<?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[The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47499]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as long as it is nourished with kindness, empathy and understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23784]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as long as it is nourished with kindness, empathy and understanding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20458]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60435]]></link><description><![CDATA[No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One stop. As bad as we played those last four minutes, we still had a shot to win it with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30264]]></link><description><![CDATA[One stop. As bad as we played those last four minutes, we still had a shot to win it with one stop.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up men to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia. - Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47230]]></link><description><![CDATA[Up men to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia. - Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have you. A lover and a friend. You are everything I need. You are the sun, the air I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25726]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have you. A lover and a friend. You are everything I need. You are the sun, the air I breathe. Without you, life wouldn't be the same. Please don't ever go away. And if you go, then don't forget to take me with you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58939]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why have we given George W. Bush such an easy ride when-until now, that is-when actually his qualifications are questionable? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31749]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why have we given George W. Bush such an easy ride when-until now, that is-when actually his qualifications are questionable?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O my prophetic soul! My uncle? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48462]]></link><description><![CDATA[O my prophetic soul! My uncle?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17795]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's the 'Red Queen effect' -- you've got to run twice as fast just to stay in place. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40343]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's the 'Red Queen effect' -- you've got to run twice as fast just to stay in place.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And men sit down to that nourishment which is called supper. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act i. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55473]]></link><description><![CDATA[And men sit down to that nourishment which is called supper. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we say is, if you're not the first vehicle there then you're not going to be the first person ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37032]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we say is, if you're not the first vehicle there then you're not going to be the first person to report it. It's already reported.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dance is about never-ending aspiration. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dance is about never-ending aspiration.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1956]]></link><description><![CDATA[Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a bullpen day for some of these guys so we wanted to try get in some work for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32153]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a bullpen day for some of these guys so we wanted to try get in some work for them. We're hoping we can be ready for when league starts again next week.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you keep something alive and make it commercially viable? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37111]]></link><description><![CDATA[How do you keep something alive and make it commercially viable?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Romney's education reform plan addresses the single biggest challenge for our state's economy, which is supplying the pipeline of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31826]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Romney's education reform plan addresses the single biggest challenge for our state's economy, which is supplying the pipeline of skilled workers that technology employers need for sustained future growth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am slow of study. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55516]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am slow of study. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The amount of time required to complete a government project is precisely equal to the length of time already spent ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48388]]></link><description><![CDATA[The amount of time required to complete a government project is precisely equal to the length of time already spent on it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65513]]></link><description><![CDATA[As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31354]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60187]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice are thrown, and roulette wheels spin on every occasion]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45130]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It will be a celebration of his life, because that's what he wanted, a big old party, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35604]]></link><description><![CDATA[It will be a celebration of his life, because that's what he wanted, a big old party,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They ordered him to drop the knife, and he just kept backpedaling. Then he lunged at an officer, who had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32913]]></link><description><![CDATA[They ordered him to drop the knife, and he just kept backpedaling. Then he lunged at an officer, who had to step back to avoid being stabbed in the chest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62976]]></link><description><![CDATA[The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55166]]></link><description><![CDATA[The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obviously if you're among the three per cent that didn't get it within 12 months you're going to be concerned, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35504]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obviously if you're among the three per cent that didn't get it within 12 months you're going to be concerned, and rightly so,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35504</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never again are we to look at the stars, as we did when we were children, and wonder how far ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6481]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never again are we to look at the stars, as we did when we were children, and wonder how far it is to God. A being outside our world would be a spectator, looking on but taking no part in this life, where we try to be brave despite all the bafflement. A god who created, and withdrew, could be mighty, but he could not be love. Who could love a God remote, when suffering is our lot? Our God is closer than our problems, for they are out there, to be faced; He is here, beside us, Emmanuel.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9000]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49402]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64316]]></link><description><![CDATA[Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Italians are plunderers. [It., Gli Italiani tutti ladroni.]  Not all but a good part.   [It., Non ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23099]]></link><description><![CDATA[All Italians are plunderers. [It., Gli Italiani tutti ladroni.]  Not all but a good part.   [It., Non tutti, ma buona parte.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is important that those who read this book should not try to take an indecent advantage of Catholic self-criticism. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6877]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is important that those who read this book should not try to take an indecent advantage of Catholic self-criticism. When we are willing to bring some honest criticism to our own positions, the lumbering Institution will become a Movement again, and we shall rediscover the Pilgrim Church.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You pursue, I fly; you fly, I pursue; such is my humor. What you wish, Dondymus, I do not wish, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61785]]></link><description><![CDATA[You pursue, I fly; you fly, I pursue; such is my humor. What you wish, Dondymus, I do not wish, what you do not wish, I do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61785</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[We started off bad and never recovered. I thought we may have taken a step back tonight. We just didn't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35460]]></link><description><![CDATA[We started off bad and never recovered. I thought we may have taken a step back tonight. We just didn't play well, and it showed early.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoyme. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21210]]></link><description><![CDATA[I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoyme.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Or did the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string,  Drew iron tears down Pluto's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56463]]></link><description><![CDATA[Or did the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string,  Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15649]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The main difference this year is I feel that I'm more important to the team. We lost some good post ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39782]]></link><description><![CDATA[The main difference this year is I feel that I'm more important to the team. We lost some good post seniors last year so I felt I really needed to step up. They needed me so I stepped up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18440]]></link><description><![CDATA[A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As pure as a pearl, And as perfect: a noble and innocent girl. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5791]]></link><description><![CDATA[As pure as a pearl, And as perfect: a noble and innocent girl.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5791</guid></item></channel></rss>