<?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[A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! -King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56027]]></link><description><![CDATA[A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! -King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64540]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22966]]></link><description><![CDATA[INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49123]]></link><description><![CDATA[An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to keep fighting -- you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24898]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to keep fighting -- you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In oratory the will must predominate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22226]]></link><description><![CDATA[In oratory the will must predominate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66467]]></link><description><![CDATA[People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44099]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189   It is well to have specifically holy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8573]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189   It is well to have specifically holy places, and things, and days, for, without these focal points or reminders, the belief that all is holy and "big with God" will soon dwindle into a mere sentiment. But if these holy places, things, and days cease to remind us, if they obliterate our awareness that all ground is holy and every bush (could we but perceive it) a Burning Bush, then the hallows begin to do harm. Hence both the necessity, and the perennial danger, of "religion".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time, place, and company. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23998]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time, place, and company.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel (Zamora) is just now rounding into form, but he adds a lot to what we do offensively. He goes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Daniel (Zamora) is just now rounding into form, but he adds a lot to what we do offensively. He goes to the basket strong and gives us some toughness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I guess to just keep playing music; to just keep outdoing the last record. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30693]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess to just keep playing music; to just keep outdoing the last record.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That thou seest, man, become too thou must; God, if thou seest God, dust, if thou seest dust. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9431]]></link><description><![CDATA[That thou seest, man, become too thou must; God, if thou seest God, dust, if thou seest dust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19556]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19556</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18131]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[. . . And when my lips meet thine Thy very soul is wedded unto mine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23817]]></link><description><![CDATA[. . . And when my lips meet thine Thy very soul is wedded unto mine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The common damn'd shun their society. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58235]]></link><description><![CDATA[The common damn'd shun their society.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of athletes stepped up today. I think every point is going to be important this week. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34006]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of athletes stepped up today. I think every point is going to be important this week.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For thou, o Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23460]]></link><description><![CDATA[For thou, o Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. (2 Samuel 7:27)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there's less of you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25947]]></link><description><![CDATA[A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there's less of you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54035]]></link><description><![CDATA[For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15307]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the mother of all art and the source of all its beauty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big question is what will happen over the next few years, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39035]]></link><description><![CDATA[The big question is what will happen over the next few years,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9464]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095   Men expect that religion should cost them no pains, that happiness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7373]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095   Men expect that religion should cost them no pains, that happiness should drop into their laps without any design and endeavor on their part, and that, after they have done what they please while they live, God should snatch them up to heaven when they die. But though "the commandments of God be not grievous", yet it is fit to let men know that they are not thus easy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was ugly. That may be one of the worst games Danville High School has played in a long time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36301]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was ugly. That may be one of the worst games Danville High School has played in a long time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He ne'er consider'd it as loth To look a gift-horse in the mouth,  And very wisely would lay forth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17432]]></link><description><![CDATA[He ne'er consider'd it as loth To look a gift-horse in the mouth,  And very wisely would lay forth   No more upon it than 'twas worth;    But as he got it freely, so     He spent it frank and freely too:      For saints themselves will sometimes be,       Of gifts that cost them nothing, free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64524]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11943]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Similar problems are faced in every household, but this is on a much larger scale. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38684]]></link><description><![CDATA[Similar problems are faced in every household, but this is on a much larger scale.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3092]]></link><description><![CDATA[I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling creates love. . -Lao Tzu. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23798]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling creates love. . -Lao Tzu.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And it's kind of hard to prioritize things when you're not sure you've got enough money to run your everyday ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39281]]></link><description><![CDATA[And it's kind of hard to prioritize things when you're not sure you've got enough money to run your everyday things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who spares the wicked injures the good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51613]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who spares the wicked injures the good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Style" is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15334]]></link><description><![CDATA["Style" is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing like a lot of exercise to make you realize you'd rather be lazy and dead sooner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65946]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing like a lot of exercise to make you realize you'd rather be lazy and dead sooner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11896]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54547]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of education is respecting the pupil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13480]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of education is respecting the pupil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low and behold, the Lord sent someone my way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30504]]></link><description><![CDATA[Low and behold, the Lord sent someone my way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30504</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48444]]></link><description><![CDATA[And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54225]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54225</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66782]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22466]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14685]]></link><description><![CDATA[One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, stay, sweet warbling woodlark, stay, Nor quit for me the trembling spray,  A hapless lover courts thy lay, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24090]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, stay, sweet warbling woodlark, stay, Nor quit for me the trembling spray,  A hapless lover courts thy lay,   Thy soothing, fond complaining.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24090</guid></item></channel></rss>