<?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[Before you give up, think of the reason why you held on so long. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before you give up, think of the reason why you held on so long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dust of some is Irish earth, Among their own they rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23045]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dust of some is Irish earth, Among their own they rest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10365]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't see any signs of anything being wrong. He was as gracious as ever in his closing comments to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31419]]></link><description><![CDATA[I didn't see any signs of anything being wrong. He was as gracious as ever in his closing comments to the crowd, and his speech was fine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's very difficult to shoot when you turn the ball over before you get the opportunity to shoot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35998]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's very difficult to shoot when you turn the ball over before you get the opportunity to shoot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hallelujah! Hallelujah! On the third morning He arose,  Bright with victory o'er his foes.   Sing we lauding, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hallelujah! Hallelujah! On the third morning He arose,  Bright with victory o'er his foes.   Sing we lauding,    And applauding,     Hallelujah!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything popular is wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47701]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything popular is wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14175]]></link><description><![CDATA[Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58089]]></link><description><![CDATA[Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49701]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14117]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't know what you can get away with until you try. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21651]]></link><description><![CDATA[You don't know what you can get away with until you try.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Winter nights against my window-pane Nature with busy pencil draws designs  Of ferns and blossoms and fine spray ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61704]]></link><description><![CDATA[These Winter nights against my window-pane Nature with busy pencil draws designs  Of ferns and blossoms and fine spray of pines,   Oak-leaf and acorn and fantastic vines,    Which she will make when summer comes again--     Quaint arabesques in argent, flat and cold,      Like curious Chinese etchings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22995]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. -PLOTINUS.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10781]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/383]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mill gets by going. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49894]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Mill gets by going.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight,  Greensleeves was my heart of gold,   And who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25608]]></link><description><![CDATA[Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight,  Greensleeves was my heart of gold,   And who but Lady Greensleeves?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24461]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1735]]></link><description><![CDATA[In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All sorrows are good (or are less) with bread. [Sp., Todos los duelos con pan son buenos (or son menos).] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13181]]></link><description><![CDATA[All sorrows are good (or are less) with bread. [Sp., Todos los duelos con pan son buenos (or son menos).]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12136]]></link><description><![CDATA[Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57971]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babylon in all its desolation is a sight not so awful as that of the human mind in ruins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27520]]></link><description><![CDATA[Babylon in all its desolation is a sight not so awful as that of the human mind in ruins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27520</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot hide an eele in a sacke. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50130]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesters do oft prove prophets. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jesters do oft prove prophets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39846]]></link><description><![CDATA[Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from us. But fairness and balance are possible. Not stereotyping people we write about is possible. We can be skeptical without being cynical,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25758]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where there are no women there are no good manners ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60330]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where there are no women there are no good manners]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors are back to looking at the economy, corporate earnings, and unfortunately the continued saga of corporate shenanigans, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28656]]></link><description><![CDATA[Investors are back to looking at the economy, corporate earnings, and unfortunately the continued saga of corporate shenanigans,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49586]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enthusiasm moves the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21901]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enthusiasm moves the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55239]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Up to his nest again, I shall not live in vain. -Emily Dickinson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God of pity and love, return to this earth. Go not so far away, leaving us to evil. Darkness is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6600]]></link><description><![CDATA[God of pity and love, return to this earth. Go not so far away, leaving us to evil. Darkness is loose upon the world, the Devil Walks in the land, and there is nothing worth. Death like a dog runs howling from his lair; His bite has made men mad, they follow after All howling too, and their demoniac laughter Drowns like a sea our solitary prayer. Return, 0 Lord, return. Come with the day, Come with the light, that men may see once more Across this earth's uncomfortable floor The kindly paths, the old and loving way. Let us not die of evil in the night. Let there be God again. Let there be light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people "the cops." But you know, sometimes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32859]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people "the cops." But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32859</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17202]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If our common life is not a common course of humility, self-denial, renunciation of the world, poverty of spirit, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6928]]></link><description><![CDATA[If our common life is not a common course of humility, self-denial, renunciation of the world, poverty of spirit, and heavenly affection, we do not live the lives of Christians.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6928</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to get a collective bargaining agreement done with Gene (Upshaw) and I don't see why we're having such ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30873]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to get a collective bargaining agreement done with Gene (Upshaw) and I don't see why we're having such a holdup at this time. He has his reasons and we have our reasons, but it's not a healthy situation to have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13549]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. -Anatole France.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62082]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45434]]></link><description><![CDATA[Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The main doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12624]]></link><description><![CDATA[The main doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun, Grow pure by being purely shone upon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun, Grow pure by being purely shone upon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20680]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once you have heard the lark, known the swish of feet through hill-top grass and smelt the earth made ready ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once you have heard the lark, known the swish of feet through hill-top grass and smelt the earth made ready for the seed, you are never again going to be fully happy about the cities and towns that man carries like a crippling weight upon his back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter.  We therefore deemed it meeter   To ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56163]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter.  We therefore deemed it meeter   To carry off the latter.   - Thomas Love Peacock,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56163</guid></item></channel></rss>