<?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[I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61604]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A boy is better unborn than untaught. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58745]]></link><description><![CDATA[A boy is better unborn than untaught.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I assert and believe to have demonstrated in this and earlier works is that following the finite there is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20818]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I assert and believe to have demonstrated in this and earlier works is that following the finite there is a transfinite (which one could also call the supra-finite), that is an unbounded ascending lader of definite modes, which by their nature are not finite but infinite, but which just like the finite can be determined by well-defined and distinguishable numbers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43502]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 Commemoration of Sergius of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher, 1392 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7299]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 Commemoration of Sergius of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher, 1392   The manifestation of God in the flesh, the Evangelists set down by way of a history; the Apostle goes farther, and finds a deep mystery in it, and for a mystery commends it to us. Now there is difference between these two--many, this for one: that a man may hear a story and never wash his hands; but a mystery requires both the hands and the heart to be clean that shall deal with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41599]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65332]]></link><description><![CDATA[But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66417]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modernism may be seen as an attempt to reconstruct the world in the absence of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46326]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modernism may be seen as an attempt to reconstruct the world in the absence of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it is useless. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50554]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it is useless.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9752]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He said he had a show he wanted to put on the air about the survivors of a plane crash ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37936]]></link><description><![CDATA[He said he had a show he wanted to put on the air about the survivors of a plane crash and would I please help him do it, ... I thought, 'How is that a show?' And then I thought if I were to do this it would be far too weird and borderline sci-fi and he'd never want to do it. But his response was no, I love that idea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12943]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My husband and I just thought he needs to be in this one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33894]]></link><description><![CDATA[My husband and I just thought he needs to be in this one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. [Lat., Nam in omnibus fere minus valent praecepta quam experimenta.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14690]]></link><description><![CDATA[In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. [Lat., Nam in omnibus fere minus valent praecepta quam experimenta.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our God and soldier we alike adore, When at the brink of ruin, not before;  After deliverance both alike ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16481]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our God and soldier we alike adore, When at the brink of ruin, not before;  After deliverance both alike requited,   Our God forgotten, and our soldiers slighted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was the type of player that stood up for his teammates. He's the kind of teammate that you really ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39655]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was the type of player that stood up for his teammates. He's the kind of teammate that you really respected.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Right now], if I want an encrypted e-mail service, I'll go to an encrypted e-mail company. It's not my first ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34602]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Right now], if I want an encrypted e-mail service, I'll go to an encrypted e-mail company. It's not my first thought to go to the post office for that kind of service.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of virtuous living. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58735]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of virtuous living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something must be allowed to custom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48869]]></link><description><![CDATA[Something must be allowed to custom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53436]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So may he rest; his faults lie gently on him! -King Henry VIII. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56052]]></link><description><![CDATA[So may he rest; his faults lie gently on him! -King Henry VIII. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear is the mother of foresight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16463]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fear is the mother of foresight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13169]]></link><description><![CDATA[But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I really have never bought into that San Francisco game, and maybe players might have a different view, ... My ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34687]]></link><description><![CDATA[I really have never bought into that San Francisco game, and maybe players might have a different view, ... My feeling coming out of that game, as heartbreaking as it was, was that I thought we were pretty good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to your good health, and your family's good health, and may you all live long and prosper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here's to your good health, and your family's good health, and may you all live long and prosper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moving moon went up to the sky, And nowhere did abide;  Softly she was going up,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43069]]></link><description><![CDATA[The moving moon went up to the sky, And nowhere did abide;  Softly she was going up,   And a star or two beside.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunities are everywhere. The recession might be drawing to a close, but its continuing legacy is employers' reliance on short-term ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22524]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opportunities are everywhere. The recession might be drawing to a close, but its continuing legacy is employers' reliance on short-term staff. There may be fewer jobs for life, but there are more jobs in a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56334]]></link><description><![CDATA[In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must overcome the notion that we must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26769]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must overcome the notion that we must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11745]]></link><description><![CDATA[To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37023]]></link><description><![CDATA[When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever--  The union of hearts--the union ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60142]]></link><description><![CDATA[The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever--  The union of hearts--the union of hands--   And the flag of our Union for ever!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riding turns 'I wish' into 'I can'. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19833]]></link><description><![CDATA[Riding turns 'I wish' into 'I can'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the kids should be given homework ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5927]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the kids should be given homework]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52706]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12035]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1792]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27550]]></link><description><![CDATA[I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bitterest tear shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17045]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bitterest tear shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there not A tongue in every star that talks with man,  And wooes him to be wise? nor ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27449]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is there not A tongue in every star that talks with man,  And wooes him to be wise? nor wooes in vain;   This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,    And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,  And the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51341]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,  And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;   Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54358]]></link><description><![CDATA[As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are seeing today an unmistakable confirmation that there is in the country the emergence of a new political culture. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37525]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are seeing today an unmistakable confirmation that there is in the country the emergence of a new political culture. A sense that the legacy of the rule of the gun can be resisted is now taking root.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12989]]></link><description><![CDATA[If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of his verse, the poet walks ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4221]]></link><description><![CDATA[But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of his verse, the poet walks gagged through his own biography.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4221</guid></item></channel></rss>