<?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[If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3085]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parent of golden dreams, Romance! Auspicious queen of childish joys,  Who lead'st along, in airy dance,   Thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54354]]></link><description><![CDATA[Parent of golden dreams, Romance! Auspicious queen of childish joys,  Who lead'st along, in airy dance,   Thy votive train of girls and boys.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13804]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism have brought me to my ideas.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember sleeping in places that were infested with rats and waking up with one trundling over my face. Actually, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33234]]></link><description><![CDATA[I remember sleeping in places that were infested with rats and waking up with one trundling over my face. Actually, I hate rats! In my time, I've picked up all sorts of things in hotels-fleas, lice, tapeworm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We definitely look forward to these events. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34675]]></link><description><![CDATA[We definitely look forward to these events.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33127]]></link><description><![CDATA[A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a pair of binoculars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46325]]></link><description><![CDATA[What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men perish with whispering sins--nay, with silent sins, sins that never tell the conscience that they are sins, as often ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men perish with whispering sins--nay, with silent sins, sins that never tell the conscience that they are sins, as often with crying sins; and in hell there shall meet as many men that never thought what was sin, as that spent all their thoughts in the compassing of sin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52674]]></link><description><![CDATA[I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1171]]></link><description><![CDATA[To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3379]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Raven and the SwanA raven saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1540]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Raven and the SwanA raven saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women play more mobile games than men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39410]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women play more mobile games than men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John Vianney, Curè d'Ars, 1859 Continuing a short series of verse on Christ: From Thee all skill and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6819]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John Vianney, Curè d'Ars, 1859 Continuing a short series of verse on Christ: From Thee all skill and science flow,  All pity, care and love,  All calm and courage, faith and hope;  O pour them from above. And part them, Lord, to each and all,  As each and all shall need, To rise like incense, each to Thee,  In noble thought and deed. And hasten, Lord, that perfect day  When pain and death shall cease, And Thy just rule shall fill the earth  With health and light and peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's really encouraging to be around people who are so influenced by music. They have really incredible ideas. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42663]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's really encouraging to be around people who are so influenced by music. They have really incredible ideas.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13168]]></link><description><![CDATA[He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is funny. Life isn't categorized into comedy, drama, action, is it?So I don't know why they try to categorize ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is funny. Life isn't categorized into comedy, drama, action, is it?So I don't know why they try to categorize everything. It drives me crazy-why it would have to be just a romantic comedy or...I want to have a little integrity, a little story, you know.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2511]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be true. Then the more times you hear it the less likely it is to be true.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56305]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51033]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48347]]></link><description><![CDATA[Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5769]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knew it was the end of the game and that's what you have to do to win. You don't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33510]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knew it was the end of the game and that's what you have to do to win. You don't stop playing until there are zeros on the clock. It was an effort play and I know that's a big thing around here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53757]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10916]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19596]]></link><description><![CDATA[I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing a short series on the Bible:   Scripture nowhere condemns the acquisition of knowledge. It is the wisdom ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6779]]></link><description><![CDATA[Continuing a short series on the Bible:   Scripture nowhere condemns the acquisition of knowledge. It is the wisdom of this world, not its knowledge, that is foolishness with God... The history of philosophy is a story of contradictory, discarded hypotheses... Many of them have failed to avail themselves of that which would unravel every knot and solve every problem, namely, the revelation of God in Christ as given in the Holy Scriptures.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47983]]></link><description><![CDATA[As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of the world around you]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/869]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are some people who knock the pyramids because they don't have elevators. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1236]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are some people who knock the pyramids because they don't have elevators.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3095]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever preaches with love preaches sufficiently against heresy, though he may never utter a controversial word. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7308]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever preaches with love preaches sufficiently against heresy, though he may never utter a controversial word.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13760]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enough is as good as a feast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20150]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enough is as good as a feast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One can advise comfortably from a safe port. [Ger., Vom sichern Port lasst sich's gemachlich rathen.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/789]]></link><description><![CDATA[One can advise comfortably from a safe port. [Ger., Vom sichern Port lasst sich's gemachlich rathen.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/789</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They love, they hate, but cannot do without him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5624]]></link><description><![CDATA[They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4509]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've been blessed with very, very good weather and the wholesale price has gone down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37942]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've been blessed with very, very good weather and the wholesale price has gone down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/67]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/67</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51886]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancing is silent poetry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65955]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dancing is silent poetry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the greatest good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5591]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that ;it is often a comfort to shift one's position, and be bruised in a new place.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26574]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come to the edge,' he said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' he said. They came. He ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10359]]></link><description><![CDATA[Come to the edge,' he said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' he said. They came. He pushed them... And they flew. -Peter McWilliams.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No vacation goes unpunished. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59585]]></link><description><![CDATA[No vacation goes unpunished.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wasn't born to be a fighter. The causes I have fought for have invariably been causes that should have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41505]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wasn't born to be a fighter. The causes I have fought for have invariably been causes that should have been gained by a delicate suggestion. Since they never were, I made myself into a fighter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51442]]></link><description><![CDATA[How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They know the time to go! The fairy clocks strike their inaudible hour  In field and woodland, and each ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16261]]></link><description><![CDATA[They know the time to go! The fairy clocks strike their inaudible hour  In field and woodland, and each punctual flower   Bows at the signal an obedient head    And hastens to bed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16261</guid></item></channel></rss>