<?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[Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's extremity is God's opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12389]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's extremity is God's opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12389</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16692]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48717]]></link><description><![CDATA[A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60370]]></link><description><![CDATA[Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nay, tarry a moment, my charming girl; Here is a jewel of gold and pearl;  A beautiful cross it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23264]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nay, tarry a moment, my charming girl; Here is a jewel of gold and pearl;  A beautiful cross it is I ween   As ever on beauty's breast was seen;    There's nothing at all but love to pay;     Take it and wear it, but only stay!      Ah! Sir Hunter, what excellent taste!       I'm not--in such--particular--haste.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steals timidly away, Shrinking as violets do in summer's ray. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Steals timidly away, Shrinking as violets do in summer's ray.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some say there is no God...that we are squatting tenantsin the hostile house ofan absent slumlord. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15039]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some say there is no God...that we are squatting tenantsin the hostile house ofan absent slumlord.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/852]]></link><description><![CDATA[To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. -M. Scott Peck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25192]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. -M. Scott Peck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49960]]></link><description><![CDATA[There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It seems that we learn lessons when we least expect them but always when we need them the most, and, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/901]]></link><description><![CDATA[It seems that we learn lessons when we least expect them but always when we need them the most, and, the true "gift" in these lessons always lies in the learning process itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was truly in the air. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33340]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was truly in the air.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou dost slander her and torture me, Never pray more; abandon all remorse;  On horror's head horrors accumulate; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12015]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou dost slander her and torture me, Never pray more; abandon all remorse;  On horror's head horrors accumulate;   Do deeds to make heaven weep, all earth amazed;    For nothing canst thou to damnation add     Greater than that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that preaches war is the devil's chaplain ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48065]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that preaches war is the devil's chaplain]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34072]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but many companies our size and particularly our competitors operate with lower overhead and fewer management layers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't see it making sense for Wal-Mart from a dollars-and-cents standpoint. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35557]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't see it making sense for Wal-Mart from a dollars-and-cents standpoint.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She's our heart and soul. The kids look to her for floor leadership. Even for a young player, she has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28599]]></link><description><![CDATA[She's our heart and soul. The kids look to her for floor leadership. Even for a young player, she has put this team on her back and hit big shots.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26186]]></link><description><![CDATA[Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9344]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47136]]></link><description><![CDATA[If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are inspirational words all over it. I thought it was going to be a little one-day project, and it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39284]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are inspirational words all over it. I thought it was going to be a little one-day project, and it became a solid five-day project. I put a lot of love into it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is one of the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46054]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is one of the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[held in a free and democratic atmosphere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36706]]></link><description><![CDATA[held in a free and democratic atmosphere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22721]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. [Ecclesiastes 2:24].]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By "guts" I mean, grace under pressure ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18073]]></link><description><![CDATA[By "guts" I mean, grace under pressure]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18073</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63942]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody picks on a strong man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody picks on a strong man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own cause. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3045]]></link><description><![CDATA[The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own cause.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35165]]></link><description><![CDATA[This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24507]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63223]]></link><description><![CDATA[The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53949]]></link><description><![CDATA[We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John, Apostle & Evangelist    It is good to follow the path of duty, though in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6752]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John, Apostle & Evangelist    It is good to follow the path of duty, though in the midst of darkness and discouragement.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16361]]></link><description><![CDATA[A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can form a coalition very quickly but this may undermine its stability ... or we can take our time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34781]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can form a coalition very quickly but this may undermine its stability ... or we can take our time and design a coalition government that will be stable and stay the course for four years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28748]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace hath her victories No less renown'd than war. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace hath her victories No less renown'd than war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4787]]></link><description><![CDATA[To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49096]]></link><description><![CDATA[All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21349]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People say we have all got to join Europe for reasons which even the economists themselves aren't clear on-at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33239]]></link><description><![CDATA[People say we have all got to join Europe for reasons which even the economists themselves aren't clear on-at the same time we're saying, well yes of course Scotland has got to be independent. And why don't we make Wales independent too? And the north of England.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2783]]></link><description><![CDATA[For spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find a need and fill it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Find a need and fill it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man was formed for society. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56758]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man was formed for society.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2144]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O that I were a mockery king of snow, Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke  To melt myself away ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56719]]></link><description><![CDATA[O that I were a mockery king of snow, Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke  To melt myself away in water drops!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The soul that is within me no man can degrade. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2290]]></link><description><![CDATA[The soul that is within me no man can degrade.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2290</guid></item></channel></rss>