<?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[Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25005]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60471]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Necessity makes even the timid brave. [Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Necessity makes even the timid brave. [Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8142]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664  A man may be haunted with doubts, and only grow thereby in faith. Doubts are the messengers of the Living One to the honest. They are the first knock at our door of things that are not yet, but have to be, understood... Doubt must precede every deeper assurance; for uncertainties are what we first see when we look into a region hitherto unknown, unexplored, unannexed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the hearse with scutcheons blazon'd round, And with the nodding plume of ostrich crown'd?  No; the dead ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60069]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why is the hearse with scutcheons blazon'd round, And with the nodding plume of ostrich crown'd?  No; the dead know it not, nor profit gain;   It only serves to prove the living vain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11259]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17948]]></link><description><![CDATA[An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66811]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to kill any idea in the world today, get a committee working on it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9008]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to kill any idea in the world today, get a committee working on it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last season, Huntington and Unioto were the most competitive matches we played. To overcome one of them was a great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40977]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last season, Huntington and Unioto were the most competitive matches we played. To overcome one of them was a great feat, and I hope the girls come out the same against Huntington.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want the assurance from the government that my community will be safeguarded and they will be safe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29078]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want the assurance from the government that my community will be safeguarded and they will be safe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will be in good shape when the school year begins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31364]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will be in good shape when the school year begins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be certain to re-appear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50401]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be certain to re-appear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't worry! It's not loaded. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24153]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't worry! It's not loaded.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We voted for the one who can make a change, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28535]]></link><description><![CDATA[We voted for the one who can make a change,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're known for helping out other people in need. The kids have been great. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34344]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're known for helping out other people in need. The kids have been great.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I give him a C-minus. It's better than we've had, but we've got a long way to go to get ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39740]]></link><description><![CDATA[I give him a C-minus. It's better than we've had, but we've got a long way to go to get this federal fiscal house in order. ... I would give him a much higher grade if he had vetoed just one (spending) bill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One extends one's limits only by exceeding them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22693]]></link><description><![CDATA[One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's going to a good team, but also to a team where they do things differently. It may take him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42470]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's going to a good team, but also to a team where they do things differently. It may take him some time to adjust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45145]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is rich is wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15889]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is rich is wise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65746]]></link><description><![CDATA[A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44816]]></link><description><![CDATA[The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8973]]></link><description><![CDATA[My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Argentina in particular you have seen a pickup in volatility over the last couple of months, and it has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34537]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Argentina in particular you have seen a pickup in volatility over the last couple of months, and it has to do with the fact that it has higher yields available and longer duration and makes it prone to volatility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61977]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49675]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The applause of a single human being is of great consequence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2923]]></link><description><![CDATA[The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2923</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[At the Old-Time Radio Convention, which expects 600 attendees this weekend, leaders have begun inviting television stars -- over the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29667]]></link><description><![CDATA[[At the Old-Time Radio Convention, which expects 600 attendees this weekend, leaders have begun inviting television stars -- over the objections of purists who argue that only radio performers should be welcome.] If it becomes 'Friends of Old-Time Television,' I'm out of there, ... Let's Pretend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd! How sweet their memory still!  But they have left an aching void  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26933]]></link><description><![CDATA[What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd! How sweet their memory still!  But they have left an aching void   The world can never fill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46687]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midas-eared Mammonism, double-barrelled Dilettantism, and their thousand adjuncts and corollaries, are not the Law by which God Almighty has appointed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61379]]></link><description><![CDATA[Midas-eared Mammonism, double-barrelled Dilettantism, and their thousand adjuncts and corollaries, are not the Law by which God Almighty has appointed this His universe to go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51348]]></link><description><![CDATA[How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23013]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hind that would be mated by the lion Must die for love. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55714]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hind that would be mated by the lion Must die for love. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't want to drag foreign ministers to Brussels, but if we he have to, we will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39012]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't want to drag foreign ministers to Brussels, but if we he have to, we will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will draw the curtain and show you the picture. -Twelfth Night. Act i. Sc. 5. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55739]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will draw the curtain and show you the picture. -Twelfth Night. Act i. Sc. 5.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9959]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way was long and weary, But gallantly they strode,  A country lad and lassie,   Along the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25459]]></link><description><![CDATA[The way was long and weary, But gallantly they strode,  A country lad and lassie,   Along the heavy road.    The night was dark and stormy,     But blithe of heart were they,      For shining in the distance       The lights of London lay.        O gleaming lights of London, that gem of the city's crown;         What fortunes be within you, O Lights of London Town!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything in to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52326]]></link><description><![CDATA[An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything in to an empty head.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nation is a society united by a delusion about it's ancestry and by a common hatred of it's neighbours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2507]]></link><description><![CDATA[A nation is a society united by a delusion about it's ancestry and by a common hatred of it's neighbours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ill fortune seldom comes alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16582]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ill fortune seldom comes alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't like to hurt people, I really don't like it at all. But in order to get a red ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36886]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't like to hurt people, I really don't like it at all. But in order to get a red light at the intersection, you sometimes have to have an accident.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63924]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History is a pageant, not a philosophy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19312]]></link><description><![CDATA[History is a pageant, not a philosophy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory  Of what he was, what is, and what must ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9806]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory  Of what he was, what is, and what must be   Worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9806</guid></item></channel></rss>