<?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[That water which wall from some Alpine height is dashed, broken, and will murmur loudly, but grows limpid by its ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52592]]></link><description><![CDATA[That water which wall from some Alpine height is dashed, broken, and will murmur loudly, but grows limpid by its fall. [It., Quell' onda, che ruina  Dalla pendice alpina,   Balza, si frange, e mormora    Ma limpida si fa.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family is not an important thing. It's everything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66189]]></link><description><![CDATA[Family is not an important thing. It's everything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9757]]></link><description><![CDATA[Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4253]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have to understand, for a torture victim, this is an independent confirmation, ... And I would call this the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41272]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have to understand, for a torture victim, this is an independent confirmation, ... And I would call this the start of the healing process.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jody helps us out a lot, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33268]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jody helps us out a lot,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11348]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obstinacy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16039]]></link><description><![CDATA[Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obstinacy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59143]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've counted more than 20 people killed today. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36781]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've counted more than 20 people killed today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd. Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61947]]></link><description><![CDATA[Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd. Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was so fair that they called him the lady of Christ's College. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38829]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was so fair that they called him the lady of Christ's College.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As there is no worldly gain without some loss so there is no worldly loss without some gain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26501]]></link><description><![CDATA[As there is no worldly gain without some loss so there is no worldly loss without some gain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have no plans to announce at Ross Park. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33426]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have no plans to announce at Ross Park.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33426</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep unto deep, O Lord,   Crieth in me, Gathering strength I come,  Lord, unto Thee. Jesus of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7935]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deep unto deep, O Lord,   Crieth in me, Gathering strength I come,  Lord, unto Thee. Jesus of Calvary,  Smitten for me, Ask what Thou wilt, but give  Love to me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7935</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47874]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You will get good attention and people will be more inclined to listento you if you can make a statement ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22116]]></link><description><![CDATA[You will get good attention and people will be more inclined to listento you if you can make a statement whereby their response is, "NoShit!" or at least, "No kidding!".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22116</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46200]]></link><description><![CDATA[Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9883]]></link><description><![CDATA[My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12999]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three things a wise man will not trust, The wind, the sunshine of an April day,  And woman's plighted ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12577]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three things a wise man will not trust, The wind, the sunshine of an April day,  And woman's plighted faith.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In that fierce light which beats upon a throne. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54522]]></link><description><![CDATA[In that fierce light which beats upon a throne.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The task of the people of God is to proclaim the kingdom of God, which is a universal kingdom extending ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6585]]></link><description><![CDATA[The task of the people of God is to proclaim the kingdom of God, which is a universal kingdom extending to every aspect of human life. In a secular society, religion cannot remain a department of life. It must be the expression of a faith that extends over the whole of life, or it will be nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64294]]></link><description><![CDATA[Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The imaginary friends I had as a kid dropped me because their friends thought I didn't exist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16827]]></link><description><![CDATA[The imaginary friends I had as a kid dropped me because their friends thought I didn't exist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was instrumental in saving as many ash trees as he could, and just a terrific guy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33955]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was instrumental in saving as many ash trees as he could, and just a terrific guy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it tolife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22348]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it tolife.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the eyes of the West, they have the right to occupy our land, rob our wealth and then insult ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29808]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the eyes of the West, they have the right to occupy our land, rob our wealth and then insult us and our religion, and humiliate our Koran and our prophet, prayers be upon him. After that they give us lessons in freedom, justice and human rights.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[diamonds shine more brightly foiled by black velvet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/723]]></link><description><![CDATA[diamonds shine more brightly foiled by black velvet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cal/OSHA does not have enough field inspectors to meet its day-to-day responsibilities, let alone effectively investigate complaints at a huge ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42175]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cal/OSHA does not have enough field inspectors to meet its day-to-day responsibilities, let alone effectively investigate complaints at a huge project like the Bay Bridge retrofit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we need is to use what we have. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44098]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we need is to use what we have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53293]]></link><description><![CDATA[All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long for in dreams, yet still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1787]]></link><description><![CDATA[At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long for in dreams, yet still include them all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communism is in conflict with human nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9085]]></link><description><![CDATA[Communism is in conflict with human nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27749]]></link><description><![CDATA[We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We couldn't come up with the key hits. And we weren't mentally prepared on defense. To win, you have to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30579]]></link><description><![CDATA[We couldn't come up with the key hits. And we weren't mentally prepared on defense. To win, you have to play every play, and we didn't do that today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61402]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy  To see how plump my bags are and my barns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not be afraid of showing your affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58948]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not be afraid of showing your affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy, than by service; love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43917]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important contributor to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28390]]></link><description><![CDATA[First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important contributor to the process. We were made to feel valued.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What worries me for Europe is the monetary policy of European authorities. (The ECB) might slow growth in Europe by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30099]]></link><description><![CDATA[What worries me for Europe is the monetary policy of European authorities. (The ECB) might slow growth in Europe by these rather unjustified increases in interest rates.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44830]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53466]]></link><description><![CDATA[The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cease not to learn until thou cease to live; Think that day lost wherein thou draw'st no letter,  To ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cease not to learn until thou cease to live; Think that day lost wherein thou draw'st no letter,  To make thyself learneder, wiser, better.   [Fr., Jusqu'au cercuil (mon fils) vueilles apprendre,    Et tien perdu le jour qui s'est passe,     Si tu n'y as quelque chose ammasse,      Pour plus scavant et plus sage te rendre.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the base of the eyelash is an invisiblemite.Ask not what your mite can do for youbut what you can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26637]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the base of the eyelash is an invisiblemite.Ask not what your mite can do for youbut what you can do for your mite.And remember, mite makes right.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Simon & Jude, Apostles  Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7034]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Simon & Jude, Apostles  Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters.rn ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63849]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters.rn]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I xeroxed a mirror. Now I have an extra xerox machine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62469]]></link><description><![CDATA[I xeroxed a mirror. Now I have an extra xerox machine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62825]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62825</guid></item></channel></rss>