<?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[The only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband being big enough to keep his mouth shut, to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2231]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband being big enough to keep his mouth shut, to step back and see where his wife is wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You might point out to Howard Davies that he could get no better grounding in the game of hurling than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39814]]></link><description><![CDATA[You might point out to Howard Davies that he could get no better grounding in the game of hurling than to check out the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Q/F featuring Birr against Lusmagh next Saturday evening, with the 'throw-in' at 4:30pm in Banagher. No prizes for guessing who you'll be shouting for.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54290]]></link><description><![CDATA[In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44256]]></link><description><![CDATA[Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And grace that won who saw to wish her stay. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18084]]></link><description><![CDATA[And grace that won who saw to wish her stay.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46542]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core of their humanness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying Glory to God ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45865]]></link><description><![CDATA[And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was once impossible now summons us to dismantle the walls betweenourselves and our sisters and brothers, to dissolve the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22090]]></link><description><![CDATA[What was once impossible now summons us to dismantle the walls betweenourselves and our sisters and brothers, to dissolve the distinctionsbetween flesh and spirit, to transcend the present limits of time andmatter, to find, at last, not wealth or power but the ecstasy (so longforgotten) of commonplace, unconditional being. For the atom's soul isnothing but energy. Spirit blazes in the dullest of clay. The life ofevery woman or man-the heart of it-is pure and holy joy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do our own private protection for our own cell phones. The reality is everything is available to you if ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40118]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do our own private protection for our own cell phones. The reality is everything is available to you if you connive enough. It doesn't surprise me you can get other people's cell phone bills for a fee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61530]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1678]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63215]]></link><description><![CDATA[If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This country was founded on the concept of asylum that you never return those who flee persecution to countries where ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34367]]></link><description><![CDATA[This country was founded on the concept of asylum that you never return those who flee persecution to countries where they are persecuted. Are we living up to this commitment?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Juliana of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c.1417  Jesus, like all other religious leaders, taught men to pray, that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Juliana of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c.1417  Jesus, like all other religious leaders, taught men to pray, that is, He taught them to look away from the world of ordinary sense impressions and to open the heart and spirit to God; yet He is always insistent that religion must be related to life. It is only by contact with God that a better quality of living can be achieved -- and Jesus Himself, as the records show, speent many hours in communion with God -- yet that new quality of life has to be both demonstrated and tested in the ordinary rough-and-tumble of plain living. It is in ordinary human relationships that the validity of a man's communion with God is to be proved.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[. . . Years steal Fire from the mind, as vigor from the limb;  And life's enchanted cut but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1726]]></link><description><![CDATA[. . . Years steal Fire from the mind, as vigor from the limb;  And life's enchanted cut but sparkles near the brim.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27842]]></link><description><![CDATA[Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust is like a vase.. once it's broken, though you can fix it the vase will never be same again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59745]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trust is like a vase.. once it's broken, though you can fix it the vase will never be same again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52540]]></link><description><![CDATA[The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a thing loves, it is infinite. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20816]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a thing loves, it is infinite.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People weren't notified soon enough then they were given the impression it affected them when it didn'tÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âœ it was sheer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38779]]></link><description><![CDATA[People weren't notified soon enough then they were given the impression it affected them when it didn'tÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âœ it was sheer carelessness and incompetence on the part of the city. Unfortunately, these things are becoming more common since amalgamation. The problem is it's all controlled from a central location and they (city staff) don't the areas,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53623]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow the teachings of the new, he would be insane.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't expect mangoes when you plant papayas. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't expect mangoes when you plant papayas.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is only chatter, friends are all that matter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16809]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is only chatter, friends are all that matter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief is only the memory of widowed affections. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19063]]></link><description><![CDATA[Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For where does one run to when he's already in the promised land? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23974]]></link><description><![CDATA[For where does one run to when he's already in the promised land?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55431]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real malady is fear of life, not of death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24849]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real malady is fear of life, not of death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60570]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In terms of cricket I would rather think we get on with the game now and play to our potential, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41972]]></link><description><![CDATA[In terms of cricket I would rather think we get on with the game now and play to our potential, than thinking about it too much.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42319]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4459]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just think that we're capable of so much more; we don't utilize all our capacity like we should. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41473]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just think that we're capable of so much more; we don't utilize all our capacity like we should.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who angers you conquers you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1027]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who angers you conquers you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister: [on the phone to his sister] I'm very busy and important. How can I help you? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41107]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister: [on the phone to his sister] I'm very busy and important. How can I help you?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who will not economize will have to agonize. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13346]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who will not economize will have to agonize.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58058]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We declare war with the wages system, which demoralizes alike the hirer and the hired, cheats both, and enslaves the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61059]]></link><description><![CDATA[We declare war with the wages system, which demoralizes alike the hirer and the hired, cheats both, and enslaves the workingman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it that the winds, slipping the smooth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44009]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it that the winds, slipping the smooth oil, have no force, nor cause any waves?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Council is in the midst of significant restructuring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41578]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Council is in the midst of significant restructuring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32558]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All mass movements generate in their adherents a readiness to die and a proclivity for united action; all of them, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56858]]></link><description><![CDATA[All mass movements generate in their adherents a readiness to die and a proclivity for united action; all of them, irrespective of the doctrine they preach and the program they project, breed fanaticism, enthusiasm, fervent hope, hatred and intolerance; all of them are capable of releasing a powerful flow of activity in certain departments of life; all of them demand blind faith and singlehearted allegiance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11714]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are more men ennobled by study than by nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58051]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23074]]></link><description><![CDATA[A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus no member of the commonwealth can have a hereditary privilege as against his fellow-subjects; and no-one can hand down ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus no member of the commonwealth can have a hereditary privilege as against his fellow-subjects; and no-one can hand down to his descendants the privileges attached to the rank he occupies in the commonwealth, nor act as if he were qualified as a ruler by birth and forcibly prevent others from reach­ing the higher levels of the hierarchy through their own merit. He may hand down everything else, so long as it is material and not pertaining to his person, for it may be acquired and disposed of as property and may over a series of generations create considerable inequalities in wealth among the mem­bers of the commonwealt. But he may not prevent his sub­ordinates from raising themselves to his own level if they are able and entitled to do so by their talent, industry and good fortune. If this were not so, he would be allowed to practise coercion without himself being subject to coercive counter-measures from others, and would thus be more than their fellow-subject.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36145]]></link><description><![CDATA[I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36145</guid></item></channel></rss>