<?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[Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/876]]></link><description><![CDATA[Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53275]]></link><description><![CDATA[The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53275</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54359]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a man's last romance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, toreflect alone upon what has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22189]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, toreflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's ownopinions, and value others' that deserve it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5464]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She was and is (what can there more be said?) On earth the first, in heaven the second maid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5623]]></link><description><![CDATA[She was and is (what can there more be said?) On earth the first, in heaven the second maid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It feels good to blame someone else, especially if they are smaller than you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13664]]></link><description><![CDATA[It feels good to blame someone else, especially if they are smaller than you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Besides, as is usually the case, we are much more affected by the words which we hear, for though what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Besides, as is usually the case, we are much more affected by the words which we hear, for though what you read in books may be more pointed, yet there is something in the voice, the look, the carriage, and even the gesture of the speaker, that makes a deeper impression upon the mind. [Lat., Praeterea multo magis, ut vulgo dicitur viva vox afficit: nam licet acriora sint, quae legas, ultius tamen in ammo sedent, quae pronuntiatio, vultus, habitus, gestus dicentis adfigit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888   The Abrahamic Covenant is not only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6766]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888   The Abrahamic Covenant is not only totally different from the Mosaic Covenant, but there is no "throw-back" of any feature of the Mosaic period in Genesis. Abraham and Moses not only lived in two uniquely different worlds, but no Old Testament editor tried in any way to soften the glaring contrasts between the two spiritual giants. Abraham had no Tabernacle, with its minute ritual and special clergy. Abraham was given nothing like the detailed code of life demanded by the Sinai Covenant. Abraham was not even furnished with the basic Ten Commandments. And yet, when we turn to the New Testament, it is Abraham who holds the place of honor, and not Moses! Abraham is mentioned over seventy times in the New Testament, and half of these are in the Gospels.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness,--an open and noble temper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5851]]></link><description><![CDATA[Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness,--an open and noble temper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5851</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25003]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrongs unredressed, or insults unavenged. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62463]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wrongs unredressed, or insults unavenged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Mary Magdalen, Apostle to the Apostles  When our lives are focused on God, awe and wonder lead ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6686]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Mary Magdalen, Apostle to the Apostles  When our lives are focused on God, awe and wonder lead us to worship God, filling our inner being with a fullness we would never have thought possible. Awe prepares the way in us for the power of God to transform us and this transformation of our inner attitudes can only take place when awe leads us in turn to wonder, admiration, reverence, surrender, and obedience toward God.  ... James Houston, The Transforming Power of Prayer July 23, 2000 Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373   Christ came, not so much to preach the Gospel, as that there might be a Gospel to preach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36790]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29505]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some of her best work was in Dangerous Liaisons and that's what I believe as well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66778]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night was our friend, our leader was Despair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12008]]></link><description><![CDATA[Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56291]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain.  [Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain.  [Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dead of midnight is the noon of thought. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59245]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not the time to take our time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64203]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not the time to take our time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took hundreds of years and thousands of lives, but the Universe finally taught me it's one and only lesson. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53240]]></link><description><![CDATA[It took hundreds of years and thousands of lives, but the Universe finally taught me it's one and only lesson. Existence is worthless.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valencia has done an excellent job of building and guiding a very thoughtful and effective diversity and inclusion strategy at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Valencia has done an excellent job of building and guiding a very thoughtful and effective diversity and inclusion strategy at our company. Her long history of service at BellSouth and in the community combined with her breadth of business knowledge makes her a tremendous asset to this Board.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17161]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17161</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54912]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we have had a very successful construction season this summer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32421]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we have had a very successful construction season this summer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The main doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12624]]></link><description><![CDATA[The main doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3894]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51816]]></link><description><![CDATA[Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44685]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43593]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't measure your neighbor's honesty by your own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19676]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't measure your neighbor's honesty by your own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are they reducing the number of 'Nutcrackers' because people are either canceling subscriptions or not buying single tickets to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Are they reducing the number of 'Nutcrackers' because people are either canceling subscriptions or not buying single tickets to the 'Nutcracker?' Is this evidence of a stronger public reaction against their decision than they are willing to admit?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36923]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36923</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But now, after that ye have known God, or rather or known of God, how turn ye again to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5631]]></link><description><![CDATA[But now, after that ye have known God, or rather or known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56645]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If weakness may excuse, What murderer, what traitor, parricide,  Incestuous, sacrilegious, but may plead it?   All wickedness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61338]]></link><description><![CDATA[If weakness may excuse, What murderer, what traitor, parricide,  Incestuous, sacrilegious, but may plead it?   All wickedness is weakness; that plea, therefore,    With God or man will gain thee no remission.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm incredibly happy. ... If you are persistent, you will succeed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41573]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm incredibly happy. ... If you are persistent, you will succeed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, we can't control that, just as we can't control outsiders gambling on our games. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36017]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, we can't control that, just as we can't control outsiders gambling on our games.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36017</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[I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53925]]></link><description><![CDATA[I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in the force and road of casualty. -The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 9. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55583]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even in the force and road of casualty. -The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 9.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makes a swan-like end, Fading in music. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55589]]></link><description><![CDATA[Makes a swan-like end, Fading in music. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High prices may not be enough of an incentive for risky developments in conventional oil, let alone oil shale. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29515]]></link><description><![CDATA[High prices may not be enough of an incentive for risky developments in conventional oil, let alone oil shale.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In general those who nothing have to say Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58617]]></link><description><![CDATA[In general those who nothing have to say Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53169]]></link><description><![CDATA[Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In cold December fragrant chaplets blow, And heavy harvests nod beneath the snow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11569]]></link><description><![CDATA[In cold December fragrant chaplets blow, And heavy harvests nod beneath the snow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32007]]></link><description><![CDATA[My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local lore and weather proverbs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32007</guid></item></channel></rss>