<?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[Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556  As the devil showed great skill in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8493]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556  As the devil showed great skill in tempting men to perdition., equal skill ought to be shown in saving them. The devil studied the nature of each man, seized upon the traits of his soul, adjusted himself to them and insinuated himself gradually into his victims's confidence -- suggesting splendors to the ambitious, gain to the covetous, delight to the sensuous, and a false appearance of piety to the pious -- and a winner of souls ought to act in the same cautious and skillful way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had the guts to invite someone like this and put on a show. And to do it, it takes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29938]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had the guts to invite someone like this and put on a show. And to do it, it takes the whole town.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28068]]></link><description><![CDATA[To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63388]]></link><description><![CDATA[To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41146]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and he knows how to get ahead in the count.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19586]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time, which every day produces, and which most men ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20330]]></link><description><![CDATA[Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time, which every day produces, and which most men throw away, but which nevertheless will make at the end of it no small deduction for the life of man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As far as could ken thy chalky cliffs, When from thy shore the tempest beat us back,  I stood ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57907]]></link><description><![CDATA[As far as could ken thy chalky cliffs, When from thy shore the tempest beat us back,  I stood upon the hatches in the storm,   And when the dusky sky began to rob    My earnest-gaping sight of thy land's view,     I took a costly jewel from my neck,      A heart it was, bound in with diamonds,       And threw it toward thy land.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On one occasion some one put a very little wine into a wine cooler, and said that it was sixteen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1710]]></link><description><![CDATA[On one occasion some one put a very little wine into a wine cooler, and said that it was sixteen years old. "It is very small for its age," said Gnathaena.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up like a cabbage ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38585]]></link><description><![CDATA[At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up like a cabbage]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is as much a part of the Derby tradition as the Twin Spires themselves, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38754]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is as much a part of the Derby tradition as the Twin Spires themselves,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This heroism at command, this senseless violence, this accursed bombast of patriotism--how intensely I despise them! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45852]]></link><description><![CDATA[This heroism at command, this senseless violence, this accursed bombast of patriotism--how intensely I despise them!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25163]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not ripe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49856]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not ripe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stoop where thou wilt, thy careless hand Some random bud will meet;  Thou canst not tread, but thou wilt ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10991]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stoop where thou wilt, thy careless hand Some random bud will meet;  Thou canst not tread, but thou wilt find   The daisy at thy feet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Charles Simeon, Pastor, Teacher, 1836  Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Charles Simeon, Pastor, Teacher, 1836  Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Richard! O my king! The universe forsakes thee! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54499]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Richard! O my king! The universe forsakes thee!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've gotten to know John Kerry since the primaries. The reason I'm going out and working my you know what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17387]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've gotten to know John Kerry since the primaries. The reason I'm going out and working my you know what off for John Kerry is because I believe him. I believe he'll be a good president and a much better president than George Bush.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/125]]></link><description><![CDATA[If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The least foolish is wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49884]]></link><description><![CDATA[The least foolish is wise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sky full of silent suns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56519]]></link><description><![CDATA[A sky full of silent suns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many things catches your Eyes, try to get it.But one thing catches your Heart ...Pursue it.. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many things catches your Eyes, try to get it.But one thing catches your Heart ...Pursue it..]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23596]]></link><description><![CDATA[Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23351]]></link><description><![CDATA[The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All green was vanished save of pine and yew, That still displayed their melancholy hue;  Save the green holly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19583]]></link><description><![CDATA[All green was vanished save of pine and yew, That still displayed their melancholy hue;  Save the green holly with its berries red,   And the green moss that o'er the gravel spread.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is probably the best year of my career, and we are having a good year. It's fun when you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40167]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is probably the best year of my career, and we are having a good year. It's fun when you have support from everyone, and everyone is on the same page. It's rare that it happens at the same time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It started out incredible. We were unbelievable. We were moving really well and everything was good. We were expected to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37927]]></link><description><![CDATA[It started out incredible. We were unbelievable. We were moving really well and everything was good. We were expected to fall apart a little here and there, but we stuck to our game plan and (we're) just going to continue to work with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circumstances alter cases. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8711]]></link><description><![CDATA[Circumstances alter cases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66774]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8564]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. But what is Repentance? Not the last and noblest and most refined achievement of the righteousness of men in the service of God, but the first elemental act of the righteousness of God in the service of men; the work that God has written in their hearts and which, because it is from God and not from men, occasions joy in heaven; that looking forward to God, and to Him only, which is recognized only by God and by God Himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,  Can be retentive ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48266]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,  Can be retentive to the strength of spirit;   But life, being weary of these worldly bars,    Never lacks power to dismiss itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.rn ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63833]]></link><description><![CDATA[He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.rn]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hallelujah! Hallelujah! On the third morning He arose,  Bright with victory o'er his foes.   Sing we lauding, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hallelujah! Hallelujah! On the third morning He arose,  Bright with victory o'er his foes.   Sing we lauding,    And applauding,     Hallelujah!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, orthey'll eventually conquer you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21571]]></link><description><![CDATA[First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, orthey'll eventually conquer you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEIGHBOR, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2113]]></link><description><![CDATA[NEIGHBOR, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us disobedient.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10064]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm quite happy with where we are considering we lost six seniors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40439]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm quite happy with where we are considering we lost six seniors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We're not the brain, we are a cancer on nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And so never ending, But always descending. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61306]]></link><description><![CDATA[And so never ending, But always descending.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27551]]></link><description><![CDATA[Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Doug Allen, the owner of Long Acre Farms in Macedon, N.Y., spends his days operating heavy machinery, welding and handling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33930]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Doug Allen, the owner of Long Acre Farms in Macedon, N.Y., spends his days operating heavy machinery, welding and handling chemicals.] My hands are a mess, ... I've had problems with my hands cracking and not being studious enough to use lotion every night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the next leg of growth for cable companies. That's where they have minimal share today and can gain ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39048]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the next leg of growth for cable companies. That's where they have minimal share today and can gain rapidly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1999]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take what I have to give.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He wants to talk to students and make them aware of what's going to happen come July 1 to their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31774]]></link><description><![CDATA[He wants to talk to students and make them aware of what's going to happen come July 1 to their [federal] student aid, he wants to tell them about the legislation that he's introduced to reverse those changes that are about to hit and he also wants to get them energized and mobilized to fight the changes if they feel they're being wronged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True love doesn't come to you, it has to be inside you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4057]]></link><description><![CDATA[True love doesn't come to you, it has to be inside you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tasteful rather than expensive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50697]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tasteful rather than expensive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;-- In short, there never was a better hearer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18978]]></link><description><![CDATA[He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;-- In short, there never was a better hearer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19530]]></link><description><![CDATA[The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8818]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8818</guid></item></channel></rss>