<?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[Thank God for poverty That makes and keeps us free,  And lets us go our unobtrusive way,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thank God for poverty That makes and keeps us free,  And lets us go our unobtrusive way,   Glad of the sun and rain,    Upright, serene, humane,     Contented with the fortune of a day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21461]]></link><description><![CDATA[You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone has their ups and downs, I decided to have mine between good and great! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone has their ups and downs, I decided to have mine between good and great!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53446]]></link><description><![CDATA[For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42075]]></link><description><![CDATA[People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our index reveals that for many, convenience and time saving are priorities and they are willing to bear the cost ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33016]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our index reveals that for many, convenience and time saving are priorities and they are willing to bear the cost for the luxury of third party home help. From cleaners and gardeners to ironing services we are increasingly searching for convenient services that also save us time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want free life, and I want fresh air; And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,  The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16677]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want free life, and I want fresh air; And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,  The crack of the whip like shots in battle,   The medley of horns, and hoofs, and heads    That wars, and wrangles, and scatters and spreads;     The green beneath and the blue above,      And dash, and danger, and life and love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot That it doth singe yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot That it doth singe yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Turks] one and all, bag and baggage, shall I hope clear out from the province they have desolated and profaned. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59899]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Turks] one and all, bag and baggage, shall I hope clear out from the province they have desolated and profaned.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1673]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She bears her down majestically near, Speed on her prow, and terror in her tier. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56166]]></link><description><![CDATA[She bears her down majestically near, Speed on her prow, and terror in her tier.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The aqueducts are off. The water I have in storage is what I've got. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35410]]></link><description><![CDATA[The aqueducts are off. The water I have in storage is what I've got.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54901]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46233]]></link><description><![CDATA[Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46688]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature knows best, and she says, roar! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature knows best, and she says, roar!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46380]]></link><description><![CDATA[By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of trying to detect and deflect the many psychological influences on liking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mill cannot grind with water that's past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49893]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mill cannot grind with water that's past.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. - The Writings of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22143]]></link><description><![CDATA[We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. - The Writings of Madame Swetchine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be a mischievous and malignant hypocrite. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20240]]></link><description><![CDATA[How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be a mischievous and malignant hypocrite.   - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shout now! The months with loud acclaim, Take up the cry and send it forth;  May breathing sweet her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shout now! The months with loud acclaim, Take up the cry and send it forth;  May breathing sweet her Spring perfumes,   November thundering from the North.    With hands upraised, as with one voice,     They join their notes in grand accord;      Hail to December! say they all,       It gave to Earth our Christ the Lord!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare.  A blue trip slip for an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare.  A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,   A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,    A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,     Punch in the presence of the passenjare!      Punch, brothers! punch with care!       Punch in the presence of the passenjare!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor is the fruit of civilization, not the basis of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23948]]></link><description><![CDATA[Labor is the fruit of civilization, not the basis of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't really think, I just walk. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13034]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't really think, I just walk.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not a matter of which is the appropriate definition to be applied, ... but what it (i.e. the action) ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28456]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not a matter of which is the appropriate definition to be applied, ... but what it (i.e. the action) was.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For of the most High cometh healing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26678]]></link><description><![CDATA[For of the most High cometh healing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3087]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49104]]></link><description><![CDATA[All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60403]]></link><description><![CDATA[We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sunrise wakes the lark to sing, The moonrise wakes the nightingale.  Come, darkness, moonrise, everything   That ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24101]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sunrise wakes the lark to sing, The moonrise wakes the nightingale.  Come, darkness, moonrise, everything   That is so silent, sweet, and pale:    Come, so ye wake the nightingale.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10646]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[, The Hidden Power of the Heart -Sara Paddison. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9080]]></link><description><![CDATA[, The Hidden Power of the Heart -Sara Paddison.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In view of history, I sincerely wish that the ravages of war will never be repeated. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34516]]></link><description><![CDATA[In view of history, I sincerely wish that the ravages of war will never be repeated.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you love an addle egg as well as you love an idle head, you would eat chickens i' th' ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13261]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you love an addle egg as well as you love an idle head, you would eat chickens i' th' shell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His nature is too noble for the world. He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,  Or Jove for's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44584]]></link><description><![CDATA[His nature is too noble for the world. He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,  Or Jove for's power to thunder.