<?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[He was shot for no reason. It's just like anyone walking up to anyone and saying, 'I don't like how ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34913]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was shot for no reason. It's just like anyone walking up to anyone and saying, 'I don't like how your hair looks,' and shooting him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His death impacted many people, ... He enjoyed life to the fullest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33031]]></link><description><![CDATA[His death impacted many people, ... He enjoyed life to the fullest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neither do men put new wine into old bottles. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48588]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59286]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tradition is a guide and not a jailer ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59527]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tradition is a guide and not a jailer]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The district was closed after the village informed me there were breaks in the water system and the Health Department ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37122]]></link><description><![CDATA[The district was closed after the village informed me there were breaks in the water system and the Health Department said our buildings were unsafe for water production. But they told me (Wednesday) that village water had been tested and passed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who goes fishing gets something more than the fish he catches. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42071]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who goes fishing gets something more than the fish he catches.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was a bold man that first eat an oyster. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45357]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/69]]></link><description><![CDATA[Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/69</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't know if it's going to be a painful few days or two years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37691]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know if it's going to be a painful few days or two years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A second Daniel, a Daniel, Jew! Now, infidel, I have you on the hip. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iv. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55610]]></link><description><![CDATA[A second Daniel, a Daniel, Jew! Now, infidel, I have you on the hip. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iv. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morality, like other inputs into the social process, follows the law of diminishing returns- meaning ultimately, negative returns. People can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56908]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morality, like other inputs into the social process, follows the law of diminishing returns- meaning ultimately, negative returns. People can be too moral.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49277]]></link><description><![CDATA[God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack was embarrassed--never hero more, And as he knew not what to say, he swore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58469]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jack was embarrassed--never hero more, And as he knew not what to say, he swore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8996]]></link><description><![CDATA[What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol is a very necessary article . . . . It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25158]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alcohol is a very necessary article . . . . It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night that no sane person would do at eleven in the morning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And be the Spartan's epitaph on me-- "Sparta hath many a worthier son than he." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14089]]></link><description><![CDATA[And be the Spartan's epitaph on me-- "Sparta hath many a worthier son than he."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I, whenever I see thee, thirst, and holding the cup, apply it to my lips more for thy sake than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59408]]></link><description><![CDATA[I, whenever I see thee, thirst, and holding the cup, apply it to my lips more for thy sake than for drinking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birthday of Washington. We are met to celebrate this day. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61249]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birthday of Washington. We are met to celebrate this day. Washington is the mightiest name on earth--long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name an eulogy is expected. It can not be. To add brightness to the sun or glory to the name of Washington is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name and in its naked, deathless splendor leave it shining on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49728]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass production is for the masses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48310]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mass production is for the masses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How comes it to pass, if they be only moved by chance and accident, that such regular mutations and generations ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8724]]></link><description><![CDATA[How comes it to pass, if they be only moved by chance and accident, that such regular mutations and generations should be begotten by a fortuitous concourse of atoms.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you know why the Lord withheld the sense of humor from women? So that we may love you instead ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59014]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you know why the Lord withheld the sense of humor from women? So that we may love you instead of laugh at you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59014</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good intentions are not good enough.......... ultimately we are measured by our actions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good intentions are not good enough.......... ultimately we are measured by our actions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60318]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was able to put away my opportunities and that is something I am happy about, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29486]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was able to put away my opportunities and that is something I am happy about,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We batted ourselves into a very good position and then batted ourselves into a very bad position. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37915]]></link><description><![CDATA[We batted ourselves into a very good position and then batted ourselves into a very bad position.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many a bum show has been saved by the flag. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many a bum show has been saved by the flag.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage is grace under pressure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10325]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage is grace under pressure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free. (explaining his contractual obligations) ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57653]]></link><description><![CDATA[They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free. (explaining his contractual obligations)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As clear as a whistle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48524]]></link><description><![CDATA[As clear as a whistle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So far as modern science is concerned, we have to abandon completely the idea that by going into the realm ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27798]]></link><description><![CDATA[So far as modern science is concerned, we have to abandon completely the idea that by going into the realm of the small we shall reach the ultimate foundations of the universe. I believe we can abandon this idea without any regret. The universe is infini.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19517]]></link><description><![CDATA[The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It humiliates millions and millions of ordinary peace-loving Muslims, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28567]]></link><description><![CDATA[It humiliates millions and millions of ordinary peace-loving Muslims,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was a great team effort. We really played smart and guys stepped up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41044]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was a great team effort. We really played smart and guys stepped up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communism is like Prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9081]]></link><description><![CDATA[Communism is like Prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I pray that every passing hour Your hearts may bruise and beat,  I pray that every step you take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18844]]></link><description><![CDATA[I pray that every passing hour Your hearts may bruise and beat,  I pray that every step you take   May bruise and burn your feet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23915]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In science, as in common life, we frequently see that a novelty in system, or in practice, cannot be duly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44692]]></link><description><![CDATA[In science, as in common life, we frequently see that a novelty in system, or in practice, cannot be duly appreciated till time has sobered the enthusiasm of its advocates.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The airlines are part of the overall surveillance network. We have a history of working with CDC to identify passengers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39581]]></link><description><![CDATA[The airlines are part of the overall surveillance network. We have a history of working with CDC to identify passengers who might be ill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give place to your superiors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51737]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give place to your superiors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29022]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43162]]></link><description><![CDATA[Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will set aside more money for Social Security than what the president did in his budget; there's not a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33668]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will set aside more money for Social Security than what the president did in his budget; there's not a doubt about it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54392]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the generally accepted theory of romantic love which expounds that love is inborn and as such requires no more than to accept it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "great commitment" is so much easier than the ordinary, everyday one--and can all too easily shut our hearts to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7224]]></link><description><![CDATA[The "great commitment" is so much easier than the ordinary, everyday one--and can all too easily shut our hearts to the latter. A willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice can be associated with, and even produce, a great hardness of heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7224</guid></item></channel></rss>