<?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[All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1429]]></link><description><![CDATA[All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I meant to lob it over his (Cotton's) head but I missed and he made a good play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32357]]></link><description><![CDATA[I meant to lob it over his (Cotton's) head but I missed and he made a good play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true purpose of education is to cherish and unfold the seed of immortality already sown within us; to develop, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13409]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true purpose of education is to cherish and unfold the seed of immortality already sown within us; to develop, to their fullest extent, the capacities of every kind with which the God who made us has endowed us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10776]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live and Let Live Meat Market. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29956]]></link><description><![CDATA[Live and Let Live Meat Market.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a good idea to "shop around" before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9197]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a good idea to "shop around" before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making your dreams come true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62911]]></link><description><![CDATA[The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making your dreams come true.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams in life are like mirages in the desert where you can never reach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dreams in life are like mirages in the desert where you can never reach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can sit down and do it in an hour. They are great for beginners, but they also are popular ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41195]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can sit down and do it in an hour. They are great for beginners, but they also are popular for gifts. They are inexpensive and don't have to take a lot of time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is painful for me because I would love to sit down and talk to my dad about the way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40333]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is painful for me because I would love to sit down and talk to my dad about the way he used to be when he was my age, when he was in his prime, because we are so much alike,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like strength is felt from hope, and from despair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57939]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like strength is felt from hope, and from despair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. -Tom Wilson. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1819]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. -Tom Wilson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private credit is wealth; public honor is security; the feather that adorns the royal bird supports its flight; strip him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61403]]></link><description><![CDATA[Private credit is wealth; public honor is security; the feather that adorns the royal bird supports its flight; strip him of his plumage, and you fix him to the earth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why slander we the times? What crimes  Have days and years, that we   Thus charge them with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59301]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why slander we the times? What crimes  Have days and years, that we   Thus charge them with iniquity?    If we would rightly scan,     It's not the times are bad, but man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A life of ease is a difficult pursuit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22347]]></link><description><![CDATA[A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You yawn to equalize the pressure on your eardrums. This pressure change outside your eardrums unbalances other people's ear pressures, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62473]]></link><description><![CDATA[You yawn to equalize the pressure on your eardrums. This pressure change outside your eardrums unbalances other people's ear pressures, so they must yawn to even it out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be good to others, that will protect you against evil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63862]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science itself, therefore, may be regarded as a minimal problem, consisting of the completest possible presentment of facts with the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52090]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science itself, therefore, may be regarded as a minimal problem, consisting of the completest possible presentment of facts with the least possible expenditure of thought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12057]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The angel answer'd, "Nay, said soul; go higher! To be deceived in your true heart's desire  Was bitterer than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11529]]></link><description><![CDATA[The angel answer'd, "Nay, said soul; go higher! To be deceived in your true heart's desire  Was bitterer than a thousand years of fire!"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we cannot complain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51617]]></link><description><![CDATA[It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we cannot complain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66457]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66457</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1477]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better to wear out than to rust out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better to wear out than to rust out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To perpetuate the clerical role of answer man, the layman when inside the church building must act as if he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6356]]></link><description><![CDATA[To perpetuate the clerical role of answer man, the layman when inside the church building must act as if he has only half a brain, while outside, in the world, he is expected to be an ambassador for Christ, a lay transmitter of faith. Outside, he is to be informed and vocal; inside, he must appear ignorant and mute as a sheep. Christians have within them many questions -- questions that are at once elementary and profound, questions that would ripple the water were they raised. However, because a Christian is supposed to have "answers", life's important questions are not discussed outside the church building; and, because the pastor is the educated, spiritual authority, they are not discussed inside either.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's a tough guy for a lefty with the motion he has. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30326]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's a tough guy for a lefty with the motion he has.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger is only one letter short of danger ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger is only one letter short of danger]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/690]]></link><description><![CDATA[Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14013]]></link><description><![CDATA[The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51046]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28100]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who forsees calamities, suffers them twice over. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5179]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who forsees calamities, suffers them twice over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60992]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman and a glasse are ever in danger. [A woman and a glass are ever in danger.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49089]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman and a glasse are ever in danger. [A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65095]]></link><description><![CDATA[I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last year it moved late, so people sat in base camp all May just waiting for an opportunity to go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30876]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last year it moved late, so people sat in base camp all May just waiting for an opportunity to go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50416]]></link><description><![CDATA[I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54612]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It appears that the European Union and other Basel Committee member countries are on course to launch the new approach ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39093]]></link><description><![CDATA[It appears that the European Union and other Basel Committee member countries are on course to launch the new approach in 2008, while the United States will implement at least one year later.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life does not accomodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24919]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life does not accomodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed desstroys its container or else there would be no fruition. -Florida Scott-Maxwell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51576]]></link><description><![CDATA[A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It?s a great car, easy on brakes and tires. It?s extremely surprising. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38192]]></link><description><![CDATA[It?s a great car, easy on brakes and tires. It?s extremely surprising.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1945]]></link><description><![CDATA[Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27211]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where intellectuals have played a role in history, it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where intellectuals have played a role in history, it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into the ears of political overlords as by contributing to the vast and powerful currents of conceptions and misconceptions that sweep human action along.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59840]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup. -Boris Pasternak.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59840</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48102]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, so they have internet on computers now! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22955]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, so they have internet on computers now!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22955</guid></item></channel></rss>