<?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[It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3395]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to get your divine attention and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46051]]></link><description><![CDATA[When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to get your divine attention and your blessing]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pampered menial drove me from the door. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3929]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pampered menial drove me from the door.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nor did there want Cornice or frieze with bossy sculpture graven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3032]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nor did there want Cornice or frieze with bossy sculpture graven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52516]]></link><description><![CDATA[Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses of the nation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't know what he has to prove, ... He's an everyday player, and they need to play him at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34255]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know what he has to prove, ... He's an everyday player, and they need to play him at one position. Confidence is very important for him, and I think that would give him confidence. I don't know why they're waiting to make him an everyday guy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27227]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1067]]></link><description><![CDATA[These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old age is . . . a lot of crossed off names in an address book. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43674]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old age is . . . a lot of crossed off names in an address book.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28302]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47551]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24719]]></link><description><![CDATA[For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are some deep-pocketed guys who want to own newspapers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34326]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are some deep-pocketed guys who want to own newspapers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57148]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We think the drinking water on aircraft is safe to drink and has been. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39580]]></link><description><![CDATA[We think the drinking water on aircraft is safe to drink and has been.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54796]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66842]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12539]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are not yet in that stage of degeneracy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66127]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security for gentleness, since it removes disturbing anxieties. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61413]]></link><description><![CDATA[But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security for gentleness, since it removes disturbing anxieties.   - Ik Marvel (pseudonym of Donald G. Mitchell),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimaeras dire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60881]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimaeras dire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. . . . Be a hero -- take the time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/632]]></link><description><![CDATA[Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. . . . Be a hero -- take the time learn about adoption today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5450]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success, the mark no mortal wit, Or surest hand, can always hit:  For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,   We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success, the mark no mortal wit, Or surest hand, can always hit:  For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,   We do but row, we're steer'd by Fate,    Which in success oft disinherits,     For spurious causes, noblest merits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5771]]></link><description><![CDATA[Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5771</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're working on this, but weren't hired specifically for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34173]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're working on this, but weren't hired specifically for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She said I bet you don’t remember meAnd I said only every other memory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26907]]></link><description><![CDATA[She said I bet you don’t remember meAnd I said only every other memory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,  Seems nowhere to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56712]]></link><description><![CDATA[Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,  Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air   Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,    And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end.     The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet      Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit       Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed        In a tumultuous privacy of storm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36269]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13774]]></link><description><![CDATA[That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is now possible for a flight attendant to get a pilot pregnant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44863]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is now possible for a flight attendant to get a pilot pregnant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44863</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prices could remain at or above $38 for the next one to two years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28514]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prices could remain at or above $38 for the next one to two years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49175]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush led cabinet meetings like a blind man in a roomful of deaf peoplePaul O'Neill is the former Secretary of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4004]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bush led cabinet meetings like a blind man in a roomful of deaf peoplePaul O'Neill is the former Secretary of the Treasuryand was quoted in an interview.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51649]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was just a huge need in the industry for some independent people with a real strong knowledge of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33170]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was just a huge need in the industry for some independent people with a real strong knowledge of the industry and their methods.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One takes a risk when one invites the Lord Whether to dine, or talk the afternoon Away, for always the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6475]]></link><description><![CDATA[One takes a risk when one invites the Lord Whether to dine, or talk the afternoon Away, for always the unexpected soon Turns up: a woman breaks her precious nard, A sinner does the task you should assume, A leper who is cleansed must show his proof: Suddenly you see your very roof remove And a cripple clutters up your living-room. There's no telling what to expect when Christ Walks in the door. The table set for four Must often be enlarged, and decorum Thrown to the winds. It's His voice that calls them, And it's no use to bolt and bar the door: His kingdom knows no bounds of roof, of wall or floor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to custom]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John & Henry Venn, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1813, 1873  For Christian consciousness, paradise is the Kingdom of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8369]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John & Henry Venn, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1813, 1873  For Christian consciousness, paradise is the Kingdom of Christ and is unthinkable apart from Christ. But this changes everything. The cross and the crucifixion enter into the bliss of paradise. The Son of God and the Son of Man descends into hell to free those who suffer there... To conquer evil, the good must crucify itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work is love made visible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62170]]></link><description><![CDATA[Work is love made visible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To me at least was never evening yet But seemed far beautifuller than its day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14248]]></link><description><![CDATA[To me at least was never evening yet But seemed far beautifuller than its day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every mile is two in winter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every mile is two in winter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I kiss you, it tastes like heaven... so sweet, loving, kind, and caring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23848]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I kiss you, it tastes like heaven... so sweet, loving, kind, and caring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which one cannot express an absurdity ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15069]]></link><description><![CDATA[In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which one cannot express an absurdity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metaphysics is a restaurant where they give you a thirty thousand page menu, and no food. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Metaphysics is a restaurant where they give you a thirty thousand page menu, and no food.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15922]]></link><description><![CDATA[Budgets are for cutting, that's why you set them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8492]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8492</guid></item></channel></rss>