<?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[I find nothing more depressing than optimism. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45203]]></link><description><![CDATA[I find nothing more depressing than optimism.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel the coast is getting something rammed down the throat by the rest of the state and in particular ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28696]]></link><description><![CDATA[I feel the coast is getting something rammed down the throat by the rest of the state and in particular by Haley Barbour who used to be a lobbyist for the petroleum industry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285   The word "sinner" often proves a great obstacle to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6288]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285   The word "sinner" often proves a great obstacle to understanding, but let us use other words. Let us say that man is the kind of creature who naturally sees the world from a very limited perspective, that he tends to be self-centered and to prefer the interests that are closest to himself and to his own social group. Let us say that man is naturally unwilling to accept his limited or finite status, that he is always seeking to extend his control over others, that he seeks to maintain his own security by means of power over all who may threaten it, that he likes to be in a position to compare himself with others to their disadvantage, that he seeks to be self-sufficient and to deny in effect his dependence upon God and to set up his own group or system or ideal in the place of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His behavior changed. He really wasn't the same when he was traded to Colorado (by the A's in 2001). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35420]]></link><description><![CDATA[His behavior changed. He really wasn't the same when he was traded to Colorado (by the A's in 2001).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20099]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. One feels increasingly the height of the faculty in which it arises, the nobility of things associated with it, and the greatness of services it renders. - Oscar Firkins: Memoirs and Letters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think this is anything against Congressman Kolbe. They, (the gay Republicans -- including members of the Log Cabin ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31883]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think this is anything against Congressman Kolbe. They, (the gay Republicans -- including members of the Log Cabin group), are trumpeting an agenda that they want the certain rights.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8010]]></link><description><![CDATA[Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24369]]></link><description><![CDATA[It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58975]]></link><description><![CDATA[I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53512]]></link><description><![CDATA[Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go,non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulnesspractice. You might experiment ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go,non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulnesspractice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity asa vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise ingiving. A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can giveyourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, orsome time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough toaccept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, andfrom the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet at the resurrection we shall see A fair edition, and of matchless worth,  Free from erratas, new in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yet at the resurrection we shall see A fair edition, and of matchless worth,  Free from erratas, new in heaven set forth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repetitionis the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21368]]></link><description><![CDATA[Repetitionis the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20366]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerning all acts of iniative and creation, there is one elementary truth- that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5576]]></link><description><![CDATA[Concerning all acts of iniative and creation, there is one elementary truth- that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. -W.H. Murray.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10425]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It seemed to me that he was there for her. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36169]]></link><description><![CDATA[It seemed to me that he was there for her.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14328]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm happy to announce that our long national vigil involving Angel [de] la Cruz is over. I thank the Lord ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35865]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm happy to announce that our long national vigil involving Angel [de] la Cruz is over. I thank the Lord Almighty for his blessings,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When occupations come to us we must accept them; when things come to us we must understand them from the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44859]]></link><description><![CDATA[When occupations come to us we must accept them; when things come to us we must understand them from the ground up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44859</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12276]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are many ways to the life we live,none so right, or so profound, as the onethat is uniquely ours.We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34405]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are many ways to the life we live,none so right, or so profound, as the onethat is uniquely ours.We need to get to the place that isSeparate from what you've ever doneSeparate from what you'll ever doThe place you know isRIGHTFORYOU]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13799]]></link><description><![CDATA[If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John Vianney, Curè d'Ars, 1859  [Christ] is the breathing forth of the heart, life and spirit of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John Vianney, Curè d'Ars, 1859  [Christ] is the breathing forth of the heart, life and spirit of God into all the dead race of Adam. He is the seeker, the finder, the restorer of all that, from Cain to the end of time, was lost and dead to the life of God. He is the love that prays for all its murderers; the love that willingly suffers and dies among thieves, that thieves may have a life with him in Paradise; the love that visits publicans, harlots and sinners, and wants and seeks to forgive where most is to be forgiven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I preached as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48067]]></link><description><![CDATA[I preached as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We usually start off slowly. We usually play better in the second half, but we just played well in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32111]]></link><description><![CDATA[We usually start off slowly. We usually play better in the second half, but we just played well in the second quarter and they really struggled shooting the ball. Obviously, that made things easier for us. We didn't change anything. We went with our game plan. We just did a better job executing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blushing is the colour of virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4381]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blushing is the colour of virtue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3783]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48645]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66070]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early violets blue and white Dying for their love of light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60700]]></link><description><![CDATA[Early violets blue and white Dying for their love of light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She has been living in the States for eight years so this was just a matter of paperwork. She fits ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30052]]></link><description><![CDATA[She has been living in the States for eight years so this was just a matter of paperwork. She fits perfectly in the U.S. which makes me realize there's not much difference between people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53442]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by way of example]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh! that we two were Maying Down the stream of the soft spring breeze;  Like children with violets playing, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26613]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh! that we two were Maying Down the stream of the soft spring breeze;  Like children with violets playing,   In the shade of the whispering trees.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You speak As one who fed on poetry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46743]]></link><description><![CDATA[You speak As one who fed on poetry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33583]]></link><description><![CDATA[A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Because the whole area around there has grown we need to increase the capacity so we are basically rebuilding the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33818]]></link><description><![CDATA[Because the whole area around there has grown we need to increase the capacity so we are basically rebuilding the old pumping plant. The bottom line is this is to the benefit of everybody. When you're upgrading your infrastructure, you're making it more reliable and able to handle the demand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62490]]></link><description><![CDATA[I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54647]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is in the end to be thrown down, Begins by being first set on high. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21107]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is in the end to be thrown down, Begins by being first set on high.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4083]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45700]]></link><description><![CDATA[The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a friend askes, there is no to morrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50062]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15968]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4759]]></link><description><![CDATA[A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I was a teenager, I dreamed abbout escaping. I was lucky. I succeeded. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40524]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I was a teenager, I dreamed abbout escaping. I was lucky. I succeeded.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's clear that we've seen some pass-through of raw materials costs to producer prices, but retail inflation is still restrained. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36354]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's clear that we've seen some pass-through of raw materials costs to producer prices, but retail inflation is still restrained.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a high school student and this is from a poem I wrote called Sometimes He Wonders. You may split ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27679]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm a high school student and this is from a poem I wrote called Sometimes He Wonders. You may split it into different parts if you'd like - right now I'll put it as Unsorted. And He feels so incredibly weak when he has ferociously quarreled against them since his genuine years and has lost. His hopes for a better understanding dissipate as he grows older, and his mind grows less eager to reach a verdict. Having no sense of direction, he roams here, looking above, asking futile questions, even though the answers may be feared. Good by nature, he has learned his survival skills, which will lead him into the real world, and will someday make him a successful individual. Wishing the pressure did not exist, it is a natural instinct to adapt and not to recluse. He rather is a mindless drone than a lonely Hermit, after all. He has no control over his environment, it is the exact opposite. Molded and shaped by his surroundings, he seeks about for himself and his purpose, while this mold slowly deteriorates organic matter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being in therapy is great. I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53373]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being in therapy is great. I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on a date.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53373</guid></item></channel></rss>