<?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[Continuing a Lenten series on prayer:  The primary object of prayer is to know God better; we and our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Continuing a Lenten series on prayer:  The primary object of prayer is to know God better; we and our needs should come second.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66588]]></link><description><![CDATA[God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authority is never without hate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3489]]></link><description><![CDATA[Authority is never without hate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The full use of your powers along lines of excellence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27587]]></link><description><![CDATA[The full use of your powers along lines of excellence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little public scandal is good once in a while. It takes the tension out of the news. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17918]]></link><description><![CDATA[A little public scandal is good once in a while. It takes the tension out of the news.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs. [Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder les ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16621]]></link><description><![CDATA[One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs. [Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder les oeufs.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're getting 184 million a year, and they are only spending about 6 million a year for maintenance. More of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37882]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're getting 184 million a year, and they are only spending about 6 million a year for maintenance. More of that should be spent to maintain the buildings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy is increased by spreading it to others ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23391]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joy is increased by spreading it to others]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone knows programming isn't a core competency at Microsoft. Marketing is the only core competency here. By next year, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9204]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone knows programming isn't a core competency at Microsoft. Marketing is the only core competency here. By next year, the marketers just might have this whole place to themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deny Self for Self's sake ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13670]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deny Self for Self's sake]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61415]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61415</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47254]]></link><description><![CDATA[The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family- which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars and depressions- began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to "help.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the '60s, everyone tried to follow Pontiac's lead and put big engines in mid-sized cars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34888]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the '60s, everyone tried to follow Pontiac's lead and put big engines in mid-sized cars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look back, and smile on perils past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66881]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look back, and smile on perils past.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4274]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of this I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some time. Now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8475]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of this I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some time. Now the end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest... And of what consequence is it what kind of death puts an end to life, since he who has died once is not forced to go through the same ordeal a second time? They, then, who are destined to die, need not be careful to inquire what death they are to die, but into what place death will usher them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're pleased to know that at the congressional level they're realizing this is important. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33599]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're pleased to know that at the congressional level they're realizing this is important.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do you mean, funny? Funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8974]]></link><description><![CDATA[What do you mean, funny? Funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never think of leaving perfumes or wine to your heir. Administer these yourself, and let him have your money. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14078]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never think of leaving perfumes or wine to your heir. Administer these yourself, and let him have your money.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back, And says he called another; that arrives,  Meets the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61797]]></link><description><![CDATA[He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back, And says he called another; that arrives,  Meets the same welcome; yet he still calls on;   Till one calls him, who varies not his call,    But holds him fast, in chains of darkness bound,     Till Nature dies, and judgment sets him free;      A freedom far less welcome than this chain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry, Of bugles going by. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59676]]></link><description><![CDATA[The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry, Of bugles going by.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I came here. There was all kinds of people out back, bringing guns in upstairs. And they said grab 'em, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31523]]></link><description><![CDATA[I came here. There was all kinds of people out back, bringing guns in upstairs. And they said grab 'em, and took 'em upstairs, walked out and there was police.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half of our seniors out of poverty and helps millions of disabled Americans, widows and orphans. We owe Americans a better debate than we're having today. It's about time we do everything we can to keep the promise of Social Security.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We feel pretty much validated. All this time we thought that things had been wrong (with) the quality of care ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40831]]></link><description><![CDATA[We feel pretty much validated. All this time we thought that things had been wrong (with) the quality of care that we received. And now we know that's the case.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on what is obscure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50307]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on what is obscure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was a no-brainer because my father played football, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38883]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was a no-brainer because my father played football,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/711]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sceptre and crown must tumble down And in the dust be equal made  With the poor crooked scythe and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51548]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sceptre and crown must tumble down And in the dust be equal made  With the poor crooked scythe and spade.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics is the art of the possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47631]]></link><description><![CDATA[Politics is the art of the possible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The interior journey of the soul from the wilds of sin into the enjoyed presence of God is beautiful. Ransomed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7162]]></link><description><![CDATA[The interior journey of the soul from the wilds of sin into the enjoyed presence of God is beautiful. Ransomed men need no longer pause in fear to the Holy of Holies. God wills that we should push on into His presence and live our whole life there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For thence,--a paradox Which comforts while it mocks,--  Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail:   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45488]]></link><description><![CDATA[For thence,--a paradox Which comforts while it mocks,--  Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail:   What I aspired to be,    And was not, comforts me:     A brute I might have been, but would not sink i' the scale.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Mother Nature. You can't control it. Coming off a win (Friday) night, it would have been nice to go ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31536]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's Mother Nature. You can't control it. Coming off a win (Friday) night, it would have been nice to go out there and get this game in tonight and have a good series here. It's out of our hands as far as the weather goes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what his role is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32647]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what his role is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Constitution should be short and obscure ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9906]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Constitution should be short and obscure]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak, or be kicked. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Speak, or be kicked.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will get himself made out of anything ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18265]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will get himself made out of anything he finds at hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game]. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57720]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14132]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a bicycle repair kit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who, as they sung, would take the prison'd soul And lap it in Elysium. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56462]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who, as they sung, would take the prison'd soul And lap it in Elysium.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a trend toward making jobs more mobile and permitting employees to have remote access to work from home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37203]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a trend toward making jobs more mobile and permitting employees to have remote access to work from home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lies that build are better than truths that destroy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45705]]></link><description><![CDATA[The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43461]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1157]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions. If there were no questions, there would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24803]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions. If there were no questions, there would be no lies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alone!--That worn-out word, So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;  Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57162]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alone!--That worn-out word, So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;  Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known,   Of hope laid waste, knells in that word--Alone!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is clever, but not dishonest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17730]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is clever, but not dishonest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17730</guid></item></channel></rss>