<?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[Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21553]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21553</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I cannot tell what the dickens his name is. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act iii. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55361]]></link><description><![CDATA[I cannot tell what the dickens his name is. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act iii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope is the dream of a soul awake. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope is the dream of a soul awake.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many can brook the weather that love not the wind. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55490]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many can brook the weather that love not the wind. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the magic of motion pictures, someone who's never left Peoria knows the softness of a Paris spring, the color ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9363]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through the magic of motion pictures, someone who's never left Peoria knows the softness of a Paris spring, the color of a Nile sunset, the sorts of vegetation one will find along the upper Amazon and that Big Ben has not yet gone digital.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The business and industry environment during the quarter was generally favorable. Our sales results reflected stable trends across our product ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35747]]></link><description><![CDATA[The business and industry environment during the quarter was generally favorable. Our sales results reflected stable trends across our product lines and a modest ramp in demand for fluid handling equipment through the quarter and into December.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is never certain. Failure is never final. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21574]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is never certain. Failure is never final.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The president has the power to pick up a pen and require car companies to raise fuel-efficiency standards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29404]]></link><description><![CDATA[The president has the power to pick up a pen and require car companies to raise fuel-efficiency standards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have touched the highest point of all my greatness; And from that full meridian of my glory I haste ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56039]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have touched the highest point of all my greatness; And from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my setting: I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more. -King Henry VIII. Act iii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friend is a gift you give yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63535]]></link><description><![CDATA[A friend is a gift you give yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We thought it was safe over here. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31142]]></link><description><![CDATA[We thought it was safe over here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When all is said and done, what you'll probably see is some sort of negotiated settlement here, whether it's a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35052]]></link><description><![CDATA[When all is said and done, what you'll probably see is some sort of negotiated settlement here, whether it's a breakup fee, or lower purchase price,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a rebel? A man who says no ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53143]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is a rebel? A man who says no]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44828]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53586]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17566]]></link><description><![CDATA[True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43574]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I look at Liv Tyler and think "It's not fair," because I can't find a flaw on her. And on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16207]]></link><description><![CDATA[I look at Liv Tyler and think "It's not fair," because I can't find a flaw on her. And on top of that she seems nice, so it's really not fair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944  There is no hope of establishing a Christian social order ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6667]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944  There is no hope of establishing a Christian social order except through the labour and sacrifice of those in whom the Spirit of Christ is active.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw them go; one horse was blind, The tails of both hung down behind,  Their shoes were on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19847]]></link><description><![CDATA[I saw them go; one horse was blind, The tails of both hung down behind,  Their shoes were on their feet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66056]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where round some mould'ring tow'r pale ivy creeps, And low-brow'd rocks hang nodding o'er the deeps. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where round some mould'ring tow'r pale ivy creeps, And low-brow'd rocks hang nodding o'er the deeps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don't like what you're doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64443]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you don't like what you're doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5680]]></link><description><![CDATA[Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The city was extremely helpful. The Planning Department they really walked us through (the process). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39378]]></link><description><![CDATA[The city was extremely helpful. The Planning Department they really walked us through (the process).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5620]]></link><description><![CDATA[Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8817]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50912]]></link><description><![CDATA[We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62941]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51429]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65960]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPIPHANY If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still of countless ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7596]]></link><description><![CDATA[EPIPHANY If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still of countless price God will provide for sacrifice. The trivial round, the common task Will furnish all we ought to ask; Room to deny ourselves -- a road To bring us daily nearer God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good. -Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55393]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good. -Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61973]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There come nought out of the sacke but what was there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49949]]></link><description><![CDATA[There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We asked who our surveyed companies thought were leaders in SOA technology. IBM was mentioned most often, leading other providers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34614]]></link><description><![CDATA[We asked who our surveyed companies thought were leaders in SOA technology. IBM was mentioned most often, leading other providers nearly three to one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34614</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We did a nice job. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32031]]></link><description><![CDATA[We did a nice job.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it was reported to General Washington that the army was frequently indulging in swearing, he immediately sent out the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60294]]></link><description><![CDATA[When it was reported to General Washington that the army was frequently indulging in swearing, he immediately sent out the following order: The general is sorry to be informed that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing — a vice little known heretofore in the American army — is growing into fashion. Let the men and officers reflect 'that we can not hope for the blessing of heaven on our army if we insult it by our impiety and folly.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O day and night, but this is wondrous strange! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61987]]></link><description><![CDATA[O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18439]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wanted to bring it out into the open because it's still a dirty little secret in many households. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31484]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wanted to bring it out into the open because it's still a dirty little secret in many households.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18626]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I wave to people I don't know. It's very dangerous to wave to someone you don't know, because what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wave to people I don't know. It's very dangerous to wave to someone you don't know, because what if they don't have a hand? They'll think you're cocky. 'Look what I got... This thing is useful. I'm gonna go pick somethin' up.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself. [Lat., Aut ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20916]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself. [Lat., Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit: si imbecillior, barce ille; si potentior, tibi.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13627]]></link><description><![CDATA[What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball is almost the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Baseball is almost the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If criticism has made such discoveries as to necessitate the abandonment of the doctrine of plenary inspiration, it is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6470]]></link><description><![CDATA[If criticism has made such discoveries as to necessitate the abandonment of the doctrine of plenary inspiration, it is not enough to say that we are compelled to abandon only a "particular theory of inspiration..." We must go on to say that that "particular theory of inspiration" is the theory of the apostles and of the Lord, and that in abandoning it we are abandoning them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6470</guid></item></channel></rss>