<?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[Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24238]]></link><description><![CDATA[Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote my friend a letter using a highlighting pen. But he could not read it, he thought I was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24634]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wrote my friend a letter using a highlighting pen. But he could not read it, he thought I was trying to show him certain parts of a piece of paper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16155]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36139]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Thomas More, Scholar & Martyr, & John Fisher, Bishop & Martyr, 1535   I desire now to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6696]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Thomas More, Scholar & Martyr, & John Fisher, Bishop & Martyr, 1535   I desire now to make no more pleas with Christ; verily, he hath not put me to a loss by what I suffer; he oweth me nothing; for in my bonds, how sweet and comfortable have the thoughts of him been to me, wherein I find a sufficient recompense of reward!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More mony is put into prisons than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13557]]></link><description><![CDATA[More mony is put into prisons than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on suicide. I mean, what is more precious to us than our own children? We are going to build alot more prisons if we do not deal with the schools and their inequalities. -Jonathan Kozol.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But if it makes the Americans happy and willing to go on to discuss the real issues of the peace ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36380]]></link><description><![CDATA[But if it makes the Americans happy and willing to go on to discuss the real issues of the peace process, we happily grant them that achievement.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63539]]></link><description><![CDATA[Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming. [Lat., Qui sustinet hamos,  Novit, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16083]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming. [Lat., Qui sustinet hamos,  Novit, quae multo pisce natentur aquae.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't spend two dollars to dry clean a shirt. Donate it to the Salvation Army instead. They'll clean it and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't spend two dollars to dry clean a shirt. Donate it to the Salvation Army instead. They'll clean it and put it on a hanger. Next morning buy it back for seventy-five cents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28689]]></link><description><![CDATA[Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor shots.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26292]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if I’m content with what I can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54570]]></link><description><![CDATA[Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if I’m content with what I can do and if I’m completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner. It’s only when I face frustration and use it to fuel my dedication that I feel myself moving forwards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52049]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small steps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He laughs best who laughs last. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24215]]></link><description><![CDATA[He laughs best who laughs last.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That all-softening, overpowering knell, The tocsin of the soul--the dinner bell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4103]]></link><description><![CDATA[That all-softening, overpowering knell, The tocsin of the soul--the dinner bell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things do not change, we do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5588]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things do not change, we do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51359]]></link><description><![CDATA[A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12707]]></link><description><![CDATA[Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do. The successful people don't always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sweeter sound of woman's praise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48015]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sweeter sound of woman's praise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women face enough pressures and challenges in a workplace that is still depressingly biased against a female's success. Add to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women face enough pressures and challenges in a workplace that is still depressingly biased against a female's success. Add to that, the fact that the very thing many women I know find most rewarding (having kids) is now frowned upon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26426]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26426</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man with courage makes a majority. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10289]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man with courage makes a majority.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50707]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14994]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52576]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's kicking, so he's alive and active. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42637]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's kicking, so he's alive and active.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apes are apes though clothed in scarlet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Apes are apes though clothed in scarlet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A very important misconception is that some think we are a venture-capital firm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31363]]></link><description><![CDATA[A very important misconception is that some think we are a venture-capital firm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I probably use it seven days a week. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37161]]></link><description><![CDATA[I probably use it seven days a week.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37161</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yon Sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight;  Farewell awhile to him and thee,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yon Sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight;  Farewell awhile to him and thee,   My native land--Good Night!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44291]]></link><description><![CDATA[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 otherwise might.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treading the soil of the moon, palpitating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14759]]></link><description><![CDATA[Treading the soil of the moon, palpitating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra - these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was completely unfair and I was happy to see the dean saw it our way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34893]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was completely unfair and I was happy to see the dean saw it our way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivers are roads that move and carry us whither we wish to go. [Fr., Les rivieres sont des chemins qui ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54330]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rivers are roads that move and carry us whither we wish to go. [Fr., Les rivieres sont des chemins qui marchant et qui portent ou l'on veut aller.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27159]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42732]]></link><description><![CDATA[The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great estate of injustice, poor and naked and miserable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14044]]></link><description><![CDATA[As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to give a visual example of the project's intention, inspire other artists to submit proposals and get local ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40692]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to give a visual example of the project's intention, inspire other artists to submit proposals and get local merchants to sponsor those artists.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apathy is a sort of living oblivion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2692]]></link><description><![CDATA[Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14959]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If not, have none of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1171]]></link><description><![CDATA[To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2864]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63872]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25019]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It feels kind of good to come through the back door, score some points for the team and finish third. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40316]]></link><description><![CDATA[It feels kind of good to come through the back door, score some points for the team and finish third.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It really takes a village. We're all responsible for all children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39428]]></link><description><![CDATA[It really takes a village. We're all responsible for all children.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44943]]></link><description><![CDATA[Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10135]]></link><description><![CDATA[I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9488]]></link><description><![CDATA[We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9488</guid></item></channel></rss>