<?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 Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099   Once I knew what it was to rest upon the rock ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6812]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099   Once I knew what it was to rest upon the rock of God's promises, and it was indeed a precious resting place, but now I rest in His grace. He is teaching me that the bosom of His love is a far sweeter resting-place than even the rock of His promises.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a tree frog that's possibly a new species. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34646]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a tree frog that's possibly a new species.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I cannot imagine a much greater misfortune for a man (not to say a clergyman) than not to know, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8214]]></link><description><![CDATA[I cannot imagine a much greater misfortune for a man (not to say a clergyman) than not to know, or knowing, not to minister to, any of the poor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16447]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one else could possibly reject the law of the final supremacy of brute force.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to life, and you will hear the voice of life crying, Be!. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21929]]></link><description><![CDATA[Listen to life, and you will hear the voice of life crying, Be!.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without promotion something terrible happens... Nothing! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48405]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without promotion something terrible happens... Nothing!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24245]]></link><description><![CDATA[To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business more than any other occupation is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5054]]></link><description><![CDATA[Business more than any other occupation is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Naturally they became heroes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28083]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Naturally they became heroes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bear and the FoxA bear boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1528]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Bear and the FoxA bear boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he had such respect for him that he would not even touch his dead body. A Fox hearing these words said with a smile to the Bear, Oh! that you would eat the dead and not the living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we call "morals" is simply blind obedience to words of command. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27721]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we call "morals" is simply blind obedience to words of command.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfection is the child of time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64826]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perfection is the child of time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55545]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That is not the best sermon which makes the hearers go away talking to one another, and praising the speaker, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55204]]></link><description><![CDATA[That is not the best sermon which makes the hearers go away talking to one another, and praising the speaker, but which makes them go away thoughtful and serious, and hastening to be alone]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is by no means over yet. We have an enormous day ahead of us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41645]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is by no means over yet. We have an enormous day ahead of us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13289]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,  When ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14246]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,  When nought but the torrent is heard on the hill   And nought but the nightingale's song in the grove.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drought never brought dearth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49204]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drought never brought dearth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we've gotten way too lackadaisical, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29137]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we've gotten way too lackadaisical,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53722]]></link><description><![CDATA[In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57765]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She had the type of personality anyone could fall in love with. Nothing could ever get her down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33049]]></link><description><![CDATA[She had the type of personality anyone could fall in love with. Nothing could ever get her down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have more than thou showest,Speak less than thou knowest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13336]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have more than thou showest,Speak less than thou knowest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will never have quotas in this city as long as I am mayor, but we will darn sure have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28713]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will never have quotas in this city as long as I am mayor, but we will darn sure have goals,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25776]]></link><description><![CDATA[The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let each man think himself an act of God. His mind a thought, his life a breath of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26247]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let each man think himself an act of God. His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheek . . . Flushing white and mellow'd red;  Gradual tints, as when there glows   In snowy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14869]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cheek . . . Flushing white and mellow'd red;  Gradual tints, as when there glows   In snowy milk the bashful rose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45611]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10254]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are confronted by a first danger, the destructiveness of applied atomic energy. And then we are confronted by a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11066]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are confronted by a first danger, the destructiveness of applied atomic energy. And then we are confronted by a second danger, that we do not enough appreciate the first danger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We fear that the glittering generalities of the speaker have left an impression more delightful than permanent.   - ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45231]]></link><description><![CDATA[We fear that the glittering generalities of the speaker have left an impression more delightful than permanent.   - Franklin J. Dickman,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66151]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Value is what people are willing to pay for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Value is what people are willing to pay for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10229]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or wrong!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait...The truth is, there are only two things in life, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait...The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27255]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can't even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the mostintelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21228]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the mostintelligent, but the one most responsive to change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5097]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5097</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17245]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21627]]></link><description><![CDATA[There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher, 430   Thou lovest, without passion; art jealous, without anxiety; repentest, yet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8471]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher, 430   Thou lovest, without passion; art jealous, without anxiety; repentest, yet grievest not; art angry, yet serene; changest Thy works, Thy purpose unchanged; receivest again what Thou findest, yet didst never lose; never in need, yet rejoicing in gains; never covetous, yet exacting usury. Thou receivest over and above, that Thou mayest owe; and who hath aught that is not Thine? Thou payest debts, owing nothing; remittest debts, losing nothing. And that have I now said, my God, my life, my holy joy? or what saith any man when he speaks of Thee? Yet woe to him that speaketh not, since mute are even the most eloquent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The signing of Chad is outstanding because he sets the tone for our football team and the guys up front. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32354]]></link><description><![CDATA[The signing of Chad is outstanding because he sets the tone for our football team and the guys up front. His knowledge of the game and the effort with which he plays are unparalleled.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16166]]></link><description><![CDATA[By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So here we are again, a few billion miles farther along our mysterious path among the immensities. What a comfort ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7309]]></link><description><![CDATA[So here we are again, a few billion miles farther along our mysterious path among the immensities. What a comfort it is to know the Man in charge of it all. Without Him, it would be easy to think that the whole of time and space, and life itself, are without reason, purpose, or meaning -- as H. G. Wells said, that it is "a bad joke beyond our unterstanding, a flare of vulgarity, an empty laugh braying across the mysteries." With Jesus forever between God and us, we can understand a few things, and trust Him for the rest. After all, He is one of us: a baby once, as we all were; then, and forever after, a Man, as we all shall always be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The closed door and the sealed lips are prerequisites to tyranny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59990]]></link><description><![CDATA[The closed door and the sealed lips are prerequisites to tyranny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49676]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music can save people, but it can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's just too much. It's pollution. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8998]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music can save people, but it can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's just too much. It's pollution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's another way, perhaps, of an art poverty; one has to impoverish one's mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30984]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's another way, perhaps, of an art poverty; one has to impoverish one's mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30984</guid></item></channel></rss>