<?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[I only hope that I can merit forgiveness from the Almighty and those I have wronged. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36850]]></link><description><![CDATA[I only hope that I can merit forgiveness from the Almighty and those I have wronged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62724]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. It is the nativity of our common Adam.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a very, very dark day, not just for this family, but for all of us to know that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37707]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a very, very dark day, not just for this family, but for all of us to know that nothing is really changing here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're our biggest corporate donor and so of course we look forward to that funding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40106]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're our biggest corporate donor and so of course we look forward to that funding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's never committed any acts in the United States. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42216]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's never committed any acts in the United States.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â feel very proud because we worked so hard to create it - and proud for France because everything is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30097]]></link><description><![CDATA[ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â feel very proud because we worked so hard to create it - and proud for France because everything is made here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30097</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2637]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is moderation even in excess. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42885]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is moderation even in excess.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62617]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61440]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in a better order, in timeliness, in being at the right spot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18633]]></link><description><![CDATA[Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52202]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Framed in the prodigality of nature. -King Richard III. Act i. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Framed in the prodigality of nature. -King Richard III. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I really wasn't even thinking about getting into the end zone. I was just trying to get upfield and not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37700]]></link><description><![CDATA[I really wasn't even thinking about getting into the end zone. I was just trying to get upfield and not fumble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss? Three angels gave me at once a kiss. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56681]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss? Three angels gave me at once a kiss.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56681</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In jealousy there is more self-love than love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23158]]></link><description><![CDATA[In jealousy there is more self-love than love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39590]]></link><description><![CDATA[And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43484]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the genie out of the bottle. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14271]]></link><description><![CDATA[To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the genie out of the bottle. It is to start a new train of events that is beyond your control...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the ancient philosopher and priest of esoteric cults, steeped in the tradition of Classical Greek, the grammatical forms in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6303]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the ancient philosopher and priest of esoteric cults, steeped in the tradition of Classical Greek, the grammatical forms in the Lord's Prayer would seem almost rude. One does not find the optative forms of polite petition so characteristic of elaborate requests made to earthly and heavenly potentates. Rather than employing such august forms, the Christians made their requests to God in what seem to be blunt imperatives. This does not mean that Christians lacked respect for their heavenly father, but it does mean that they were consistent with a new understanding of Him. In the tens of thousands of papyri fragments which have been rescued from the rubbish heaps of the ancient Greek world, one finds the imperative forms used constantly between members of a family. When the Christians addressed God as "Father," it was perfectly natural therefore for them to talk to Him as intimately as they would to their own father. Unfortunately, the history of our own English language has almost reversed this process. Originally, men used "thou" and "thee" in prayer because it was the appropriate familiar form of address; but now these words have become relegated to prayer alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The republic of letters. [Fr., La republique des lettres.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25259]]></link><description><![CDATA[The republic of letters. [Fr., La republique des lettres.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To the devil with those who published before us. [Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24537]]></link><description><![CDATA[To the devil with those who published before us. [Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women may fall when there's no strength in men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64689]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women may fall when there's no strength in men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22340]]></link><description><![CDATA[An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a huge step forward, and it's going to make it easier for all city employees because they are going ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33679]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a huge step forward, and it's going to make it easier for all city employees because they are going to know what is expected.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bat and the WeaselsA BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1512]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Bat and the WeaselsA BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped. It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5268]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a new face courage puts on everything! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10333]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a new face courage puts on everything!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1391]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1].]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothe with life the weak intent, let me be the thing I meant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53971]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clothe with life the weak intent, let me be the thing I meant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3745]]></link><description><![CDATA[Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8719]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And Adam said, This is the bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26545]]></link><description><![CDATA[And Adam said, This is the bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65710]]></link><description><![CDATA[Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craft against craft makes no living. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49187]]></link><description><![CDATA[Craft against craft makes no living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for himself, but for his character, for his integrity and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13843]]></link><description><![CDATA[They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for himself, but for his character, for his integrity and judgment and iron will; but they love him most for the enemies he has made.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60462]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other when they came in contact with the more civilized.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18486]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others to their own level.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animis opibusque parati [Prepared in mind and resources] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43274]]></link><description><![CDATA[Animis opibusque parati [Prepared in mind and resources]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38418]]></link><description><![CDATA[Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38418</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies, Missionary, 1552  We see him exalting love for neighbor along with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6598]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies, Missionary, 1552  We see him exalting love for neighbor along with love for God. He reaches out to foreigners who are beyond the borders of the "Israel of God". He seeks the release of captives, prisoners, and slaves. He denounces the scribes and religious leaders who "devour the houses of widows". Despite his well-known requirement of loyalty that surpasses family ties, he insists that a man put the care of his own parents ahead of his obligations to his religion. His treatment of women is radically opposed to the strictures of that day. He exhibits sympathy and understanding toward children. He operates an out-patient clinic wherever he happens to be. He insists upon justice as the basis for everyday dealings between citizens. The social teaching of parables like "the good Samaritan" and incidents such as the encounter with the rich young ruler have had an effect upon his followers that cannot easily be measured. If one summary statement of Jesus' ethics can be made, it is that love of God is best shown by love of fellow men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4773]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So there was this big slug of decaying material that introduced a big slug of nutrients into the system. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28178]]></link><description><![CDATA[So there was this big slug of decaying material that introduced a big slug of nutrients into the system.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a huge agenda for Blair. But in an hour-long meeting, Africa and global warming will take no more than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36130]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a huge agenda for Blair. But in an hour-long meeting, Africa and global warming will take no more than 10 minutes each. Those are showpiece elements to Blair's leadership but not the most important issues.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought forth a mouse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43317]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought forth a mouse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13870]]></link><description><![CDATA[You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13870</guid></item></channel></rss>