<?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[Benedick the married man. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55419]]></link><description><![CDATA[Benedick the married man. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those Rooks, dear, from morning till night, They seem to do nothing but quarrel and fight,  And wrangle and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54414]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those Rooks, dear, from morning till night, They seem to do nothing but quarrel and fight,  And wrangle and jangle, and plunder.   - Dinah Maria Mulock (used pseudonym Mrs. Craik),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21471]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Teresa of Avila, Mystic, Teacher, 1582   Our body has this defect that, the more it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Teresa of Avila, Mystic, Teacher, 1582   Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier of laws, of all conventions; love, the freest, the most powerful molder of human destiny; how can such an all-compelling force be synonymous with that poor little State- and church-begotten weed, marriage?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We saw Pang's application and it seemed she would be a very good fit for this family. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30497]]></link><description><![CDATA[We saw Pang's application and it seemed she would be a very good fit for this family.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An executive is someone who makes a decision quickly and gets somebody else to do the work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52794]]></link><description><![CDATA[An executive is someone who makes a decision quickly and gets somebody else to do the work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25781]]></link><description><![CDATA[To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10552]]></link><description><![CDATA[Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61209]]></link><description><![CDATA[War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britannia needs no bulwarks No towers along the steep;  Her march is o'er the mountain wave,   Her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13910]]></link><description><![CDATA[Britannia needs no bulwarks No towers along the steep;  Her march is o'er the mountain wave,   Her home is on the deep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conceit is incompatible with understanding ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conceit is incompatible with understanding]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46737]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures earlyin life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22694]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures earlyin life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This many-headed monster. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/429]]></link><description><![CDATA[This many-headed monster.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1044]]></link><description><![CDATA[The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51998]]></link><description><![CDATA[...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups whose common denominator is low intelligence and high emotionality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a lot to take in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29072]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a lot to take in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48908]]></link><description><![CDATA[They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But then I sigh, and, with a piece of Scripture, Tell them that Gods bids us do good for evil: ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60651]]></link><description><![CDATA[But then I sigh, and, with a piece of Scripture, Tell them that Gods bids us do good for evil:  And thus I clothe my naked villainy   With odd old ends stol'n forth of holy writ,    And seems a saint, when most I play the devil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of every noble action the intent Is to give worth reward, vice punishment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of every noble action the intent Is to give worth reward, vice punishment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[His posse of longtime pals provides another outlet.] They carry on like your classic 'boys will be boys,' ... knows ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29123]]></link><description><![CDATA[[His posse of longtime pals provides another outlet.] They carry on like your classic 'boys will be boys,' ... knows who his friends are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9690]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler.Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important.All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age.Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She is also brought to a point of zero in the beginning of the story, and I think you can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30236]]></link><description><![CDATA[She is also brought to a point of zero in the beginning of the story, and I think you can say that about a lot of my films in that they are often about people who are brought to the point of zero in the beginning of the film.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To the creative individual all experience is seminal- all events are equidistant from new ideas and insights... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52280]]></link><description><![CDATA[To the creative individual all experience is seminal- all events are equidistant from new ideas and insights...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44412]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44412</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17693]]></link><description><![CDATA[For I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have regard to the end. [Lat., Finem respice (or Respice finem).] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13778]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have regard to the end. [Lat., Finem respice (or Respice finem).]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63555]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to provide the opportunity for people to experience space in as many ways as possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34591]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to provide the opportunity for people to experience space in as many ways as possible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear World, I am leaving you because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15206]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dear World, I am leaving you because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool - good luck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All literature is gossip. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25277]]></link><description><![CDATA[All literature is gossip.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To greed, all nature is insufficient. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18296]]></link><description><![CDATA[To greed, all nature is insufficient.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government of Chinahas become likeUK and US a pirateof innocent kidnappedpharmaceutically abused primates. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20929]]></link><description><![CDATA[The government of Chinahas become likeUK and US a pirateof innocent kidnappedpharmaceutically abused primates.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46385]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53113</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 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35215]]></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, ... In our sixth year, the spotlight continues to shine not only on established performers but on emerging singers and songwriters and the creative professionals who usually remain behind the scenes. It's inspiring to see so many albums, songs, and music makers getting due recognition from their peers, as well as such a cross section of genres being recognized. There will be much to celebrate on November 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17854]]></link><description><![CDATA[As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17854</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the bottom line is every mayor wants to make their city safer, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33470]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the bottom line is every mayor wants to make their city safer,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is immortal; error is mortal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53325]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is immortal; error is mortal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have forty-four defenses for him, but he has forty-five ways to score. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28625]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have forty-four defenses for him, but he has forty-five ways to score.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1953]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers, free from all anxieties of gain. [Lat., Beatus ille qui procul negotiis,  Ut prisca gens mortalium,   Paterna rura bobus exercet suis,    Solutus omni faenore.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60549]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot. [Lat., De vitiis nostris ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60494]]></link><description><![CDATA[We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot. [Lat., De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa calcamus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives in this world warbling. If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46834]]></link><description><![CDATA[A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives in this world warbling. If we do not cherish him, he spreads his wings and flies back into his homeland.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Calvin, renewer of the Church, 1564  Therefore Adam could have stood if he wished, seeing that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7720]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Calvin, renewer of the Church, 1564  Therefore Adam could have stood if he wished, seeing that he fell solely by his own will. But it was because his will was capable of being bent to one side or the other, and was not given the constancy to persevere, that he fell so easily. Yet his choice of good and evil was free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42839]]></link><description><![CDATA[What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies appear to have turned cautious because of the possibility of spikes in crude oil prices, which could hit corporate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Companies appear to have turned cautious because of the possibility of spikes in crude oil prices, which could hit corporate profitability. Oil prices have been stable recently, but are still generally at high levels.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39865</guid></item></channel></rss>