<?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[If we put all this on the menu, it would look like all the other places where you have to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33302]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we put all this on the menu, it would look like all the other places where you have to squint to read it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think being funny is not anyone's first choice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55120]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think being funny is not anyone's first choice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16209]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum,  And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on,   While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15088]]></link><description><![CDATA[And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. -Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. -Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a very scary moment. I'd had some previous neck problems, so when I hit the goalpost, I felt ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37142]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a very scary moment. I'd had some previous neck problems, so when I hit the goalpost, I felt a lot of pain and my (left) hand was partly numb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Jesus! 'tis Thy Holy Face   Is here the star that guides my way; Thy countenance, so full ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7328]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dear Jesus! 'tis Thy Holy Face   Is here the star that guides my way; Thy countenance, so full of grace,   Is heaven on earth, for me, to-day. And love finds holy charms for me   In Thy sweet eyes with tear-drops wet; Through mine own tears I smile at Thee,   And in Thy griefs my pains forget.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful; messenger of grief  Perhaps to thousands, and of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47809]]></link><description><![CDATA[He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful; messenger of grief  Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13422]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our general projects building has been overflowing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34126]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our general projects building has been overflowing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34126</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I said to the brown, brown thrush: "Hush, hush!  Through the wood's full strains I hear   Thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59254]]></link><description><![CDATA[I said to the brown, brown thrush: "Hush, hush!  Through the wood's full strains I hear   Thy monotone deep and clear,    Like a sound amid sounds most fine."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13505]]></link><description><![CDATA[Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For April sobs while these are so glad April weeps while these are so gay,--  Weeps like a tired ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2985]]></link><description><![CDATA[For April sobs while these are so glad April weeps while these are so gay,--  Weeps like a tired child who had,   Playing with flowers, lost its way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60640]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing America become a second-rate power and to see this Nation accept the first defeat in its proud 190-year history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60640</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Godzilla's a monster for the '90s. He's been working out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36261]]></link><description><![CDATA[Godzilla's a monster for the '90s. He's been working out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is not in the warres is not out of danger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49367]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16735]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65544]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37171]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of the indirect approach can only be mastered, and its full scope appreciated, by study of and reflection ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47262]]></link><description><![CDATA[The art of the indirect approach can only be mastered, and its full scope appreciated, by study of and reflection upon the whole history of war. But we can at least crystallize the lessons into two simple maxims- one negative, the other positive. The first is that, in face of the overwhelming evidence of history, no general is justified in launching his troops to a direct attack upon an enemy firmly in position. The second, that instead of seeking to upset the enemy's equilibrium by one's attack, it must be upset before a real attack is, or can be successfully launched.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47262</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It could be several weeks before we know the damage, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30656]]></link><description><![CDATA[It could be several weeks before we know the damage,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions, inspirations, flashes of genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10282]]></link><description><![CDATA[The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions, inspirations, flashes of genius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44014]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44014</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48535]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12847]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14213]]></link><description><![CDATA[And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man drives, but the Creator holds the reins ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man drives, but the Creator holds the reins]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the hell? He's famous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35308]]></link><description><![CDATA[What the hell? He's famous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're confident that Floridians support our positions and that's been reflected in our fund raising. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30951]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're confident that Floridians support our positions and that's been reflected in our fund raising.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27231]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of his color I say that philosophy has never saved anyone. When someone else strives and strains to prove to me that black men are as intelligent as white men I say that intelligence has never saved anyone: and that is true, for, if philosophy and intelligence are invoked to proclaim the equality of men, they have also been employed to justify the extermination of men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage is not just about two loving and committed people. Marriage is a social institution that provides a social good, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39296]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage is not just about two loving and committed people. Marriage is a social institution that provides a social good, and a public good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65925]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps no mightier conflict of mind occurs ever again in a lifetime than that first decision to unseat one's own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11613]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perhaps no mightier conflict of mind occurs ever again in a lifetime than that first decision to unseat one's own tooth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Promise made is a debt unpaid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59764]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Promise made is a debt unpaid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature has always had more force than education. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64672]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature has always had more force than education.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8872]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no basis for any rumors that Steve Case is leaving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34292]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no basis for any rumors that Steve Case is leaving.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61219]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And for our country 'tis a bliss to die. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45787]]></link><description><![CDATA[And for our country 'tis a bliss to die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He did that a lot, he worked behind the scenes. He knew who he needed on board to make it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30164]]></link><description><![CDATA[He did that a lot, he worked behind the scenes. He knew who he needed on board to make it happen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63572]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14268]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue. [Lat., Ignavissimus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10506]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue. [Lat., Ignavissimus quisque, et ut res docuit, in periculo non ausurus, nimis verbis et lingua feroces.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["O fateful flower beside the rill-- The Daffodil, the daffodil!" ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10972]]></link><description><![CDATA["O fateful flower beside the rill-- The Daffodil, the daffodil!"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9915]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5525]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bright flowers, whose home is everywhere Bold in maternal nature's care  And all the long year through the heir ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10997]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bright flowers, whose home is everywhere Bold in maternal nature's care  And all the long year through the heir   Of joy and sorrow,    Methinks that there abides in thee     Some concord with humanity,      Given to no other flower I see       The forest through.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52926]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I live not in myself, but I become Portion of that around me; and to me  High mountains are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8763]]></link><description><![CDATA[I live not in myself, but I become Portion of that around me; and to me  High mountains are a feeling, but the hum   Of human cities torture.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8763</guid></item></channel></rss>