<?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[Bone and Skin, two millers thin, Would starve us all, or near it;  But be it known to Skin ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bone and Skin, two millers thin, Would starve us all, or near it;  But be it known to Skin and Bone   That Flesh and Blood can't bear it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One by one the flowers close, Lily and dewy rose  Shutting their tender petals from the moon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14261]]></link><description><![CDATA[One by one the flowers close, Lily and dewy rose  Shutting their tender petals from the moon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65093]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50340]]></link><description><![CDATA[The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65021]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44092]]></link><description><![CDATA[All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me.  Let them sail for Porto Rique,   Far-off ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3900]]></link><description><![CDATA[Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me.  Let them sail for Porto Rique,   Far-off heats through seas to seek.    I will follow thee alone,     Thou animated torrid-zone!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough, A-top on the topmost twig--which the pluckers forgot, somehow--  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2948]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough, A-top on the topmost twig--which the pluckers forgot, somehow--  Forgot it not, nay, but got it not, for none could get it till now.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65949]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51649]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51905]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24411]]></link><description><![CDATA[The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35792]]></link><description><![CDATA[I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I watched the sky a long time, concluding that such beauty was reserved for distant, dangerous places, and that nature ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14778]]></link><description><![CDATA[I watched the sky a long time, concluding that such beauty was reserved for distant, dangerous places, and that nature has good reason for exacting her own special sacrifices from those determined to witness them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no substitute for hard work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21249]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no substitute for hard work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the consequences of such notions as "entitlements" is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56740]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the consequences of such notions as "entitlements" is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'… I can't fathom my own heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61760]]></link><description><![CDATA[For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'… I can't fathom my own heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26537]]></link><description><![CDATA[As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no trend as of yet, because most people aren't really back yet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30724]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no trend as of yet, because most people aren't really back yet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher, 1153 Commemoration of William & Catherine Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7648]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher, 1153 Commemoration of William & Catherine Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 & 1890  Why do we talk and gossip so continually, seeing that we so rarely resume our silence without some hurt done to our conscience? ... Devout conversation on spiritual things helpeth not a little to spiritual progress, most of all where those of kindred mind and spirit find their ground of fellowship in God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somewhere or other there must surely be The face not seen, the voice not heard,  The heart that not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58529]]></link><description><![CDATA[Somewhere or other there must surely be The face not seen, the voice not heard,  The heart that not yet--never yet--ah me!   Made answer to my word.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63713]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending, And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20598]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending, And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The thing about Manny is that he can score in so many ways. He's one of the most athletic kids ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30479]]></link><description><![CDATA[The thing about Manny is that he can score in so many ways. He's one of the most athletic kids in our section, and he's one of the toughest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri voters really aren't sure what's going on with the president. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Missouri voters really aren't sure what's going on with the president.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are some groups that are resistant to vaccination because of the belief that influenza shot causes the flu. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32278]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are some groups that are resistant to vaccination because of the belief that influenza shot causes the flu. It doesn't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63945]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26828]]></link><description><![CDATA[Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55265]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every pang that rends the heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6128]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every pang that rends the heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10860]]></link><description><![CDATA[The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53157]]></link><description><![CDATA[To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65678]]></link><description><![CDATA[A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been the longest week ever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30259]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been the longest week ever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'll have signs showing the way, and students also will be available to direct people to the choir room. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31238]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'll have signs showing the way, and students also will be available to direct people to the choir room.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I truly believe our league is the toughest league (in the state) as far as teams from top to bottom. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31961]]></link><description><![CDATA[I truly believe our league is the toughest league (in the state) as far as teams from top to bottom. On any given night, any given team can get a victory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing, then, it is no longer the fisherman, the son of Zebedee, but He who knoweth "the deep things of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6349]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seeing, then, it is no longer the fisherman, the son of Zebedee, but He who knoweth "the deep things of God" (I Cor. ii. 10), the Holy Spirit, I mean, that striketh this lyre, let us hearken accordingly. For he will say nothing to us as a man, but what he saith, he will say from the depths of the Spirit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success:Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21873]]></link><description><![CDATA[The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success:Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10204]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily under control]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never let my school interfere with my education. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13367]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never let my school interfere with my education.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distance shouldn't be a factor in a relationship but communication, trust and commitment should be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62936]]></link><description><![CDATA[Distance shouldn't be a factor in a relationship but communication, trust and commitment should be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63390]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough,but in getting out after ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21203]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough,but in getting out after you are in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises; and oft it hits  Where hope is coldest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14630]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises; and oft it hits  Where hope is coldest and despair most fits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65277]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have a draft of the proposals in hand which we're going through. A vote this week is possible, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33629]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have a draft of the proposals in hand which we're going through. A vote this week is possible, but there are still some areas where we don't have agreement.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If e'er she knew an evil thought She spoke no evil word:  Peace to the gentle! She hath sought ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14098]]></link><description><![CDATA[If e'er she knew an evil thought She spoke no evil word:  Peace to the gentle! She hath sought   The bosom of her Lord.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serene I told my hands and wait, Nor care for wind or tide nor sea;  I rave no more ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14621]]></link><description><![CDATA[Serene I told my hands and wait, Nor care for wind or tide nor sea;  I rave no more 'gainst time or fate,   For lo! my own shall come to me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I must plough my furrow alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27790]]></link><description><![CDATA[I must plough my furrow alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50733]]></link><description><![CDATA[Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50733</guid></item></channel></rss>