<?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[Commemoration of Allen Gardiner, founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851 Commemoration of Albert Schweitzer, Teacher, Physician, Missionary, 1965 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8221]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Allen Gardiner, founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851 Commemoration of Albert Schweitzer, Teacher, Physician, Missionary, 1965   But first I said, ... "Some people think it is not proper for a clergyman to dance. I mean to assert my freedom from any such law. If our Lord chose to represent, in His parable of the Prodigal Son, the joy in Heaven over a repentant sinner by the figure of "music and dancing', I will hearken to Him rather than to man, be they as good as they may." For I had long thought that the way to make indifferent things bad, was for good people not to do them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62518]]></link><description><![CDATA[This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54778]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maundy Thursday  There is joy and strength, of course, in this holy food and drink, but it is also ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7615]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maundy Thursday  There is joy and strength, of course, in this holy food and drink, but it is also an inevitable joining forces with the vast Scheme of reconciliation and redemption. Now there is something in our natural selves that may well make us wary of such a contact. The man who in his heart intends to go on being selfish or proud, or who has already decided how far his Christian convictions should carry him, is probably obeying a sound instinct when he keeps away from this glorious but perilous Sacrament. For, if the truth be told, men are often willing to put their trust in a god who in the end must be triumphant, simply because they want to be on the winning side; but they are not nearly so ready to bear any part of the cost of that winning. Yet the fellowship of the broken bread and the poured-out wine can mean no less than that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love those whom we admire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/611]]></link><description><![CDATA[We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love those whom we admire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that blames would buy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49324]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that blames would buy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look not mournfully into the Past; it comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present; it is thine. Go forth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17098]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look not mournfully into the Past; it comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present; it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30154]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is extraordinary how the house and the simplest possessions of someone who has been left become so quickly sordid. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11248]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is extraordinary how the house and the simplest possessions of someone who has been left become so quickly sordid. Even the stain on the coffee cup seems not coffee but the physical manifestation of one's inner stain, the fatal blot that from the beginning had marked one for ultimate aloneness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His breast with wounds unnumber'd riven, His back to earth, his face to heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57142]]></link><description><![CDATA[His breast with wounds unnumber'd riven, His back to earth, his face to heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22949]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50505]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23915]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the constitutional limitation of man's knowledge and interests, the fact that he cannot know more than a tiny ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52018]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the constitutional limitation of man's knowledge and interests, the fact that he cannot know more than a tiny part of the whole of society and that therefore all that can enter into his motives are the immediate effects which his actions will have in the sphere he knows.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The crime of a mother is a heavy burden. [Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10670]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crime of a mother is a heavy burden. [Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to get some momentum going in this last game against Australia. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42698]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to get some momentum going in this last game against Australia.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26382]]></link><description><![CDATA[I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they use it as a drunkard uses a lamp post for support, rather than for illumination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40526]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is useful cannot be base ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60300]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is useful cannot be base]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60300</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21087]]></link><description><![CDATA[To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best plan is, as the common proverb has it, to profit by the folly of others ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48344]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best plan is, as the common proverb has it, to profit by the folly of others]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who does not stretch himself according to the coverlet finds his feet uncovered. [Ger., Wer sich nicht nach der ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51971]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who does not stretch himself according to the coverlet finds his feet uncovered. [Ger., Wer sich nicht nach der Decke streckt,  Dem bleiben die Fusse unbedeckt.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it so small a thing / To have enjoyed the sun, / To have lived light in the spring, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42224]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it so small a thing / To have enjoyed the sun, / To have lived light in the spring, / To have loved, to have thought, to have done?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3081]]></link><description><![CDATA[Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One good man, one man who does not put on his religion once a week with his Sunday coat, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6417]]></link><description><![CDATA[One good man, one man who does not put on his religion once a week with his Sunday coat, but wears it for his working dress, and lets the thought of God grow into him, and through and through him, till everything he says and does becomes religious, that man is worth a thousand sermons -- he is a living Gospel -- he comes in the spirit and power of Elias -- he is the image of God. And men see his good works, and admire them in spite of themselves, and see that they are God-like, and that God's grace is no dream, but that the Holy Spirit is still among men, and that all nobleness and manliness is His gift, His stamp, His picture: and so they get a glimpse of God again in His saints and heroes, and glorify their Father who is in heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of this I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some time. Now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8475]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of this I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some time. Now the end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest... And of what consequence is it what kind of death puts an end to life, since he who has died once is not forced to go through the same ordeal a second time? They, then, who are destined to die, need not be careful to inquire what death they are to die, but into what place death will usher them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fear of kidnapping has been the main reason for learning deficiencies, especially among children whose parents are government employees ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41959]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fear of kidnapping has been the main reason for learning deficiencies, especially among children whose parents are government employees or high-ranking professionals like doctors and teachers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oddly, the hottest heterosexual women can engage in public lesbian activity, or girl-girl activity, without threatening their heterosexual identity at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34428]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oddly, the hottest heterosexual women can engage in public lesbian activity, or girl-girl activity, without threatening their heterosexual identity at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2267]]></link><description><![CDATA[People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is but one easy place in this world, and that is the grave. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18230]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is but one easy place in this world, and that is the grave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29525]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34976]]></link><description><![CDATA[As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13366]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haste makes waste. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50148]]></link><description><![CDATA[Haste makes waste.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesters do oft prove prophets. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jesters do oft prove prophets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first principle of success is desire -- knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11971]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first principle of success is desire -- knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28010]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They had a frank and open exchange of views. Dick impressed upon him that the board and management are committed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34164]]></link><description><![CDATA[They had a frank and open exchange of views. Dick impressed upon him that the board and management are committed to moving as aggressively as appropriate on its current course to create and deliver long-term value for all of the company's shareholders.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faire language grates not the tongue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49232]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faire language grates not the tongue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012  So long as we are full of self, we are shocked ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7801]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012  So long as we are full of self, we are shocked at the faults of others. Let us think often of our own sin, and we shall be lenient to the sins of others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17867]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17867</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fire i' th' flint Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame  Provokes itself and like the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16024]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fire i' th' flint Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame  Provokes itself and like the current flies   Each bound it chafes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15624]]></link><description><![CDATA[No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53337]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times  Make mountains ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54142]]></link><description><![CDATA[O God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times  Make mountains level. and the continent,   Weary of solid firmness, melt itself    Into the sea!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54302]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17753]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38499]]></link><description><![CDATA[Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use the term 'rising star,' but in the world of the Vatican he is very highly thought of ... he's someone who could be an archbishop someday.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea is to make the chambers speak to the governments to implement these proposals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42605]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea is to make the chambers speak to the governments to implement these proposals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42605</guid></item></channel></rss>