<?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[A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56884]]></link><description><![CDATA[A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's every possibility that this is a murder we are dealing with, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32062]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's every possibility that this is a murder we are dealing with,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45329]]></link><description><![CDATA[The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're out of their minds. Who do they think they are? This is totally inappropriate. What they've done highlights the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30299]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're out of their minds. Who do they think they are? This is totally inappropriate. What they've done highlights the fact they're an organization that has absolutely no credibility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with has no right to complain if the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52687]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11430]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear, never forget one little point. It's my business. You just work here. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34422]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dear, never forget one little point. It's my business. You just work here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17271]]></link><description><![CDATA[The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16804]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend -- or a meaningful day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nor love, not honour, wealth nor pow'r, Can give the heart a cheerful hour  When health is lost. Be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18918]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nor love, not honour, wealth nor pow'r, Can give the heart a cheerful hour  When health is lost. Be timely wise;   With health all taste of pleasure flies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're trying to prioritize the community's well-being. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34725]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're trying to prioritize the community's well-being.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34725</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[things that give you standing in the community. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35482]]></link><description><![CDATA[things that give you standing in the community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18224]]></link><description><![CDATA[O how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We bury love, Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;  That is a thing to weep for, not the dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16482]]></link><description><![CDATA[We bury love, Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;  That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63371]]></link><description><![CDATA[You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. [Lat., In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3949]]></link><description><![CDATA[In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. [Lat., In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est praeparatio diligens.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49409]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63660]]></link><description><![CDATA[What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gray sail against the sky, Gray butterfly!  Have you a dream for going.   Or are you the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5149]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gray sail against the sky, Gray butterfly!  Have you a dream for going.   Or are you the blind wind's blowing?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22538]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24205]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16877]]></link><description><![CDATA[For friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But we have not yet launched a probe into the report. We are still focusing on the investigation into the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29534]]></link><description><![CDATA[But we have not yet launched a probe into the report. We are still focusing on the investigation into the current graft case.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29534</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[There's no taking trout with dry breeches. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59740]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no taking trout with dry breeches.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66011]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66011</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54132]]></link><description><![CDATA[A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dull winter will re-appear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50210]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dull winter will re-appear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musick helps not the tooth-ach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49637]]></link><description><![CDATA[Musick helps not the tooth-ach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was totally unprecedented - a live interchange with no questions given in advance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38946]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was totally unprecedented - a live interchange with no questions given in advance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who has no inner life is the slave of his surroundings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24946]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who has no inner life is the slave of his surroundings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enemies promises were made to be broken. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47670]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enemies promises were made to be broken.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He shall find the rugged thistle bursting Into glossy purples, that outredden  All voluptuous garden roses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51697]]></link><description><![CDATA[He shall find the rugged thistle bursting Into glossy purples, that outredden  All voluptuous garden roses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12394]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A drummer is usually like the backbone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30689]]></link><description><![CDATA[A drummer is usually like the backbone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3445]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45846]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,  Thy naiad airs have brought me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23100]]></link><description><![CDATA[On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,  Thy naiad airs have brought me home   To the glory that was Greece    And the grandeur that was Rome.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We still get 100 percent of what we were owed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40983]]></link><description><![CDATA[We still get 100 percent of what we were owed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885  I fear that many people seek ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6289]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885  I fear that many people seek to hear God solely as a device for securing their own safety, comfort and righteousness. For those who busy themselves to know the will of God, however, it is still true that "those who want to save their life will lose it." My extreme preoccupation with knowing God's will for me may only indicate, contrary to what is often thought, that I am overconcerned with myself, not a Christlike interest in the well-being of others or in the glory of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11030]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only the sinner has a right to preach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only the sinner has a right to preach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For blocks are better cleft with wedges, Tan tools of sharp or subtle edges,  And dullest nonsense has been ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44607]]></link><description><![CDATA[For blocks are better cleft with wedges, Tan tools of sharp or subtle edges,  And dullest nonsense has been found   By some to be the most profound.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44607</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18999]]></link><description><![CDATA[A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure is success if we learn from it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Failure is success if we learn from it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it will come off easily. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it will come off easily.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the eyes of the West, they have the right to occupy our land, rob our wealth and then insult ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29808]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the eyes of the West, they have the right to occupy our land, rob our wealth and then insult us and our religion, and humiliate our Koran and our prophet, prayers be upon him. After that they give us lessons in freedom, justice and human rights.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29808</guid></item></channel></rss>