<?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[Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice;  The confidence of reason give;   And in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13079]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice;  The confidence of reason give;   And in the light of truth thy    Bondman let me live!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He makes sweet music with th' enamell'd stones, Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge He overtaketh in his pilgrimage. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55334]]></link><description><![CDATA[He makes sweet music with th' enamell'd stones, Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge He overtaketh in his pilgrimage. -The Two Gentleman of Verona. Act ii. Sc. 7.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rising mass movement attracts and holds a following not by its doctrine and promises but by the refuge it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56861]]></link><description><![CDATA[A rising mass movement attracts and holds a following not by its doctrine and promises but by the refuge it offers from the anxieties, barrenness and meaningless of an individual existence. It cures the poignantly frustrated not by conferring upon them an absolute truth or by remedying the difficulties and abuses which made their lives miserable, but by freeing them from their ineffectual selves- and it does this by enfolding and absorbing them into a closely knit and exultant corporate whole.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9515]]></link><description><![CDATA[We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things that are not at all, are never lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25576]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things that are not at all, are never lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10029]]></link><description><![CDATA[That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47727]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in our unplanned breeding of ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day. - The Oracle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27985]]></link><description><![CDATA[The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day. - The Oracle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jest not with the eye or with Religion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49582]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jest not with the eye or with Religion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow your dreams, for as you dream you shall become. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12849]]></link><description><![CDATA[Follow your dreams, for as you dream you shall become.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She makes her hand hard with labour, and her heart soft with pity: and when winter evenings fall early (sitting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57223]]></link><description><![CDATA[She makes her hand hard with labour, and her heart soft with pity: and when winter evenings fall early (sitting at her merry wheel), she sings a defiance to the giddy wheel of fortune . . . and fears no manner of ill because she means none.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51166]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21334]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2256]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After God created the world, He made man and woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from collapsing, He invented ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17653]]></link><description><![CDATA[After God created the world, He made man and woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from collapsing, He invented humor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48269]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which I don't think most people realize for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for yourself that you'll let the whole world in on only for a moment, when you're acting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We figure to ourselves The thing we like, and then we build it up  As chance will have it, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15292]]></link><description><![CDATA[We figure to ourselves The thing we like, and then we build it up  As chance will have it, on the rock or sand:   For Thought is tired of wandering o'er the world,    And homebound Fancy runs her bark ashore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In cold blood he leapt into burning Etna. [Lat., Ardentem frigidus Aetnam insiluit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4856]]></link><description><![CDATA[In cold blood he leapt into burning Etna. [Lat., Ardentem frigidus Aetnam insiluit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows, Less on exterior things than most suppose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18646]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows, Less on exterior things than most suppose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relying on our nation and armed forces, we will make the aggressor regret its actions, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Relying on our nation and armed forces, we will make the aggressor regret its actions,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;  Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;   Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59736]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60288]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16936]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we're getting better and better. The first game, we got crushed. Last game against Butte we tied and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37456]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we're getting better and better. The first game, we got crushed. Last game against Butte we tied and this one we won. Best yet, we kept them off the board and got a shutout.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47739]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63369]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm excited for Terry (Posey) and those players. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33948]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm excited for Terry (Posey) and those players.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a lot of confidence. I have a lot of faith in the fact that Tommy and I will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40962]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have a lot of confidence. I have a lot of faith in the fact that Tommy and I will be found not guilty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These are imperial arts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48952]]></link><description><![CDATA[To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These are imperial arts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2638]]></link><description><![CDATA[Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience is the only prophecy of wise men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/982]]></link><description><![CDATA[Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24573]]></link><description><![CDATA[The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10905]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53920]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22496]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haste, holy Friar, Haste, ere the sinner shall expire!  Of all his guilt let him be shriven,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18475]]></link><description><![CDATA[Haste, holy Friar, Haste, ere the sinner shall expire!  Of all his guilt let him be shriven,   And smooth his path from earth to heaven!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The prince of darkness is a gentleman ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4084]]></link><description><![CDATA[The prince of darkness is a gentleman]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of spectacular architecture, exquisite ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9331]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of spectacular architecture, exquisite symmetry, dramas of violence and death, mobility, self-sacrifice and, yes, rococo sex.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48164]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free society.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17123]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55044]]></link><description><![CDATA[All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25592]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22110]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22110</guid></item></channel></rss>