<?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[Guys were in the right spots all night. It was easy for me to find them. And they were making ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32255]]></link><description><![CDATA[Guys were in the right spots all night. It was easy for me to find them. And they were making shots. I feel I've become quicker and stronger -- mentally and physically -- to deal with the college basketball game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a deal that started out 24 years ago with three or four of us that were tired of sitting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37670]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a deal that started out 24 years ago with three or four of us that were tired of sitting around watching football games.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12055]]></link><description><![CDATA[Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[anger is a short time time madness... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2624]]></link><description><![CDATA[anger is a short time time madness...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even the blackest of them all, the crow, Renders good service as your man-at-arms,  Crushing the beetle in his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10772]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even the blackest of them all, the crow, Renders good service as your man-at-arms,  Crushing the beetle in his coat of mail,   And crying havoc on the slug and snail.   - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ku Klux Klan into Harlem. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35695]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ku Klux Klan into Harlem.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every day brings a ship, Every ship brings a word;  Well for those who have no fear,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every day brings a ship, Every ship brings a word;  Well for those who have no fear,   Looking seaward well assured    That the word the vessel brings     Is the word they wish to hear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13429]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44403]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics. To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves. To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And after the earthquake was a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60908]]></link><description><![CDATA[And after the earthquake was a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir, of myself, and what remains is bestial. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51443]]></link><description><![CDATA[O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir, of myself, and what remains is bestial.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It really has no bearing on any decisions. Coaching and playing is all we can do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38255]]></link><description><![CDATA[It really has no bearing on any decisions. Coaching and playing is all we can do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28574]]></link><description><![CDATA[Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have had three really good meetings and we are still visiting. There will be an announcement next week. That ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31712]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have had three really good meetings and we are still visiting. There will be an announcement next week. That was at my request because I want this recruiting class to get all of the attention it deserves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63728]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21740]]></link><description><![CDATA[Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we've learned and create something.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/910]]></link><description><![CDATA[In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first thing they wanted was a shower and a change of clothes. People had been wading through floodwater in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40976]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first thing they wanted was a shower and a change of clothes. People had been wading through floodwater in the clothes they were wearing, and then had to live in them for days at the convention center. They smelled like urine, feces, and death, but they had to wait in line to be processed and then find a bed and then they could take a shower.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, boy, that never happened. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40390]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, boy, that never happened.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historically, a La Nina that forms in spring has a tendency for most of Illinois to be dry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37830]]></link><description><![CDATA[Historically, a La Nina that forms in spring has a tendency for most of Illinois to be dry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45943]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10948]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As seniors, we've been through two coaches. We just kept playing basketball. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28583]]></link><description><![CDATA[As seniors, we've been through two coaches. We just kept playing basketball.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We think a happy life consists in tranquility of mind. [Lat., In animi securitate vitam beatam ponimus.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18643]]></link><description><![CDATA[We think a happy life consists in tranquility of mind. [Lat., In animi securitate vitam beatam ponimus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In those days we usually had 12 to 15 boys with two staff. We worked 24/7. You can imagine the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40457]]></link><description><![CDATA[In those days we usually had 12 to 15 boys with two staff. We worked 24/7. You can imagine the great experiences we had. Who could forget such things as catching those 'wild' horses when the boys were going to ride horses. The mini-bikes program provided excellent times for the children and the staff. Of course, it was the staff that always got injured.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40457</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9626]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're not even thinking about it right now. We won one game, now we've won two games and we have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30480]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're not even thinking about it right now. We won one game, now we've won two games and we have a winning streak. Our focus is on the next game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You get this shot maybe once in a lifetime. You don't want to let this opportunity to pass you by. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31506]]></link><description><![CDATA[You get this shot maybe once in a lifetime. You don't want to let this opportunity to pass you by.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory moderates prosperity, decreases adversity, controls youth and delights old age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14527]]></link><description><![CDATA[Memory moderates prosperity, decreases adversity, controls youth and delights old age.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are six people in the race. There are jumps, turns and rollers and some huge jumps. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36942]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are six people in the race. There are jumps, turns and rollers and some huge jumps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55201]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never let formal education get in the way of your learning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26391]]></link><description><![CDATA[More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24819]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8991]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44092]]></link><description><![CDATA[All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5397]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36959]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1354]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dead atheist is someone who is all dressed up with no place to go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11232]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dead atheist is someone who is all dressed up with no place to go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work. -King Henry IV. Part ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55841]]></link><description><![CDATA[If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mankind has survived all catastrophes. It will also survive modern medicine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5285]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mankind has survived all catastrophes. It will also survive modern medicine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5285</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The number of different things that you can do with these mice is huge. One can say, 'OK, show me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31727]]></link><description><![CDATA[The number of different things that you can do with these mice is huge. One can say, 'OK, show me all the mice that are anemic,' ... and you immediately come up with a list of genes, many of which you never would have thought of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57232]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe, depending on his bringing up]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catching the ball with a fatigued brain, you don't really understand. When your brain gets tired, you don't really know ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28582]]></link><description><![CDATA[Catching the ball with a fatigued brain, you don't really understand. When your brain gets tired, you don't really know what to do with the ball. And you kind of travel or take a bad shot, or just lose the ball. That hasn't happened a lot this year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene is a good team, and they beat us. We made some mistakes, and they took advantage of them like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42120]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abilene is a good team, and they beat us. We made some mistakes, and they took advantage of them like a good team will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730   I have held many things in my hands, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8241]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730   I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8241</guid></item></channel></rss>