<?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[It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing -- ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20741]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing -- that's the Lord's test.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62846]]></link><description><![CDATA[Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58104]]></link><description><![CDATA[The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there is nothing more solid to say; but the flowery style ought to be banished from a pleading, a sermon, or a didactic work.   - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64790]]></link><description><![CDATA[I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64237]]></link><description><![CDATA[The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49416]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High drug prices have created a barrier between people and the drugs they need to stay healthy. We need state ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40904]]></link><description><![CDATA[High drug prices have created a barrier between people and the drugs they need to stay healthy. We need state laws to help knock those barriers down -- unfortunately the drug industry continues to stop those efforts at every turn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35103]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Martyrs of Japan, 1597  Those who charged the Christians with burning down Rome with fire brands were ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7608]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Martyrs of Japan, 1597  Those who charged the Christians with burning down Rome with fire brands were slanderers -- but they were, at least, far nearer to the nature of Christianity than those among the moderns who tell us that the Christians were a sort of ethical society, being martyred in a languid fashion for telling men they had a duty to their neighbours, and only mildly disliked because they were meek and mild!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. The mind that grows could not predict the times, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22878]]></link><description><![CDATA[The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. The mind that grows could not predict the times, the means, the mode of that spontaneity. God enters by a private door into every individual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22878</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[Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises; pain we obey ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises; pain we obey]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You only lose what you cling to. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4954]]></link><description><![CDATA[You only lose what you cling to.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy ... is a system of self-determination. It's the right to make the wrong choice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11900]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy ... is a system of self-determination. It's the right to make the wrong choice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes, Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50938]]></link><description><![CDATA[Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes, Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I owe my solitude to other people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66453]]></link><description><![CDATA[I owe my solitude to other people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dresses for breakfasts, and dinners, and balls. Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in;  Dresses to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2722]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dresses for breakfasts, and dinners, and balls. Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in;  Dresses to dance in, and flirt in, and talk in,   Dresses in which to do nothing at all;    Dresses for Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall;     All of them different in color and shape.      Silk, muslin, and lace, velvet, satin, and crape,       Brocade and broadcloth, and other material,        Quite as expensive and much more ethereal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50068]]></link><description><![CDATA[When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24597]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21282]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[rnA man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64369]]></link><description><![CDATA[rnA man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is not a good Christian who is not heartily sorry for the faults even of his greatest enemies. And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7245]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is not a good Christian who is not heartily sorry for the faults even of his greatest enemies. And if he will be so, he will lay them bare no further than is necessary to some good end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19039]]></link><description><![CDATA[His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That is extremely significant. It is our first step into long-running TV drama production, and it could lead the way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32059]]></link><description><![CDATA[That is extremely significant. It is our first step into long-running TV drama production, and it could lead the way for more to follow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who is brave is free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16654]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who is brave is free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am just proud to take over a program with such great tradition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38085]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am just proud to take over a program with such great tradition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20326]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53976]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15991]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol was involved, of course, and this is the sort of idea you generally expect will fade as sobriety returns, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31391]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alcohol was involved, of course, and this is the sort of idea you generally expect will fade as sobriety returns, but the next day we both still loved the idea, ... We knew how much work it would be, but the more we thought about it, the more irresistible it seemed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43693]]></link><description><![CDATA[When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[The disaster in New Orleans] is not an act of god, ... This is an act of man. The federal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30045]]></link><description><![CDATA[[The disaster in New Orleans] is not an act of god, ... This is an act of man. The federal government refused to spend the money to improve the levees.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have been very aggressive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30802]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have been very aggressive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These kids are strong and have come together through a lot of adversity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42630]]></link><description><![CDATA[These kids are strong and have come together through a lot of adversity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26947]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wasn't thinking about the championship but was just focusing on the two triple axels. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41386]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wasn't thinking about the championship but was just focusing on the two triple axels.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19506]]></link><description><![CDATA[History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had hurt its hands in breaking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54576]]></link><description><![CDATA[Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My only rivalry is with my brother. He plays a lot now. He's getting a lot better. But I still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40314]]></link><description><![CDATA[My only rivalry is with my brother. He plays a lot now. He's getting a lot better. But I still like to take care of business against him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, spiritual writer, 1893  If the true revelation of God is in Christ, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7776]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, spiritual writer, 1893  If the true revelation of God is in Christ, the Bible is not properly a revelation, but the History of a Revelation. This is not only a Fact but a necessity, for a Person cannot be revealed in a Book, but must find revelation, if at all, in a Person.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53671]]></link><description><![CDATA[The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3806]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/662]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3706]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where anything is likely, and dancers know it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shortest distance between two jokes makes a perfect speech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23310]]></link><description><![CDATA[The shortest distance between two jokes makes a perfect speech.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And grant that when I face the grisly Thing, My song may trumptet down the gray Perhaps  Let me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57222]]></link><description><![CDATA[And grant that when I face the grisly Thing, My song may trumptet down the gray Perhaps  Let me be as a tune-swept fiddlestring   That feels the Master Melody--and snaps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I really have a secret satisfaction in being considered rather mad. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27325]]></link><description><![CDATA[I really have a secret satisfaction in being considered rather mad.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27325</guid></item></channel></rss>