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970 A LETTER FROM PAUL THE MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIANS IN ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970 A LETTER FROM PAUL THE MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIANS IN ROME (This abridged paraphrase of the Epistle to the Romans is continued from yesterday)  That concludes the present stage of my argument; but before I can proceed to final deductions, I must return to a difficulty already raised (Rom. 3:1-4). If there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, does all the great past of Israel go for nothing? Do all the promises of Scripture go for nothing? First, let me say how bitterly I regret the exclusion of the Jewish nation as a body from the new life. I would surrender all my Christian privileges if I could find a way to bring them in. But we must recognize facts; and the first fact is that the nation as a whole never was able to claim the promises; from the beginning, there was a process of selection. Of the sons of Abraham, Isaac alone was called; of the sons of Isaac, Jacob only. If we ask why, there is no answer save that God is bound by no natural or historical necessity, but intervenes according to His will. To question that will is as absurd as for the pot to arraign the potter. Then again, while some members of the Hebrew race have always fallen out, always God has declared His purpose ultimately to include others, not members of the Hebrew race--and that is just what is now happening. Now, as I said, I desire nothing more earnestly than that the whole nation should be saved. But the fact is that they have deliberately rejected the chance that was offered them. There is nothing remote or abstruse about the Christian message. It is a very simple thing: acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe that He is alive; that is all. And they cannot say that they have never heard the message, for Christ has His witnesses everywhere. It looks, then, as if God had rejected His people, as punishment for their obstinacy. I do not believe it. God's promises cannot go for nothing. In the first place, there has always been, and there still is, a faithful remnant of the Jewish people. And in the second place, as for the main body, their present rejection of the message is only a means in God's Providence for its extension to the Gentiles. The old olive-tree of Israel stands yet; many of its branches have been lopped off, and new branches of wild olive have been engrafted in their place. But God can engraft the lopped branches on again, if it be His will; and I believe it is His will, and that in the end the whole nation will return to Him and inherit the promises. And if the failure of Israel has meant such blessing to the world, how much greater blessing will its ultimate salvation bring! God's purpose, as I said at the beginning (Rom. 1:16), is universal: He has permitted the whole of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike, to fall under sin, only in order that He may finally have mercy on the whole of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike. How profound and unsearchable are His plans! (Rom. 9:1-11:36)  So now I can take up again my main argument. If this is the way of God's dealing with us, what ought to be our response? Can we do less than offer our entire selves to God as a sacrifice of thanksgiving? How will that work out? In a life lived as by members of one single body. Let each perform his part faithfully. Let love rule all your relations one to another, and to those outside, even to your enemies. Do not regard the Emperor as outside the scope of love, but obey his laws and pay his taxes. Yes, and pay all debts to every one. Love is, in fact, the one comprehensive debt of man to man. If you love your neighbour as yourself, you have fulfilled the whole moral law. But be in earnest about things, for the better day is already dawning. (Rom. 12:1-13:14)  I hear you have differences among yourselves about Sabbath-keeping and vegetarianism. Take this matter, then, as an example of what I mean by the application of brotherly love to all conduct. Remember that the Sabbatarian and the anti-Sabbatarian, the vegetarian and the meat-eater, are alike servants of one Master. Give each other credit for the best motives. Do not think of yourself alone; think of your Christian brother, and try to put yourself in his place. If he seems to you a weak-minded, over-scrupulous individual, remember that in any case he is your brother, and that Christ died for him as well as for you, and reverence his conscience. If through your example he should do an act which is harmless in you but sin to him, you have injured his conscience. Is it worth while so to imperil a soul for the sake of your liberty in such external matters? If the other man is weak-minded, and you strong-minded, all the more reason why you should help to bear his burden. Remember, Christ did not please Himself. In a word, Sabbatarian and anti-Sabbatarian, Jew and Gentile, treat one another as Christ has treated you, and God be with you. (Rom. 14:1-15:13)  Well, friends, I hardly think you needed this long exhortation from me. You are intelligent Christians, and well able to give one another good advice. Still, I thought I might venture to remind you of a few points ; for after all, I do feel a measure of responsibility for you, as missionary to the Gentiles. I have now accomplished my mission as far West as the Adriatic. Now I am going to Jerusalem to hand over the relief fund we have raised in Greece. After that I hope to start work in the West, and I propose to set out for Spain and take Rome on my way. Pray for me, that my errand to Jerusalem may be successful, so that I may be free to visit you. (Rom. 15:14-33)  I wish to introduce to you our friend Phoebe. She renders admirable service to our congregation at Cenchrea. Do all you can for her; she deserves it.  Kind regards to Priscilla and Aquila, Epaenetus, Mary, and all friends in Rome.   (P.S.--Beware of folk who make mischief. Be wise; be gentle; and all good be with you.)  Timothy, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, and all friends at Corinth send kind regards. (So do I--Tertius, amanuensis!)  Glory be to God!  With all good wishes,  Your brother,  PAUL, Missionary of Jesus Christ.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believe in life's message; follow your hearts desired fate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25034]]></link><description><![CDATA[Believe in life's message; follow your hearts desired fate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12130]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To say that every individual has the right to religious freedom is not to condone religious indifferentism or irresponsibility, nor ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34983]]></link><description><![CDATA[To say that every individual has the right to religious freedom is not to condone religious indifferentism or irresponsibility, nor is it to promote the installation of a supermarket of religions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you go out like that at home, it hurts. I had hoped to see a lot more effort today. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35397]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you go out like that at home, it hurts. I had hoped to see a lot more effort today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just for today, I will let go of anger.Just for today, I will let go of worry.Today, I will count ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23792]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just for today, I will let go of anger.Just for today, I will let go of worry.Today, I will count my many blessings.Today, I will do my work honestly.Today, I will be kind to every living creature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A theme is a memory aid, it helps you through the presentation just as it also provides the thread of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27756]]></link><description><![CDATA[A theme is a memory aid, it helps you through the presentation just as it also provides the thread of continuity for your audience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The love of popularity holds you in a vice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50502]]></link><description><![CDATA[The love of popularity holds you in a vice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is a journey...not a destination. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22065]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is a journey...not a destination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners -- your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60545]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners -- your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards -- who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15766]]></link><description><![CDATA[Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15012]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15012</guid></item></channel></rss>