<?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[Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15365]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn."Eat arsenic? Yes, all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10203]]></link><description><![CDATA[ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn."Eat arsenic? Yes, all you get," Consenting, he did speak up;"'Tis better you should eat it, pet, Than put it in my teacup." --Joel Huck]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That took the wind out of our sail, that's for sure. You'd like it not to, but that's a pretty ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33523]]></link><description><![CDATA[That took the wind out of our sail, that's for sure. You'd like it not to, but that's a pretty big hit by that kid. He did a good job. I think he was on base all day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run like hell and get the agony over with. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54571]]></link><description><![CDATA[Run like hell and get the agony over with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life demands from you only the strength you posses. One feat is possible -- not to have run away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57953]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life demands from you only the strength you posses. One feat is possible -- not to have run away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears, Pass it on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3811]]></link><description><![CDATA[It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65463]]></link><description><![CDATA[Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave not a rack behind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51495]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leave not a rack behind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20246]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A blustering night, a faire day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49003]]></link><description><![CDATA[A blustering night, a faire day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56294]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are things you would love to hear but will never hear fromtheperson you want to hear them from, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53589]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are things you would love to hear but will never hear fromtheperson you want to hear them from, but don't be deaf to the personwhosays it with his heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Manny we are getting a player who has won a couple of MLS championships in San Jose and who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36109]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Manny we are getting a player who has won a couple of MLS championships in San Jose and who is a solid, proven professional,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36109</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War profiteer cartelsand the Cheney Wolfowitz regimeare called The United Statesby warwhore news teams.Everywhere including peace loving Schenectadythe American peopledislike ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59835]]></link><description><![CDATA[War profiteer cartelsand the Cheney Wolfowitz regimeare called The United Statesby warwhore news teams.Everywhere including peace loving Schenectadythe American peopledislike such synecdoches.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57265]]></link><description><![CDATA[What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62656]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft: Protestantism, in its corresponding decay, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5293]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft: Protestantism, in its corresponding decay, becomes a vague mist of ethical platitudes]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the sin which is not Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin  Or virtue? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48780]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is the sin which is not Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin  Or virtue?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petition me no petitions, Sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business,  To-day it is our pleasure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22920]]></link><description><![CDATA[Petition me no petitions, Sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business,  To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk;   And this our queen shall be as drunk as we.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65247]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42982]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know is not much; what we do not know is immense. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9475]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we know is not much; what we do not know is immense.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13284]]></link><description><![CDATA[This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46341]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23808]]></link><description><![CDATA[All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44209]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61311]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2418]]></link><description><![CDATA["If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2418</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3921]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, with a company of boys about him."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love, work and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love, work and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people to whom your fathers told of the living God, and taught to call 'Father,' and whom the sons ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9774]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people to whom your fathers told of the living God, and taught to call 'Father,' and whom the sons now seek to despoil and destroy, are crying aloud to Him in their time of trouble; and He will keep His promise, and will listen to the voices of His Hawaiian children lamenting for their homes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, it did. But I was looking for other options.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40775</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[For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43397]]></link><description><![CDATA[For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4651]]></link><description><![CDATA[I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[The state] doesn't have any evidence of harassment. It would be a travesty if the court allowed the charges to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39664]]></link><description><![CDATA[[The state] doesn't have any evidence of harassment. It would be a travesty if the court allowed the charges to go forward.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode: Though the storm do beat down on my poll,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode: Though the storm do beat down on my poll,  There's a wife brighten'd vire at the end of my road,   An' her love, voe the jay o' my soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17569]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60326]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Twas twilight, and the sunless day went down Over the waste of waters; like a veil,  Which, if withdrawn, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59917]]></link><description><![CDATA['Twas twilight, and the sunless day went down Over the waste of waters; like a veil,  Which, if withdrawn, would but disclose the frown   Of one whose hate is mask'd but to assail.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woe to the youth whom Fancy gains, Winning from Reason's hand the reins,  Pity and woe! for such a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Woe to the youth whom Fancy gains, Winning from Reason's hand the reins,  Pity and woe! for such a mind   Is soft contemplative, and kind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calamities are of two kinds. Misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5180]]></link><description><![CDATA[Calamities are of two kinds. Misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, success is yours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But it's looking like I'm just opening it up for (quarterback Tim Rattay), ... because I don't think he's going ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29471]]></link><description><![CDATA[But it's looking like I'm just opening it up for (quarterback Tim Rattay), ... because I don't think he's going to pass it to me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wagner's music is better than it sounds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43448]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wagner's music is better than it sounds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61903</guid></item></channel></rss>