<?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[Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43817]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58056]]></link><description><![CDATA[The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60767]]></link><description><![CDATA[What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58385]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it. -ALBERT SCHWEITZER.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877   If our hopes, whatever we protest, really lie ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877   If our hopes, whatever we protest, really lie in this world instead of in the eternal order, we shall find it difficult to accept the New Testament teaching of the Second Coming. In our eyes, the job is not yet done; and such an action would be, though we would not put it so, an interference. But suppose our hope rests in the purpose of God: then we safely leave the timing of the earthly experiment to Him. Meanwhile, we do what we were told to do -- to be alert and to work and pray for the spread of His Kingdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like most endeavors, life is seriously over-advertised and under-funded. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28065]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like most endeavors, life is seriously over-advertised and under-funded.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The demographics are ideal, obviously, for sponsorship groups. And you're starting to see some of these companies realizing what the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36064]]></link><description><![CDATA[The demographics are ideal, obviously, for sponsorship groups. And you're starting to see some of these companies realizing what the market is and getting involved.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13912]]></link><description><![CDATA[Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15740]]></link><description><![CDATA[Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah will catch that ball more times than not. Part of the issue is the lack of quality practice time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hannah will catch that ball more times than not. Part of the issue is the lack of quality practice time that we've had. Yes, it's late in the year, but how much of the practice time have we missed. A play that you should make will be harder on you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day, Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11135]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day, Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54965]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music, not only across genres ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35217]]></link><description><![CDATA[This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music, not only across genres but across generations as well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To understand is to perceive patterns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2038]]></link><description><![CDATA[To understand is to perceive patterns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2038</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8709]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24819]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17311]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage--to move in the opposite direction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[..the Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47417]]></link><description><![CDATA[..the Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was surprised at the fact that AXA Financial had spent so much time and money trying to build DLJ, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42445]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was surprised at the fact that AXA Financial had spent so much time and money trying to build DLJ, especially build its presence in Europe the last couple of years and now it's pulling the ripcord.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twentieth-century art may start with nothing, but it flourishes by virtue of its belief in itself, in the possibility of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3318]]></link><description><![CDATA[Twentieth-century art may start with nothing, but it flourishes by virtue of its belief in itself, in the possibility of control over what seems essentially uncontrollable, in the coherence of the inchoate, and in its ability to create its own values.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1481]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22645]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28756]]></link><description><![CDATA[Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe in grumbling it is the politest form of fighting known. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9245]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe in grumbling it is the politest form of fighting known.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obsessions are repetitive thoughts which resemble worry and are accompanied by anxiety. Compulsions are behavioral acts designed to eliminate the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28219]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obsessions are repetitive thoughts which resemble worry and are accompanied by anxiety. Compulsions are behavioral acts designed to eliminate the obsessions. And sometimes if your mind becomes so cluttered with obsessions, and your day so filled with compulsions, life as you know becomes completely taken over by anxiety and counterproductive rituals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twilight, a timid, fawn, went glimmering by, And Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59933]]></link><description><![CDATA[Twilight, a timid, fawn, went glimmering by, And Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance is always afraid of change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance is always afraid of change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing on earth you cannot have - once you have mentally accepted the fact that you can have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47776]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing on earth you cannot have - once you have mentally accepted the fact that you can have it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45575]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63756]]></link><description><![CDATA[We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearts that are delicate and kind, and tongues that are neither -- these makes the finest company in the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17897]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hearts that are delicate and kind, and tongues that are neither -- these makes the finest company in the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19084]]></link><description><![CDATA[In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4523]]></link><description><![CDATA[Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50706]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26566]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20183]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The heart loves, but moods have no loyalty. Moods should be heard but never danced to ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43055]]></link><description><![CDATA[The heart loves, but moods have no loyalty. Moods should be heard but never danced to]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1736]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53918]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65852]]></link><description><![CDATA[Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was really happy that the girls didn't quit (when they got down). Our pitcher got lit up and lit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39836]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was really happy that the girls didn't quit (when they got down). Our pitcher got lit up and lit up hard. Our kids could have very easily put their heads down and quit, but they didn't. Our kids executed very well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warre is deaths feast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50037]]></link><description><![CDATA[Warre is deaths feast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24279]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5428]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57095]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is his own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54510]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is his own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19968]]></link><description><![CDATA[My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11630]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind. Therefore do not use compulsion, but let early ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13436]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind. Therefore do not use compulsion, but let early education be rather a sort of amusement; this will better enable you to find out the natural bent of the child.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are a lot of good players here, so I'm happy to be where I am. After beating the No. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36697]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of good players here, so I'm happy to be where I am. After beating the No. 4 seed in the first round, I've grown in confidence. I've learned how to fight for the important points.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36697</guid></item></channel></rss>