<?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[When one door closes, another opens: but we often look so long and soregretfully upon the closed door that we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21185]]></link><description><![CDATA[When one door closes, another opens: but we often look so long and soregretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which hasopened for us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21185</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people who are participating in this boycott are simply letting everybody know that we have an impact. The people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28774]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people who are participating in this boycott are simply letting everybody know that we have an impact. The people organizing this want to make sure the message is positive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57358]]></link><description><![CDATA[Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death-bed of a day, how beautiful! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58325]]></link><description><![CDATA[The death-bed of a day, how beautiful!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People use not just personal computers, but telephones, televisions, wireless and other devices with this technology so that minutes will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42512]]></link><description><![CDATA[People use not just personal computers, but telephones, televisions, wireless and other devices with this technology so that minutes will migrate over time, ... We really don't see a mass substitution or a great big cliff ahead of us, but rather that people will use this [Net2Phone applications] in conjunction with activities that they are performing in the Internet portal space.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6203]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea is to make the chambers speak to the governments to implement these proposals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42605]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea is to make the chambers speak to the governments to implement these proposals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/884]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw young Harry with his visor up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51303]]></link><description><![CDATA[I saw young Harry with his visor up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That?s what we?re trying to build. Two more groups to go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33320]]></link><description><![CDATA[That?s what we?re trying to build. Two more groups to go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When in doubt, win the trick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12752]]></link><description><![CDATA[When in doubt, win the trick.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday  The apologetic of the New Testament, and of the early centuries generally, was addressed to men who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8153]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday  The apologetic of the New Testament, and of the early centuries generally, was addressed to men who had been brought up within one or other of the great pre-Christian religious systems and who had staunchly defended their own inherited traditions against the innovation of the Christian outlook; whereas any apologetic that is to be effective in this country today must be addressed to men who stand within the inheritance of the Christian tradition and know nothing, save by hearsay, of any other, but who have now in varying degrees disengaged themselves from this tradition and whose quarrel with Christianity is therefore undertaken from the point of view either of no religion at all or of some very vague and tenuous residuum of Christian religiosity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58861]]></link><description><![CDATA[A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43817]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3665]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heroes as great have died, and yet shall fall. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19233]]></link><description><![CDATA[Heroes as great have died, and yet shall fall.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have too great a soul to die like a criminal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10699]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gallantry to women--the sure road to their favor--is nothing but the appearance of extreme devotion to all their wants and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17154]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gallantry to women--the sure road to their favor--is nothing but the appearance of extreme devotion to all their wants and wishes, a delight in their satisfaction, and a confidence in yourself as being able to contribute toward it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But thou know'st this, 'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59975]]></link><description><![CDATA[But thou know'st this, 'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our handicaps depend on how many innings, how many defeats and who the opponent is. It takes a lot more ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38530]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our handicaps depend on how many innings, how many defeats and who the opponent is. It takes a lot more into account, so it's a lot more competitive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus does the white swan, as he lies on the wet grass, when the Fates summon him, sing at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus does the white swan, as he lies on the wet grass, when the Fates summon him, sing at the fords of Maeander.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556  Jesus used the term abba (which means ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6261]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556  Jesus used the term abba (which means father or "daddy" in his Aramaic mother tongue), as an address in his prayers to God. There are no other examples of this usage in contemporary Judaism, but Jesus always addressed God in this way. The others perhaps regarded it as child's talk, a form of expression too disrespectful to be so used. But for Jesus, abba expressed the filial intimacy he felt toward his Father. As the divine Son of the Father, Jesus enjoyed a unique relationship with him, and his mission in the world consisted in opening up the blessings of sonship to those who believe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25237]]></link><description><![CDATA[We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The grave's the market place. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18198]]></link><description><![CDATA[The grave's the market place.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59187]]></link><description><![CDATA[When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you have two drivers winning among themselves, the races become too predictable. What we need and what Formula One ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37492]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you have two drivers winning among themselves, the races become too predictable. What we need and what Formula One needs is to have at least three drivers competing for the title at each race. This opens out the field and there is much more interest from the spectators and fans,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is that which delays them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62128]]></link><description><![CDATA[The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is that which delays them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37023]]></link><description><![CDATA[When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44334]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The love I bear Christ is but a faint and feeble spark, but it is an emanation from himself: He ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7001]]></link><description><![CDATA[The love I bear Christ is but a faint and feeble spark, but it is an emanation from himself: He kindled it and he keeps it alive; and because it is his work, I trust many waters shall not quench it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing a short series on topics of Christian apologetics:  In the rare cases where faith appears to be contradicted ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6250]]></link><description><![CDATA[Continuing a short series on topics of Christian apologetics:  In the rare cases where faith appears to be contradicted by scholarship whose conclusions have not been prescribed from the start, [the critical scholar] may be cast down but will not be destroyed. For he will know how temporary and mutable the conclusions of scholarship essentially are, and he will also be conscious that he himself may not have perfectly comprehended the Church's faith.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My hat is in the ring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62633]]></link><description><![CDATA[My hat is in the ring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All I want is a little more than I'll ever get. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24971]]></link><description><![CDATA[All I want is a little more than I'll ever get.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right / shame on you! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41056]]></link><description><![CDATA[I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right / shame on you!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not the right thing to do. It's not the right thing to risk to try to get in this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32964]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not the right thing to do. It's not the right thing to risk to try to get in this country through these very dangerous areas.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger wishes that all mankind had only one neck; love, that it had only one heart; grief, two tear-glands; and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2551]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger wishes that all mankind had only one neck; love, that it had only one heart; grief, two tear-glands; and pride, two bent knees.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis strange the miser should his cares employ To gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy;  Is it less ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42744]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis strange the miser should his cares employ To gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy;  Is it less strange the prodigal should waste   His wealth to purchase what he ne'er can taste?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15623]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris [Henderson], our guitar player, has eight feet of water in his house, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30447]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chris [Henderson], our guitar player, has eight feet of water in his house,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fire i' the flint Shows not till it be struck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51368]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fire i' the flint Shows not till it be struck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We send our thoughts and prayers to the family. We ask people for their own safety to stay away from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38194]]></link><description><![CDATA[We send our thoughts and prayers to the family. We ask people for their own safety to stay away from railroad tracks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness I thought was a German ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10638]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness I thought was a German until he cricketed. We threw our arms around each other, and from that moment I knew we had won the war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let me make the superstitions of a nation and I care not who makes its laws or its songs either. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58367]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let me make the superstitions of a nation and I care not who makes its laws or its songs either.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28756]]></link><description><![CDATA[Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37031]]></link><description><![CDATA[City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing with a population that is difficult to engage, but we're making some headway and some of them are accepting services.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There can be no transforming of darkness into light andof apathy into movement without emotion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22168]]></link><description><![CDATA[There can be no transforming of darkness into light andof apathy into movement without emotion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we desire to confine our words, we commonly say they are spoken under the rose.   - Sir ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54974]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we desire to confine our words, we commonly say they are spoken under the rose.   - Sir Thomas Browne,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54974</guid></item></channel></rss>