<?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[Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7017]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword. [Lat., Hinc quam sit calamus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46014]]></link><description><![CDATA[From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword. [Lat., Hinc quam sit calamus saevior euse, patet.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46014</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When something (an affliction) happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18416]]></link><description><![CDATA[When something (an affliction) happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Though no one can go back and make a brand new start my friend, anyone canstart from now and make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21230]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though no one can go back and make a brand new start my friend, anyone canstart from now and make a brand new end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3717]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43098]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63963]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17634]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too bus to take care of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50963]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too bus to take care of his tools.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last night I had a revelationSomehow I have to make you payIt's all about manipulationAnd what it takes to get ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last night I had a revelationSomehow I have to make you payIt's all about manipulationAnd what it takes to get my wayI don't believe in soft solutionsNo one makes a fool of meWithout receiving retributionNo one hurts me and goes freeI'll play on your fears, I'll leave you in tearsYou'll never be the same, my friendYou're walking a line, it's a matter of timeYou'll never rest easy againI've got the power to bring you downI've heard it said, to err is humanIt's forgiveness that's divineI thought about forgiving you, butI want revenge, I want what's mineI think it's time to settle scores nowIt's time to set the record straightYou'll know it's coming, you won't know howOr when, you'll have to watch and waitI'll play on your fears, I'll leave you in tearsYou'll never be the same, my friendYou're walking a line, it's a matter of timeYou'll never rest easy againI've got the power to bring you downYou know, it feels intoxicatingTo be intimidatingIt's invigoratingTo see you shakingI've got the power to bring you downYou know something, you see it coming, You know I will stop at nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistle, and she'll come to you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48625]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whistle, and she'll come to you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In idle wishes fools supinely stay; Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48937]]></link><description><![CDATA[In idle wishes fools supinely stay; Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45124]]></link><description><![CDATA[The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. -Unknown.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never tried to be uber-sexy, ... I want to age gracefully. At 48 now, I've finally lost my baby ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39841]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never tried to be uber-sexy, ... I want to age gracefully. At 48 now, I've finally lost my baby fat. I want to look nice and feel attractive. ... I grew my hair out and got it lightened for the simple reason that I'm pretty gray, and this means I don't have to go to the hairdresser as often.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66704]]></link><description><![CDATA[The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If anything were FULLY explained, everything would be explained. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56970]]></link><description><![CDATA[If anything were FULLY explained, everything would be explained.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The company's intent was to cap their costs on health care, and the company came back to the union and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32802]]></link><description><![CDATA[The company's intent was to cap their costs on health care, and the company came back to the union and said that if your members want to stay with the insurance, they will have to pick up those increases. And there was no way members could afford to do that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One doctor described it as 18th-century medicine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36333]]></link><description><![CDATA[One doctor described it as 18th-century medicine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knew my shot wasn't dropping, so the next thing is to rebound, make my free throws, and block shots. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31580]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knew my shot wasn't dropping, so the next thing is to rebound, make my free throws, and block shots.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56437]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the fireflies, Wah-wah-taysee, Waved their torches to mislead him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16030]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the fireflies, Wah-wah-taysee, Waved their torches to mislead him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we have this agreement, everybody is going to gain, including Poland. And if we don't have this agreement, everybody ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41587]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we have this agreement, everybody is going to gain, including Poland. And if we don't have this agreement, everybody will lose including Poland.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've found that the more open officials are, the more their constituents feel a part of the process. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34475]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've found that the more open officials are, the more their constituents feel a part of the process.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One who journeying Along a way he knows not, having crossed  A place of drear extent, before him sees ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59620]]></link><description><![CDATA[One who journeying Along a way he knows not, having crossed  A place of drear extent, before him sees   A river rushing swiftly toward the deep,    And all its tossing current white with foam,     And stops and turns, and measures back his way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8010]]></link><description><![CDATA[Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10384]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle--the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every great house is full of saucy servants. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every great house is full of saucy servants.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373   I have held many things in my hands, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8310]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373   I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66566]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The visiting munchkins will only be performing in Friday, Saturday and Sunday shows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37176]]></link><description><![CDATA[The visiting munchkins will only be performing in Friday, Saturday and Sunday shows.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bragging is not an attractive trait, but let's be honest. A man who catches a big fish doesn't go home ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4826]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bragging is not an attractive trait, but let's be honest. A man who catches a big fish doesn't go home through an alley.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/329]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/89]]></link><description><![CDATA[Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/89</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29559]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and you would not be comprehended in his gracious invitations to the children of men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19730]]></link><description><![CDATA[A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New taxes should be a last resort, not an option ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58688]]></link><description><![CDATA[New taxes should be a last resort, not an option]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To change one's life: 1. Starte immediately, 2. Do it flamboyantly, 3. No exceptions. -William James. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5563]]></link><description><![CDATA[To change one's life: 1. Starte immediately, 2. Do it flamboyantly, 3. No exceptions. -William James.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The villany you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard, but I will better the instruction. -The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55588]]></link><description><![CDATA[The villany you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard, but I will better the instruction. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But thus: if powers divine Behold our human actions, as they do,  I doubt not then but innocence shall ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20964]]></link><description><![CDATA[But thus: if powers divine Behold our human actions, as they do,  I doubt not then but innocence shall make   False accusation blush and tyranny    Tremble at patience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now begin; For look where Beatrice, like a lapwing runs  Close by the ground, to hear our conference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now begin; For look where Beatrice, like a lapwing runs  Close by the ground, to hear our conference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60314]]></link><description><![CDATA[A period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51727]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a song. Love is the music. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43446]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a song. Love is the music.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16978]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60673]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all nations--entangling alliances with none. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57846]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all nations--entangling alliances with none.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53625]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41604]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then lady Cynthia, mistress of the shade, Goes, with the fashionable owls, to bed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45345]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then lady Cynthia, mistress of the shade, Goes, with the fashionable owls, to bed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good things soon find a purchaser. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50860]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good things soon find a purchaser.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50860</guid></item></channel></rss>