<?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[And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53750]]></link><description><![CDATA[And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time it seemed like we were coming back or could come back, they got a blocked shot or we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40722]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every time it seemed like we were coming back or could come back, they got a blocked shot or we took a bad shot or turned the ball over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darkness is to space what silence is to sound, i.e., the interval. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44773]]></link><description><![CDATA[Darkness is to space what silence is to sound, i.e., the interval.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hereditary bondsmen! Know ye not Who would be free themselves must strike the blow? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16666]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hereditary bondsmen! Know ye not Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are fears that any supply disruptions could disturb oil markets and such concerns are holding back both economic growth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38858]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are fears that any supply disruptions could disturb oil markets and such concerns are holding back both economic growth and stock prices. In the absence of any such disruptions, we expect that crude will stay in the $50-$70 range this year and will likely always be on investors' minds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had she been light, like you, Of such a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,  She might ha' been a grandam ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5844]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had she been light, like you, Of such a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,  She might ha' been a grandam ere she died;   And so may you, for a light heart lives long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16887]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was a god, such as men might be, if men were gods. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42316]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was a god, such as men might be, if men were gods.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With aching hands and bleeding feet We dig and heap, lay stone on stone;  We bear the burden and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24835]]></link><description><![CDATA[With aching hands and bleeding feet We dig and heap, lay stone on stone;  We bear the burden and the heat   Of the long day, and wish 'twere done.    Not till the hours of light return     All we have built as we discern.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1190]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To live in a fully predictable world is not to be a true man, and Christ was a true man. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8102]]></link><description><![CDATA[To live in a fully predictable world is not to be a true man, and Christ was a true man. His prayer in Gethsemane, his sweat of blood, show that the preceding anxiety is a part of human affliction, which we must try to accept with some sort of submission.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being happy doesn't always make us grateful, but being grateful will always make us happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63173]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being happy doesn't always make us grateful, but being grateful will always make us happy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may seek God by our intellect, but we only can find him with our heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53637]]></link><description><![CDATA[We may seek God by our intellect, but we only can find him with our heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Present-moment living, getting in touch with your "now," is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1168]]></link><description><![CDATA[Present-moment living, getting in touch with your "now," is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. One thing is certain, you cannot live it until it does appear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18148]]></link><description><![CDATA[Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16111]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now it is the time of night That the graves, all gaping wide,  Every one lets forth his sprite, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2793]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now it is the time of night That the graves, all gaping wide,  Every one lets forth his sprite,   In the churchway paths to glide.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If this were a logical world, men would ride side saddle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14587]]></link><description><![CDATA[If this were a logical world, men would ride side saddle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think it's all about wearing horizontal stripes in the right way. I think it's a reality that bigger horizontal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34626]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think it's all about wearing horizontal stripes in the right way. I think it's a reality that bigger horizontal stripes don't flatter bigger body types. I think that thinner stripes are certainly more flattering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13476]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hungry man, an angry man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50959]]></link><description><![CDATA[A hungry man, an angry man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61056]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They simply enjoyed every day together. The most special times for them were in the morning, sitting in their den, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38817]]></link><description><![CDATA[They simply enjoyed every day together. The most special times for them were in the morning, sitting in their den, drinking coffee and enjoying the peace of the day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19453]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bill is completely ignoring the economic, political and social reality of the United States. Immigrants have been and will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37759]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bill is completely ignoring the economic, political and social reality of the United States. Immigrants have been and will continue to be an integral part of the country's social fabric.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5536]]></link><description><![CDATA[We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack-lustre eye, Says very wisely, It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55647]]></link><description><![CDATA[And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack-lustre eye, Says very wisely, It is ten o'clock: Thus we may see, quoth he, how the world wags. -As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54358]]></link><description><![CDATA[As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be myself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises; pain we obey ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises; pain we obey]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of pressure, temperature, humidity, and other variables, the organism will do as it damn ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28067]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of pressure, temperature, humidity, and other variables, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20419]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50095]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is his own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54510]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is his own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problem is that these institutions made it through the storm but the worst may be yet to come. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34143]]></link><description><![CDATA[The problem is that these institutions made it through the storm but the worst may be yet to come.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A free man is as jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24731]]></link><description><![CDATA[A free man is as jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24731</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[The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring wecall luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21393]]></link><description><![CDATA[The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring wecall luck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even though I felt like crying, I did my very best to smile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65698]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even though I felt like crying, I did my very best to smile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37761]]></link><description><![CDATA[From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely staying for fear of not getting back in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A satellite has no conscience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9308]]></link><description><![CDATA[A satellite has no conscience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18189]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Instead of giving us six ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40257]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Instead of giving us six weeks off a year, employees are demanding more day to day flexibility, like the ability to telecommute, flex-time and child care or elder-care benefits. Those are the other areas where we are seeing real growth, while sabbaticals are sort of going up and down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2355]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099  With us, our denomination is a source of pride: we feel an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6922]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099  With us, our denomination is a source of pride: we feel an intimate link with our fellow church-member in Fiji, and we think how wonderful it is that we belong to a communion which spans the entire globe. We do not normally reflect that this sense of solidarity is very often gained at the expense of the unity which we ought to be experiencing with our fellow-Christian next door who belongs to a different denomination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was trying not to play her a lot. I thought we were in pretty good shape at 12-4. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35489]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was trying not to play her a lot. I thought we were in pretty good shape at 12-4. I didn't realize that was the highlight of the first half.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bees work for man, and yet they never bruise Their Master's flower, but leave it having done,  As fair ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3904]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bees work for man, and yet they never bruise Their Master's flower, but leave it having done,  As fair as ever and as fit to use;   So both the flower doth stay and honey run.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We started one year ago, and have had four drives since then. At the first drive we had 33 donations, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36040]]></link><description><![CDATA[We started one year ago, and have had four drives since then. At the first drive we had 33 donations, and at the last one in July we had 99. It's amazing. This year we are hoping to have between 75-80 donations because it's the hardest time for the people who need blood to get it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36040</guid></item></channel></rss>