<?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[Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57674]]></link><description><![CDATA[I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advertising is the principal reason why the business man has come to inherit the earth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36955]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advertising is the principal reason why the business man has come to inherit the earth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39149]]></link><description><![CDATA[From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.rn ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63841]]></link><description><![CDATA[Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.rn]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894  A Better Resurrection I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7078]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894  A Better Resurrection I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is numbed too much for hopes or fears. Look right, look left, I dwell alone; I lift mine eyes, but dimmed with grief No everlasting hills I see; My life is in the falling leaf: O Jesus, quicken me. My life is like a faded leaf, My harvest dwindled to a husk: Truly my life is void and brief And tedious in the barren dusk; My life is like a frozen thing, No bud nor greenness can I see: Yet rise it shall--the sap of spring; O Jesus, rise in me. My life is like a broken bowl, A broken bowl that cannot hold One drop of water for my soul Or cordial in the searching cold; Cast in the fire the perished thing; Melt and remould it, till it be A royal cup for Him, my King: O Jesus, drink of me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not good a sleping hound to wake. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56628]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not good a sleping hound to wake.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27801]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The primroses were over. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4625]]></link><description><![CDATA[The primroses were over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little fire is quickly trodden out; Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16023]]></link><description><![CDATA[A little fire is quickly trodden out; Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have no race prejudice. I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed, I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23067]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have no race prejudice. I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed, I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being -- that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58548]]></link><description><![CDATA[A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15169]]></link><description><![CDATA[A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the katydid works her chromatic reed on the walnut-tree over the well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23685]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where the katydid works her chromatic reed on the walnut-tree over the well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25872]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty... you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17989]]></link><description><![CDATA[When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves. [Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50853]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves. [Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First of all I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful. I think he's deeply committed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23288]]></link><description><![CDATA[First of all I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful. I think he's deeply committed on issues like the environment. I think he's an internationalist, which I am.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faire language grates not the tongue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49232]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faire language grates not the tongue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63921]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7728]]></link><description><![CDATA[God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valor consists in the power of self recovery. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Valor consists in the power of self recovery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9826]]></link><description><![CDATA[No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53248]]></link><description><![CDATA[I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kingdom of the LionTHE beasts of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He was neither ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1515]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Kingdom of the LionTHE beasts of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be. During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts, and drew up conditions for a universal league, in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid, the Tiger and the Stag, the Dog and the Hare, should live together in perfect peace and amity. The Hare said, Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place with impunity by the side of the strong. And after the Hare said this, he ran for his life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17791]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17791</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10349]]></link><description><![CDATA[If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, -- it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respect is what we owe; love, what we give. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38315]]></link><description><![CDATA[But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that it is also to be conquered not without, but within thee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's quite a remarkable accomplishment considering that fuel price increases are estimated to cost the company an additional $170 million, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42715]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's quite a remarkable accomplishment considering that fuel price increases are estimated to cost the company an additional $170 million, or 20 cents a share, in 2005.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52339]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64316]]></link><description><![CDATA[Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm proud of the girls fighting back and keeping with it. It was neat to see that they fought and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41726]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm proud of the girls fighting back and keeping with it. It was neat to see that they fought and came back. We could've folded up shop after that goal in the first minute.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success demands singleness of purpose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success demands singleness of purpose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13165]]></link><description><![CDATA[And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4408]]></link><description><![CDATA[O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is with those who persevere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46158]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is with those who persevere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60337]]></link><description><![CDATA[A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11832]]></link><description><![CDATA[If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5416]]></link><description><![CDATA[I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The market is the best garden. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49891]]></link><description><![CDATA[The market is the best garden.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13128]]></link><description><![CDATA[The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51785]]></link><description><![CDATA[Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With a goalkeeper you can name a replacement for two weeks and just keep extending it from that point. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38424]]></link><description><![CDATA[With a goalkeeper you can name a replacement for two weeks and just keep extending it from that point.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27716]]></link><description><![CDATA[She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is dependent on effort. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58171]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is dependent on effort.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For people who like that kind of a book that is the kind of book they will like ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28303]]></link><description><![CDATA[For people who like that kind of a book that is the kind of book they will like]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48413]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48413</guid></item></channel></rss>