<?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[He sees only night, and hears only silence. [Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56284]]></link><description><![CDATA[He sees only night, and hears only silence. [Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A soul as white as Heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57270]]></link><description><![CDATA[A soul as white as Heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64585]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each other. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22879]]></link><description><![CDATA[Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22879</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3003]]></link><description><![CDATA[Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56142]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ability to see beauty is the beginning of our moral sensibility. What we believe is beautiful we will not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63012]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ability to see beauty is the beginning of our moral sensibility. What we believe is beautiful we will not want　only destroy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17183]]></link><description><![CDATA[I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26308]]></link><description><![CDATA[If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36750]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What nature wants, commodious gold bestows; 'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17781]]></link><description><![CDATA[What nature wants, commodious gold bestows; 'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never tire yourself more than necessary, even if you have to found a culture on the fatigue of your bones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15421]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never tire yourself more than necessary, even if you have to found a culture on the fatigue of your bones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never hire anyone who is going to report directly to you who you do not intuitively just plain like from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22016]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never hire anyone who is going to report directly to you who you do not intuitively just plain like from first impressions. If your instincts tell you you're going to have a hard time working with someone, pass.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a nationality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I strove with none; for none was worth my strife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52700]]></link><description><![CDATA[I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actually, I'm pretty happy. I wasn't as fast as I wanted to be, but I'm still getting over a broken ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33487]]></link><description><![CDATA[Actually, I'm pretty happy. I wasn't as fast as I wanted to be, but I'm still getting over a broken foot. I think I did well on my passing drills and in the interviews.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51952]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44249]]></link><description><![CDATA[A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're not commenting on the rumors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34170]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're not commenting on the rumors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All places are filled with fools. [Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16333]]></link><description><![CDATA[All places are filled with fools. [Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past and to come seems best; things present worst. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55918]]></link><description><![CDATA[Past and to come seems best; things present worst. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25714]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45702]]></link><description><![CDATA[All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate mystery is one's own self. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43577]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ultimate mystery is one's own self.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one's present or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61658]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one's present or future thirst, the excellence of the wine, or any other reason.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49123]]></link><description><![CDATA[An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pale child, Eve, leading her mother, Night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14263]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pale child, Eve, leading her mother, Night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My parents are trying to not show their emotions, but I know they're getting really excited. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33489]]></link><description><![CDATA[My parents are trying to not show their emotions, but I know they're getting really excited.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Raven and the SwanA raven saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1540]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Raven and the SwanA raven saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63630]]></link><description><![CDATA[The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/72]]></link><description><![CDATA[I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/72</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erik was running slow, he was pacing me. This was a great race and a great day, the weather was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39430]]></link><description><![CDATA[Erik was running slow, he was pacing me. This was a great race and a great day, the weather was very nice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can you predict anything? I wouldn't have predicted this. It certainly tests your mettle, ... I'm very pleased with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33479]]></link><description><![CDATA[How can you predict anything? I wouldn't have predicted this. It certainly tests your mettle, ... I'm very pleased with the manner in which everybody has responded.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do honour the very flea of his dog. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16212]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do honour the very flea of his dog.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47568]]></link><description><![CDATA[From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God helps him who strives hard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19159]]></link><description><![CDATA[God helps him who strives hard.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11757]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the first if many drug distribution cases we plan to prosecute in Hale County. If you intend to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29257]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the first if many drug distribution cases we plan to prosecute in Hale County. If you intend to run drugs, you are going to do time in jail.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45640]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45640</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My life can be so arranged that I can live on whatever I have. If I cannot live as I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27597]]></link><description><![CDATA[My life can be so arranged that I can live on whatever I have. If I cannot live as I have lived in the past, I shall live differently, and living differently does not mean living with less attention to the things that make life gracious and pleasant or with less enjoyment of things of the mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[the number of errors and misjudgments in the lead-up to the publication of the story was so great that firm ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33169]]></link><description><![CDATA[the number of errors and misjudgments in the lead-up to the publication of the story was so great that firm action was both justified and necessary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would he were fatter! But I fear him not. Yet if my name were liable to fear,  I do ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58414]]></link><description><![CDATA[Would he were fatter! But I fear him not. Yet if my name were liable to fear,  I do not know the man I should avoid   So soon as that spare Cassius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask you what provocation I have had? The strong antipathy of good to bad. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask you what provocation I have had? The strong antipathy of good to bad.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing what you want to do, and when to do it, is an act of creation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21479]]></link><description><![CDATA[Choosing what you want to do, and when to do it, is an act of creation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never got to the bottom of streaking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38998]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never got to the bottom of streaking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men, moved slowly through the mind by day and were ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12901]]></link><description><![CDATA[Huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men, moved slowly through the mind by day and were trouble to my dreams.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It should be a pretty quiet day. We may see a little follow- through due to the strength of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30768]]></link><description><![CDATA[It should be a pretty quiet day. We may see a little follow- through due to the strength of the dollar.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima.... The force from which the sun draws its power ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima.... The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's great when they call us and tell us what's going on, and they are excited about a new life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32695]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's great when they call us and tell us what's going on, and they are excited about a new life free of addictions. Most addicts don't want to be addicts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32695</guid></item></channel></rss>