<?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[Execrable son! so to aspire Above his brethren, to himself assuming  Authority usurp'd, from God not given.   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56598]]></link><description><![CDATA[Execrable son! so to aspire Above his brethren, to himself assuming  Authority usurp'd, from God not given.   He gave us only over beast, fish, fowl,    Dominion absolute; that right we hold     By his donation; but man over men      He made not lord; such title to himself       Reserving, human left from human free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I met someone on the street who said wasn't it great that we're going to have a movie star for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47659]]></link><description><![CDATA[I met someone on the street who said wasn't it great that we're going to have a movie star for president, that it was so Pop, and (laughs) when you think about it like that, it is great, it's so American.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9003]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12331]]></link><description><![CDATA[All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagination is the air of mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20511]]></link><description><![CDATA[Imagination is the air of mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beginning a short series on authenticity:   A mere form of religion does upon some accounts bring a man ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7027]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beginning a short series on authenticity:   A mere form of religion does upon some accounts bring a man under a heavier sentence than if he were openly profane and irreligious. He that makes a show of religion flatters God, but all the while he acts and designs against him; whereas the profane man deals plainly, and tho' he be a monstrous and unnatural rebel, yet he is a fair and open enemy. And the kisses of a false friend are more hateful than the wounds of an open enemy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18568]]></link><description><![CDATA[It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linda was a very private person. The accolades she received were not something she sought out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Linda was a very private person. The accolades she received were not something she sought out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While I am speaking the opportunity is lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50812]]></link><description><![CDATA[While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14547]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be accomplished, to find time to work at it and to get it done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have no riches but my thoughts Yet these are wealth enough for me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61443]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have no riches but my thoughts Yet these are wealth enough for me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4730]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decrepit miser! base ignoble wretch! I am descended of a gentler blood.  Thou art no father nor friend of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42745]]></link><description><![CDATA[Decrepit miser! base ignoble wretch! I am descended of a gentler blood.  Thou art no father nor friend of mine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How it pours, pours, pours, In a never-ending sheet!  How it drives beneath the doors!   How it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52933]]></link><description><![CDATA[How it pours, pours, pours, In a never-ending sheet!  How it drives beneath the doors!   How it soaks the passer's feet!    How it rattles on the shutter!     How it rumples up the lawn!      How 'twill sigh, and moan, and mutter,       From darkness until dawn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,\" I say. \"Controlling you is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,\" I say. \"Controlling you is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot feed the hungry on statistics. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9338]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor,  A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave--   The world goes round ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57224]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor,  A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave--   The world goes round forever;    I think that life is not too long,     And therefore I determine,      That many people read a song,       Who will not read a sermon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4772]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every bonus point counts when you are trying to win it all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34552]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every bonus point counts when you are trying to win it all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60101]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5958]]></link><description><![CDATA[Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is again made clean.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19501]]></link><description><![CDATA[The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and where ever it may lead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16691]]></link><description><![CDATA[What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and where ever it may lead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're still young, but you can really see the difference a year of experience under their belts can make. The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39446]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're still young, but you can really see the difference a year of experience under their belts can make. The whole team is really stepping up and you can see a lot of confidence in each and every one of them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58689]]></link><description><![CDATA[In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're still looking into the determining factors of the outbreak. We used to only have 10 to 15 cases in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42351]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're still looking into the determining factors of the outbreak. We used to only have 10 to 15 cases in one year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow, We will stand by each other, however it blow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16874]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow, We will stand by each other, however it blow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In our own beginnings, we are formed out of the body's interior landscape, For a short while, our mothers' bodies ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17369]]></link><description><![CDATA[In our own beginnings, we are formed out of the body's interior landscape, For a short while, our mothers' bodies are the boundaries and personal geography which are all that we know of the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old-Testament doctrine of salvation gives us no encouragement, on strictly hermeneutical grounds, to argue from what was true politically ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6719]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Old-Testament doctrine of salvation gives us no encouragement, on strictly hermeneutical grounds, to argue from what was true politically of Israel to what could or should be true of any modern political state. Even if we were first to grant the presence of a "Christendom" situation [where] Church and State would be virtually coextensive, the nation of Israel would still remain unique. The focus of salvation is on the historical action of God in forming a people for Himself, and there is no indication anywhere in the Bible that God promises political salvation even inside the context of the full salvation of His people, let alone outside it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is politics, raw and urgent, ... What is happening across the pages of almost every newspaper is a ruthless ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36898]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is politics, raw and urgent, ... What is happening across the pages of almost every newspaper is a ruthless attempt to destroy the young challenger among the Tory modernizers' camp and to keep the Conservatives firmly on the right of British politics.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angry poor people are 'enraged.'  Angry rich people are 'livid.' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66291]]></link><description><![CDATA[Angry poor people are 'enraged.'  Angry rich people are 'livid.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moral system of the universe is like a document written in alternate ciphers, which change from line to line. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43100]]></link><description><![CDATA[The moral system of the universe is like a document written in alternate ciphers, which change from line to line.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59713]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the very least we can do to show how much we value everything they do for us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who gives love, receives love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46895]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who gives love, receives love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55055]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had a very big size advantage. We really turned our defense up [in the fourth quarter], which we really ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40554]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had a very big size advantage. We really turned our defense up [in the fourth quarter], which we really should have been doing the whole game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47798]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The children with the streamlets sing, When April stops at last her weeping;  And every happy growing thing  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2986]]></link><description><![CDATA[The children with the streamlets sing, When April stops at last her weeping;  And every happy growing thing   Laughs like a babe just roused from sleeping.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2986</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16559]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10613]]></link><description><![CDATA[The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renowned Spenser, lie a thought more nigh To learned Chaucer, and rare Beaumont lie  A little nearer Spenser, to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55308]]></link><description><![CDATA[Renowned Spenser, lie a thought more nigh To learned Chaucer, and rare Beaumont lie  A little nearer Spenser, to make room   For Shakespeare in your threefold, fourfold tomb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes the sanest thing to do is just wallow in the misery for a while. Then climb out, grab a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63312]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the sanest thing to do is just wallow in the misery for a while. Then climb out, grab a towel, dry off, and go about living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66052]]></link><description><![CDATA[When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47411]]></link><description><![CDATA[Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true function of art is to...edit nature and so make it coherent and lovely. The artist is a sort ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52192]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true function of art is to...edit nature and so make it coherent and lovely. The artist is a sort of impassioned proofreader, blue-penciling the bad spelling of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2059]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41520]]></link><description><![CDATA[I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41520</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is a craft not an art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is a craft not an art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul Commemoration of Dorothy Kerin, Founder of the Burrswood Healing Community, 1963  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7377]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul Commemoration of Dorothy Kerin, Founder of the Burrswood Healing Community, 1963   The problem is not that the churches are filled with empty pews, but that the pews are filled with empty people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45375]]></link><description><![CDATA[When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45375</guid></item></channel></rss>