<?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[If there had anywhere appeared in space   Another place of refuge where to flee,  Our hearts had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7867]]></link><description><![CDATA[If there had anywhere appeared in space   Another place of refuge where to flee,  Our hearts had taken refuge from that place,   And not with Thee. For we against creation's bars had beat   Like prisoned eagles, through great worlds had sought Though but a foot of ground to plant our feet,   Where Thou wert not. And only when we found in earth and air,   In heaven or hell, that such might nowhere be That we could not flee from Thee anywhere,   We fled to Thee.  ... Richard Chevenix Trench  April 8, 2000 Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877  It is the recognition of this divine necessity -- not to forgive, but to forgive in a way which shows that God is irreconcilable to evil, and can never treat it as other or less than it is -- it is the recognition of this divine necessity, or the failure to recognise it, which ultimately divides interpreters of Christianity into evangelical and non-evangelical, those who are true to the New Testament and those who cannot digest it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7867</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics: (noun) From Greek, poly, meaning many, and ticks, meaning bloodsuckers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47665]]></link><description><![CDATA[Politics: (noun) From Greek, poly, meaning many, and ticks, meaning bloodsuckers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15257]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61511]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 Commemoration of Sergius of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher, 1392 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7434]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 Commemoration of Sergius of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher, 1392  The more we study the early Church, the more we realize that it was a society of ministers. About the only similarity between the Church at Corinth and a contemporary congregation, either Roman Catholic or Protestant, is that both are marked, to a great degree, by the presence of sinners.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26046]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The governor really doesn't control that. If they choose to operate under a different financial situation, that's up to them. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31899]]></link><description><![CDATA[The governor really doesn't control that. If they choose to operate under a different financial situation, that's up to them. They know best what they need.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51585]]></link><description><![CDATA[An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief -But the pain of griefIs only a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18320]]></link><description><![CDATA[The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief -But the pain of griefIs only a shadowWhen compared with the painOf never risking love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne    Certain brief sentences ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52879]]></link><description><![CDATA[I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne    Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand    I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52879</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5628]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are apartments in their souls which were once tenanted by taste, and love, and joy, and worship, but they are all deserted now, and the rooms are filled with earthy and material things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Lawrence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258  It is only by forgetting yourself that you can draw near ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6489]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Lawrence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258  It is only by forgetting yourself that you can draw near to God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away. [Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49783]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away. [Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I run him over, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29483]]></link><description><![CDATA[I run him over,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22644]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18304]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no abiding success without commitment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64632]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no abiding success without commitment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9264]]></link><description><![CDATA[To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11691]]></link><description><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it was," said Nick. "Let's climb higher." "No," I said. "I think we should be heading back now." "We have time," Nick insisted. I said we didn't, and Nick said we did. We argued back and forth like that for about 20 minutes, then finally decided to head back. I didn't say it was an interesting story.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But we can't let this continue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38227]]></link><description><![CDATA[But we can't let this continue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had this dream with CBS about promoting this type of music to people who did not know about it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35223]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had this dream with CBS about promoting this type of music to people who did not know about it and we thought the best way to do that was in English,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It didn't dawn on me that we were older/elderly women. Later, of course, people felt we were doing so much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29927]]></link><description><![CDATA[It didn't dawn on me that we were older/elderly women. Later, of course, people felt we were doing so much to further the cause of mature women.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62280]]></link><description><![CDATA[It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13243]]></link><description><![CDATA[The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No pain, no gain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51016]]></link><description><![CDATA[No pain, no gain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48712]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66376]]></link><description><![CDATA[Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2847]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the right answers. A question asked in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46513]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the right answers. A question asked in the right way often points to its own answer. Asking questions is the A-B-C of diagnosis. Only the inquiring mind solves problems.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You do not play then at whist, sir? Alas, what a sad old age you are preparing for yourself! [Fr., ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5244]]></link><description><![CDATA[You do not play then at whist, sir? Alas, what a sad old age you are preparing for yourself! [Fr., Vous ne jouez donc pas le whist, monsieur? Helas! quelle triste vieilesse vous vous preparez!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5244</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49433]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47660]]></link><description><![CDATA[A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23578]]></link><description><![CDATA[A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave, And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23042]]></link><description><![CDATA[Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave, And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save;  Not one feeling of vengeance presume to defile   The cause or the men of the Emerald Isle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12643]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4238]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2475]]></link><description><![CDATA[One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25835]]></link><description><![CDATA[No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History belongs to the winner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19351]]></link><description><![CDATA[History belongs to the winner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While we are postponing, life speeds by. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65578]]></link><description><![CDATA[While we are postponing, life speeds by.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have never thought that you could obtain the extremely clumpy, heterogeneous universe we have today, strongly affected by plasma ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36278]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have never thought that you could obtain the extremely clumpy, heterogeneous universe we have today, strongly affected by plasma processes, from the smooth, homogeneous one of the Big Bang, dominated by gravitation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/957]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask, and it shall be given you; seek; and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1389]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask, and it shall be given you; seek; and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. [Matthew 7:7-8].]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1389</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["A fair day's wage for a fair day's work": it is as just a demand as governed men ever made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61061]]></link><description><![CDATA["A fair day's wage for a fair day's work": it is as just a demand as governed men ever made of governing. It is the everlasting right of man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47582]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I see music as the augmentation of a split second of time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27899]]></link><description><![CDATA[I see music as the augmentation of a split second of time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3216]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3729]]></link><description><![CDATA[Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honestly, it is a matter of what the students want. Would students rather have a service on campus with a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Honestly, it is a matter of what the students want. Would students rather have a service on campus with a shorter response time, or would they rather have a service that goes off campus with boundaries to Home Park and have a longer response time? Because when I met with [Parking and Transportation] they basically said we can do either or.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33088</guid></item></channel></rss>