<?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[This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest,  Such as I love; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15594]]></link><description><![CDATA[This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest,  Such as I love; and you among the store,   One more, most welcome, makes my number more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60172]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where's the coward that would not dare To fight for such a land? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45812]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where's the coward that would not dare To fight for such a land?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bet your parents were proud of you, ... Even now, he has a bumper sticker on his truck showing off ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36413]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bet your parents were proud of you, ... Even now, he has a bumper sticker on his truck showing off about collecting beer cans. Imagine. I have the beer can husband.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good bargaine is a pick-purse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49027]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good bargaine is a pick-purse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course--consist of pilferings from other people's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10210]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course--consist of pilferings from other people's wash. No tribe, howsoever insignificant, and no nation, howsoever mighty occupies a foot of land that was not stolen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You shine the light and you let them come out with their own words and they'll be exposed for what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39501]]></link><description><![CDATA[You shine the light and you let them come out with their own words and they'll be exposed for what they really are, which is ridiculous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25252]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We show that these [stem] cells make connections with the nervous system of the mouse in a way that is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28552]]></link><description><![CDATA[We show that these [stem] cells make connections with the nervous system of the mouse in a way that is appropriate and could mediate recovery. That's a big thing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coach Pressler offered me his resignation earlier this afternoon and I accepted it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38132]]></link><description><![CDATA[Coach Pressler offered me his resignation earlier this afternoon and I accepted it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2865]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At every close she made, th' attending throng Replied, and bore the burden of the song:  So just, so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56450]]></link><description><![CDATA[At every close she made, th' attending throng Replied, and bore the burden of the song:  So just, so small, yet in so sweet a note,   It seemed the music melted in the throat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3150]]></link><description><![CDATA[The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield,  Nature's, not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61126]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield,  Nature's, not honour's law we must obey:   This made me cast my useless shield away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61126</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2015]]></link><description><![CDATA[The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks to the European like serial polygamy, is the moral solution to the problem of the itch. Love comes into it too, of course, but in Europe we tend to see marital love as an eternity which encompasses hate and also indifference: when we promise to love we really mean that we promise to honor a contract. Americans, seeming to take marriage with not enough seriousness, are really taking love and sex with too much.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14499]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thank the McAllen Police Department for assisting us in bringing this man to justice, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35974]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thank the McAllen Police Department for assisting us in bringing this man to justice,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48089]]></link><description><![CDATA[Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm saddened that I have to work at some fundamental areas. I feel I'm starting from scratch at times. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36305]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm saddened that I have to work at some fundamental areas. I feel I'm starting from scratch at times.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True and genuine worship is when man, through his spirit attains to friendship and intimacy with God. True and genuine ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7554]]></link><description><![CDATA[True and genuine worship is when man, through his spirit attains to friendship and intimacy with God. True and genuine worship is not to come to a certain place; it is not to go through a certain ritual or liturgy; it is not even to bring certain gifts. True worship is when the spirit, the immortal and invisible part of man, speaks to and meets with God, who is immortal and invisible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy. [Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy. [Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]   - credited to Sophie Arnould,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49507]]></link><description><![CDATA[If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17501]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When television is good, nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58835]]></link><description><![CDATA[When television is good, nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your TV set and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our charity begins at home, And mostly ends where it begins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5712]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our charity begins at home, And mostly ends where it begins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4448]]></link><description><![CDATA[The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy system which is never a complete structure; never static; is in perpetual inner self-construction and self-destruction; we destroy in order to make it new.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, And from your judgment must expect my fate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23524]]></link><description><![CDATA[On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, And from your judgment must expect my fate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57431]]></link><description><![CDATA[Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5531]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once they get their hooks into you, you're a dead pigeon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30856]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once they get their hooks into you, you're a dead pigeon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To love is human, it is also human to forgive. [Lat., Humanum amare est, humanum autem ignoscere est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16514]]></link><description><![CDATA[To love is human, it is also human to forgive. [Lat., Humanum amare est, humanum autem ignoscere est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/924]]></link><description><![CDATA[Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In men, we various ruling passions find; In women two almost divide the kind;  Those only fix'd, they first ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45610]]></link><description><![CDATA[In men, we various ruling passions find; In women two almost divide the kind;  Those only fix'd, they first or last obey.   The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War is the science of destruction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38327]]></link><description><![CDATA[War is the science of destruction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58211]]></link><description><![CDATA[He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The exchange failed to deal with systems problems twice because of excessive red tape. Tokyo is falling behind other markets ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36559]]></link><description><![CDATA[The exchange failed to deal with systems problems twice because of excessive red tape. Tokyo is falling behind other markets in Asia.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is 99 percent failure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44266]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is 99 percent failure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am far frae my hame, an' i'm weary aften whiles, For the longed-for hame-bringing an' my Father's welcome smiles. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19619]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am far frae my hame, an' i'm weary aften whiles, For the longed-for hame-bringing an' my Father's welcome smiles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19619</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51589]]></link><description><![CDATA[Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60787]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not that hard to move anything you do on paper to a computer. The fundamental question is whether that's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36010]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not that hard to move anything you do on paper to a computer. The fundamental question is whether that's a really innovative thing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golf is very much like a love affair, if you don't take it seriously, it's no fun, if you do, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57756]]></link><description><![CDATA[Golf is very much like a love affair, if you don't take it seriously, it's no fun, if you do, it breaks your heart. Don't break your heart, but flirt with the possibility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27868]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are the rough brave Britons to be found With Hearts of Oak, so much of old renowned? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13914]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where are the rough brave Britons to be found With Hearts of Oak, so much of old renowned?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50789]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50789</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death is a very important part of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35699]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death is a very important part of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All men are not slimy warthogs. Some men are silly giraffes, some woebegone puppies, some insecure frogs. But if one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27036]]></link><description><![CDATA[All men are not slimy warthogs. Some men are silly giraffes, some woebegone puppies, some insecure frogs. But if one is not careful, those slimy warthogs can ruin it for all the others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27036</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46680]]></link><description><![CDATA[Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46680</guid></item></channel></rss>