<?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[Basically I am interrested in friendship, sex, and death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24906]]></link><description><![CDATA[Basically I am interrested in friendship, sex, and death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We knew it was going to be tough. Our game plan was to play defense, but I'm happy. We were ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32717]]></link><description><![CDATA[We knew it was going to be tough. Our game plan was to play defense, but I'm happy. We were even on errors, but we just couldn't get the hits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4246]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have you. A lover and a friend. You are everything I need. You are the sun, the air I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25726]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have you. A lover and a friend. You are everything I need. You are the sun, the air I breathe. Without you, life wouldn't be the same. Please don't ever go away. And if you go, then don't forget to take me with you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24894]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as a carriage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51575]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as a carriage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59852]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something or need something, not that it is a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43134]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something or need something, not that it is a pragmatic necessity for us to have it, but that it is a moral imperative that we have it, then is when we join the fashionable madmen, and then is when the thin whine of hysteria is heard in the land, and then is when we are in bad trouble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43134</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing your best means never stop trying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12733]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doing your best means never stop trying.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will get himself made out of anything ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18265]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will get himself made out of anything he finds at hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes. -Victor Frank. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6088]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes. -Victor Frank.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61733]]></link><description><![CDATA[The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16770]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde;  But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale and woe;   The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the same overthrowe.   - edited by John Payne Collier,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16770</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3981]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3981</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was a very inferior farmer when he first begun . . . and he is now fast rising from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1969]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was a very inferior farmer when he first begun . . . and he is now fast rising from affluence to poverty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus when I shun Scylla, your father, I fall into Charybdis, your mother. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55598]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus when I shun Scylla, your father, I fall into Charybdis, your mother. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 5.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To kiss the rod. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52545]]></link><description><![CDATA[To kiss the rod.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16189]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is warme, thinkes all so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49370]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is warme, thinkes all so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1071]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wanted to be scared again... I wanted to feel unsure again. That's the only way I learn, the only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22311]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wanted to be scared again... I wanted to feel unsure again. That's the only way I learn, the only way I feel challenged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want the other person. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54388]]></link><description><![CDATA[In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want the other person.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults.] [Lat., Ea molestissime ferre homines ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15447]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults.] [Lat., Ea molestissime ferre homines debent quae ipsorum culpa ferenda sunt.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been quite hectic. Through the generosity of local businesses, namely Wal-Mart, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Plum Creek Cleaners, as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33594]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been quite hectic. Through the generosity of local businesses, namely Wal-Mart, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Plum Creek Cleaners, as well as school children from District 22, and a host of Dawson County residents and others in surrounding counties, we were able to help the families furnish their living quarters and obtain food and clothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. -Coco Chanel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4034]]></link><description><![CDATA[How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. -Coco Chanel.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We put in a lot of effort, our fans cheer us on although what we need is to greater consistency ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37402]]></link><description><![CDATA[We put in a lot of effort, our fans cheer us on although what we need is to greater consistency and better performances on the road.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They shall not pass till the stars be darkened: Two swords crossed in front of the Hun;  Never a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61130]]></link><description><![CDATA[They shall not pass till the stars be darkened: Two swords crossed in front of the Hun;  Never a groan but God has harkened,   Counting their cruelties one by one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18501]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64550]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incens'd with indignation Satan stood Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,  That fires the length of Ophiucus huge  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12159]]></link><description><![CDATA[Incens'd with indignation Satan stood Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,  That fires the length of Ophiucus huge   In th' artic sky, and from his horrid hair    Shakes pestilence and war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66230]]></link><description><![CDATA[I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She's an incredible optimist. Every time there was a problem, she had a positive read. She never gave up. She ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33201]]></link><description><![CDATA[She's an incredible optimist. Every time there was a problem, she had a positive read. She never gave up. She was always encouraging and always finding solutions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were probably there (at the accident scene) 20 minutes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32336]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were probably there (at the accident scene) 20 minutes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63543]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52571]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great men have reaching hands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51319]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great men have reaching hands.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School and education should not be confused; it is only school that can be made easy ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54775]]></link><description><![CDATA[School and education should not be confused; it is only school that can be made easy]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39257]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we were working on the movie he said to me ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â and he wasn't kidding ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â 'I'm just trying to be nice to the casting director, so if this bombs she'll at least cast me in another movie.' This was the casting director he hired.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O, my sweet sir, news fitting to the night, Black, fearful, comfortless, and horrible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44473]]></link><description><![CDATA[O, my sweet sir, news fitting to the night, Black, fearful, comfortless, and horrible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49672]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu, Evangelist, Teacher, 1929  Many people despise those who spend their health, strength ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu, Evangelist, Teacher, 1929  Many people despise those who spend their health, strength and money for the salvation of others, and call them mad. And yet it is they who will save many and be saved themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. [Lat., Cineri gloria sera est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17554]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. [Lat., Cineri gloria sera est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is life outside the high-tech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41889]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is life outside the high-tech.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking whatone does. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22323]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking whatone does.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27116]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27116</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, Antony, take the lot: But, first or last, your fine Egyptian cookery  Shall have the fame. I have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13256]]></link><description><![CDATA[No, Antony, take the lot: But, first or last, your fine Egyptian cookery  Shall have the fame. I have heard that Julius Caesar   Grew faw with feasting there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were treated like animals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36174]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were treated like animals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155   To worship effectively is to enable men to become free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6772]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155   To worship effectively is to enable men to become free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65097]]></link><description><![CDATA[A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65097</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22813]]></link><description><![CDATA[When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. -Alexander Graham Bell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22813</guid></item></channel></rss>