<?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[Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.) [Lat., Ne laterum laves.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51765]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.) [Lat., Ne laterum laves.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27266]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With our short sight we affect to take a comprehensive view of eternity. Our horizon is the universe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14214]]></link><description><![CDATA[With our short sight we affect to take a comprehensive view of eternity. Our horizon is the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little things affect little minds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59707]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little things affect little minds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you play with Sid, he's going to create chances. Once you get that puck, get your feet moving and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32050]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you play with Sid, he's going to create chances. Once you get that puck, get your feet moving and play a give-and-go type game because he's always flying and getting open ice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knock unbidden once at every gate-- If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before  I turn away--it is the hour ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45077]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knock unbidden once at every gate-- If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before  I turn away--it is the hour of fate,   And they who follow me reach every state    Mortals desire, and conquer every foe     Save death, but those who doubt of hesitate,      Condemned to failure, penury and woe,       Seek me in vain and uselessly implore,        I answer not, and I return no more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8821]]></link><description><![CDATA[A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19635]]></link><description><![CDATA[Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good;  Kind hearts are more than coronets, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51699]]></link><description><![CDATA[Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good;  Kind hearts are more than coronets,   And simple faith than Norman blood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15076]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29924]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a good man thrive, all thrive with him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49505]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's going to happen everywhere, everywhere, the first thing that's going to happen is as many people as possible are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35835]]></link><description><![CDATA[What's going to happen everywhere, everywhere, the first thing that's going to happen is as many people as possible are going to go find their kids.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36792]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As all Nature's thousands changes But one changeless God proclaim;  So in Art's wide kingdom ranges   One ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3180]]></link><description><![CDATA[As all Nature's thousands changes But one changeless God proclaim;  So in Art's wide kingdom ranges   One sole meaning still the same:    This is Truth, eternal Reason,     Which from Beauty takes its dress,      And serene through time and season       Stands aye in loveliness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51981]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51981</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60251]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . . is one of those fantasies that surround authorship.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678 Continuing a short series on authenticity: For the preacher's merit or demerit, It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8277]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678 Continuing a short series on authenticity: For the preacher's merit or demerit, It were to be wished the flaws were fewer In the earthen vessel, holding treasure, Which lies as safe in a golden ewer; But the main thing is, does it hold good measure? Heaven soon sets right all other matters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(The Badgers) were throwing up a lot of contested shots, and we were getting rebounds and pushing it down. We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36367]]></link><description><![CDATA[(The Badgers) were throwing up a lot of contested shots, and we were getting rebounds and pushing it down. We played our game. We put them in a situation where they were on their heels and had to run with us. We were coming down, getting good looks, open opportunities, and we were knocking them down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21874]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasoning against a prejudice is like fighting against a shadow; it exhausts the reasoner, without visibly affecting the prejudice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reasoning against a prejudice is like fighting against a shadow; it exhausts the reasoner, without visibly affecting the prejudice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61201]]></link><description><![CDATA[War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: viz., avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride. If those enemies were to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13871]]></link><description><![CDATA[Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: viz., avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59237]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, And he but naked, though locked up in steel,  Whose ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51317]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, And he but naked, though locked up in steel,  Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing your best means never stop trying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12733]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doing your best means never stop trying.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My staff and I, we're proud of what we did this year with a young team. You can look at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37636]]></link><description><![CDATA[My staff and I, we're proud of what we did this year with a young team. You can look at our record and yeah, it's not pretty. But as far as the direction the program was going, there's no doubt we were moving up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are quite close to a common definition of safe harbor principles. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32869]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are quite close to a common definition of safe harbor principles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, "I'm going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43755]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, "I'm going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that's tough. I am going to snow anyway."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24602]]></link><description><![CDATA[We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am the most loyal player money can buy. (Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57588]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am the most loyal player money can buy. (Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and California Angels)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54278]]></link><description><![CDATA[The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember Lot's wife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/769]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember Lot's wife.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I wish his soul in heaven may dwell, Who first invented this leathern bottel! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12983]]></link><description><![CDATA[And I wish his soul in heaven may dwell, Who first invented this leathern bottel!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19102]]></link><description><![CDATA[You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57382]]></link><description><![CDATA[The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60957]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63542]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My dear dear lord, The purest treasure mortal times afford  Is spotless reputation. That away,   Man are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53894]]></link><description><![CDATA[My dear dear lord, The purest treasure mortal times afford  Is spotless reputation. That away,   Man are but gilded loam or painted clay.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43149]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53608]]></link><description><![CDATA[Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This picture, plac'd the busts between Gives Satire all its strength;  Wisdom and Wit are little seen   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14058]]></link><description><![CDATA[This picture, plac'd the busts between Gives Satire all its strength;  Wisdom and Wit are little seen   While Folly glares at length.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51402]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He sees that this great roundabout, The world, with all its motley rout,  Church, army, physic, law,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62202]]></link><description><![CDATA[He sees that this great roundabout, The world, with all its motley rout,  Church, army, physic, law,   Its customs and its businesses,    Is no concern at all of his,     And says--what says he?--Caw.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8890]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were a little lazy in the first half. Coming off the weekend we were a little down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32166]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were a little lazy in the first half. Coming off the weekend we were a little down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You really have to experience the feeling of being with the president in the oval office. . . . It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48146]]></link><description><![CDATA[You really have to experience the feeling of being with the president in the oval office. . . . It's a disease I came to call Ovalitis.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57444</guid></item></channel></rss>