight of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3072]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here andnow, unless I am letting my consciousness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22328]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here andnow, unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands andexpectations based on the dead past or the imagined future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...the fog is rising. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24139]]></link><description><![CDATA[...the fog is rising.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sympathy is a virtue unknown in nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58507]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sympathy is a virtue unknown in nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why ships arebuilt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22780]]></link><description><![CDATA[A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why ships arebuilt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a time for all things, a time to preach and a time to pray, but those times have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61198]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a time for all things, a time to preach and a time to pray, but those times have passed away. There is a time to fight, and that time has now come.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Joseph of Nazareth   Men today do not, perhaps, burn the Bible, nor does the Roman Catholic ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6357]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Joseph of Nazareth   Men today do not, perhaps, burn the Bible, nor does the Roman Catholic Church any longer put it on the Index, as it once did. But men destroy it in the form of exegesis: they destroy it in the way they deal with it. They destroy it by not reading it as written in normal, literary form, by ignoring its historical-grammatical exegesis, by changing the Bible's own perspective of itself as propositional revelation in space and time, in history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are expecting them to go and visit their parole officers so that we can be informed of their presence ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40489]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are expecting them to go and visit their parole officers so that we can be informed of their presence in a community. It's outrageous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't run around a guy that's 355 pounds. There's no key to getting around 'Mean' Max. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36932]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't run around a guy that's 355 pounds. There's no key to getting around 'Mean' Max.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is my home. Home is where the disease is. As long as I stay in America, I'll never run ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2380]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is my home. Home is where the disease is. As long as I stay in America, I'll never run out of subjects for songs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a double-standard. And quite often if you're from Africa, if you're from a developing country, you'll be executed. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33677]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a double-standard. And quite often if you're from Africa, if you're from a developing country, you'll be executed. There aren't that many people protesting or making a big fuss. But our State Department and the media -- if you're a Westerner -- will make a big fuss.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not go down and sit in front of the computer and make myself write; that's not my style. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65365]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not go down and sit in front of the computer and make myself write; that's not my style.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acting is happy agony. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/446]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acting is happy agony.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No surpise in Istanbul ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37214]]></link><description><![CDATA[No surpise in Istanbul]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don\'t find fault, find a remedy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66139]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don\'t find fault, find a remedy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosperity in the form of wealth works exactly the same as everythingelse. You will see it coming into your life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21493]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prosperity in the form of wealth works exactly the same as everythingelse. You will see it coming into your life when you are unattached toneeding it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One cannot insult a religion whatever it is. To defend the dignity of one's religion does not mean one is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34960]]></link><description><![CDATA[One cannot insult a religion whatever it is. To defend the dignity of one's religion does not mean one is radical.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, spiritual writer, 1893   Wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7561]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, spiritual writer, 1893   Wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever commonplace and homely way, there God is hewing out the pillars for his temple.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Necessity is a violent school-mistress. [Fr., C'est une violente maistresse d'eschole que la necessite.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44053]]></link><description><![CDATA[Necessity is a violent school-mistress. [Fr., C'est une violente maistresse d'eschole que la necessite.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy yourself, for there is nothing in the world we can call our own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62210]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enjoy yourself, for there is nothing in the world we can call our own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63181]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're not planning to go 24 hours, but we are taking a step in that direction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41662]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're not planning to go 24 hours, but we are taking a step in that direction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27171]]></link><description><![CDATA[One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He stands the shadow of a mighty name. [Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50589]]></link><description><![CDATA[He stands the shadow of a mighty name. [Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This triggered a series of trade friction, especially in the field of textile, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32215]]></link><description><![CDATA[This triggered a series of trade friction, especially in the field of textile,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think it caught them by surprise, and they didn't have an answer for it. It got the tempo up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28593]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think it caught them by surprise, and they didn't have an answer for it. It got the tempo up to where we wanted it. We forced them to hurry up their offense.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation with casuists.   - Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59212</guid></item></channel></rss>