<?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[One of the heritages from history which prevents us so often from seeing the Church, with all its greatness and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6676]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the heritages from history which prevents us so often from seeing the Church, with all its greatness and misery, in its true light, is the distinction between the "empirical" and the "ideal" Church. It is to such a degree an element of our thinking that we hardly notice it. It has been since the first centuries a standard view, a means to give account of the, indeed, often disappointing state and quality of Christian faith and practice in the Church as it appeared. As such it is understandable; but nevertheless it proceeds more from the counsels of worldly wisdom than from the faith-as-response by which the Church should live, and the call to incessant renewal under which the Church stands as "God's own household", "growing into a holy temple in the Lord". However stubborn and refractory the stuff of ordinary reality may be -- and it is -- the Church, though with clear realism seeing this reality, can never permit itself to put the divine indicatives and imperatives, which are her peculiar directives and points of orientation, behind considerations which are properly speaking worldly in character.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bear and the Two TravelersTwo men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1537]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Bear and the Two TravelersTwo men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear. He gave me this advice, his companion replied. Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In their palate alone is their reason of existence. [Lat., In solo vivendi causa palata est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13216]]></link><description><![CDATA[In their palate alone is their reason of existence. [Lat., In solo vivendi causa palata est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's very important that they keep us thinking and keep us learning. That's the point of a university. Marquette is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32167]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's very important that they keep us thinking and keep us learning. That's the point of a university. Marquette is trying to do that within a Catholic context.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14900]]></link><description><![CDATA[A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clown and guru are a single identity: the satiric and sublime side of the same higher vision of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8927]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clown and guru are a single identity: the satiric and sublime side of the same higher vision of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We rest on Thee, our shield and our defender! Thine is the battle, Thine shall be the praise; When passing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6526]]></link><description><![CDATA[We rest on Thee, our shield and our defender! Thine is the battle, Thine shall be the praise; When passing through the gates of pearly splendor, Victors, we rest with Thee, through endless days.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the lone shielding on the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas--  But still the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25951]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the lone shielding on the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas--  But still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland,   And we in dreams behold the Hebrides.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes."N.B.: A lesser-known version of this quotation was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46994]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes."N.B.: A lesser-known version of this quotation was supposedly said by Frederick the Great at Prague in 1757: "By push of bayonets, no firing till you see the whites of their eyes. - Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43763]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16989]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which one cannot express an absurdity ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15069]]></link><description><![CDATA[In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which one cannot express an absurdity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It gave sellers a chance to lighten up a bit, ... On balance, this just appears to be investors taking ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28649]]></link><description><![CDATA[It gave sellers a chance to lighten up a bit, ... On balance, this just appears to be investors taking a breather.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was OK. But Courtney messed it up. Our free throw shooting definitely carried us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40721]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was OK. But Courtney messed it up. Our free throw shooting definitely carried us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There come nought out of the sacke but what was there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49949]]></link><description><![CDATA[There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49499]]></link><description><![CDATA[I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde was just unconscious tonight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37917]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clyde was just unconscious tonight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our commander said the Viet Cong are farmers by day.. guerillas by night. Look for those who are tired. So ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45965]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our commander said the Viet Cong are farmers by day.. guerillas by night. Look for those who are tired. So anyone who yawned was getting popped.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9299]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3192]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The consummate pleasure (in eating) is not in the costly flavour, but in yourself. Do you seek for sauce for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13207]]></link><description><![CDATA[The consummate pleasure (in eating) is not in the costly flavour, but in yourself. Do you seek for sauce for sweating?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26322]]></link><description><![CDATA[No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which one is true.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[things that give you standing in the community. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35482]]></link><description><![CDATA[things that give you standing in the community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They consume a considerable quantity of our paper manufacture, employ our artisans in printing, and find business for great numbers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23323]]></link><description><![CDATA[They consume a considerable quantity of our paper manufacture, employ our artisans in printing, and find business for great numbers of indigent persons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26451]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2913]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63056]]></link><description><![CDATA[The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8868]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment makers are buying targets given increasing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment makers are buying targets given increasing sales in overseas markets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64570]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am very proud of the support that we received from deputies of the LaPorte County Sheriff's office during this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37873]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am very proud of the support that we received from deputies of the LaPorte County Sheriff's office during this catastrophe,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21605]]></link><description><![CDATA[You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But given the initiatives we've committed ourselves to, it's going to be very difficult, even if we get more money ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38475]]></link><description><![CDATA[But given the initiatives we've committed ourselves to, it's going to be very difficult, even if we get more money than the county initially earmarked. The initial signs show we are getting a positive response. We'll see what the upshot is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I laugh, for hope hath happy place with me, If my bark sinks, 'tis to another sea. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19773]]></link><description><![CDATA[I laugh, for hope hath happy place with me, If my bark sinks, 'tis to another sea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people think that meditation takes time away from physicalaccomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people,however, find ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21476]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some people think that meditation takes time away from physicalaccomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people,however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think there's any animosity between the two sides. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35837]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think there's any animosity between the two sides.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20216]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hark, hark, the lark at heaven's gate sings, And Phoebus gins arise,  His steeds to water at those springs ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hark, hark, the lark at heaven's gate sings, And Phoebus gins arise,  His steeds to water at those springs   On chaliced flowers that lies;    And winking Mary-buds begin     To ope their golden eyes.      With every thing that pretty is,       My lady sweet, arise,        Arise, arise!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22864]]></link><description><![CDATA[In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The point is that you can't be too greedy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18298]]></link><description><![CDATA[The point is that you can't be too greedy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39466]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48900]]></link><description><![CDATA[Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I invent nothing, I rediscover. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3263]]></link><description><![CDATA[I invent nothing, I rediscover.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truly fearless think of themselves as normal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44632]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The kids gave it all they had. We just couldn't put the ball in the basket, and we've had a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32456]]></link><description><![CDATA[The kids gave it all they had. We just couldn't put the ball in the basket, and we've had a hard time doing that all season.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4235</guid></item></channel></rss>