<?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[Known by the sobriquet of "The Artful Dodger." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Known by the sobriquet of "The Artful Dodger."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By all means, slow down. The roads are either wet, snow- covered or slushy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31865]]></link><description><![CDATA[By all means, slow down. The roads are either wet, snow- covered or slushy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff, But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54752]]></link><description><![CDATA[He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff, But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From thine, as then, the healing virtue goes Into our hearts -- that is the Father's plan. From heart to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8196]]></link><description><![CDATA[From thine, as then, the healing virtue goes Into our hearts -- that is the Father's plan. From heart to heart it sinks, it steals, it flows, From these that know thee still infecting those. Here is my heart -- from thine, Lord, fill it up, That I may offer it as the holy cup Of thy communion to my every man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most meaningful and better life is to have a relationship with GOD ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33431]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most meaningful and better life is to have a relationship with GOD]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/72]]></link><description><![CDATA[I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/72</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16094]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24571]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get when you don't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damage similar to that caused by Ivan will push oil prices above $75. It took more than six months to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28491]]></link><description><![CDATA[Damage similar to that caused by Ivan will push oil prices above $75. It took more than six months to restore production after Hurricane Ivan. Crude oil prices increased by more than $10 within a month.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's clear that supplies of crude oil and natural gas are more than adequate. The gasoline supply looked pretty tight ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39170]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's clear that supplies of crude oil and natural gas are more than adequate. The gasoline supply looked pretty tight a few weeks ago but the market responded and that's no longer the case. We are also getting closer to the end of winter and it's clear gas and heating-oil stocks will be sufficient.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without death and decay, how could life go on? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44084]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without death and decay, how could life go on?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6007]]></link><description><![CDATA[But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists.... When we are parted, we each feel the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25693]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists.... When we are parted, we each feel the lack of the other half of ourselves. We are incomplete like a book in two volumes of which the first has been lost. That is what I imagine love to be: incompleteness in absence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66669]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66669</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13226]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's a staggering amount, when you consider that the federal government purchases about $5 billion of electricity per year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34188]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's a staggering amount, when you consider that the federal government purchases about $5 billion of electricity per year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3316]]></link><description><![CDATA[My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11357]]></link><description><![CDATA[Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our words have wings, but fly not where we would. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64169]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain is never permanent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64487]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pain is never permanent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true -- but it's father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44068]]></link><description><![CDATA[Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true -- but it's father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole town laughed at my great-grandfather, just because he worked hard and saved his money. True, working at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11698]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whole town laughed at my great-grandfather, just because he worked hard and saved his money. True, working at the hardware store didn't pay much, but he felt it was better than what everybody else did, which was go up to the volcano and collect the gold nuggets it shot out every day. It turned out he was right. After forty years, the volcano petered out. Everybody left town, and the hardware store went broke. Finally he decided to collect gold nuggets too, but there weren't many left by then. Plus, he broke his leg and the doctor's bills were real high.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In those holy fields Over whose acres walked those blessed feet Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail'd For our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55832]]></link><description><![CDATA[In those holy fields Over whose acres walked those blessed feet Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail'd For our advantage on the bitter cross. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By merit raised To that bad eminence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27389]]></link><description><![CDATA[By merit raised To that bad eminence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27389</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God grant, that not only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man, may pervade ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10239]]></link><description><![CDATA[God grant, that not only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man, may pervade all the Nations of the Earth, so that a Philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its Surface, and say, "This is my Country.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55344]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no love of life without despair of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65861]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no love of life without despair of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We believe we can get to the final. Paradoxically losing 1-0 in the first leg will help us play with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31003]]></link><description><![CDATA[We believe we can get to the final. Paradoxically losing 1-0 in the first leg will help us play with greater freedom and relaxation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are building may splendid churches in this country, but we are not providing leaders to run them. I would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7386]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are building may splendid churches in this country, but we are not providing leaders to run them. I would rather have a wooden church with a splendid parson, than a splendid church with a wooden parson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48606]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow--You are not wrong who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow--You are not wrong who deemThat my days have been a dream;Yet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in none,Is it therefore the less gone?All that we see or seemIs but a dream within a dream.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5670]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No laborer in the world is expected to work for room, board, and love--except the housewife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19899]]></link><description><![CDATA[No laborer in the world is expected to work for room, board, and love--except the housewife.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are not men and yet they stay alive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are not men and yet they stay alive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a waste of time; time is a waste of life; so why waste your time when you could ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62655]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a waste of time; time is a waste of life; so why waste your time when you could be having the time of your life?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I mean, having the speedometer in the front windshield was something I've never experienced before, and that took some getting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40381]]></link><description><![CDATA[I mean, having the speedometer in the front windshield was something I've never experienced before, and that took some getting used to. The power was there, and every red light was a temptation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51482]]></link><description><![CDATA[O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We seem to think, at this point, it was just a little trash fire that quickly got out of control. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30549]]></link><description><![CDATA[We seem to think, at this point, it was just a little trash fire that quickly got out of control.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64715]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[During all the years with Pete [Sampras], everybody would talk about the finals. I think Pete and I were the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29178]]></link><description><![CDATA[During all the years with Pete [Sampras], everybody would talk about the finals. I think Pete and I were the only two guys not thinking about that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10783]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45213]]></link><description><![CDATA[The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11831]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness  And in the taste confounds the appetite. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2907]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness  And in the taste confounds the appetite.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9748]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took quite a while to get going and to secure some level of funding. To be honest, the early ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32058]]></link><description><![CDATA[It took quite a while to get going and to secure some level of funding. To be honest, the early years I spent with the Commission were a little ad hoc and erratic. We were in our infancy. That's not ideal when you're dealing with the most powerful industry in the world in some eyes - the global movie and television business.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't expect any major surprises. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41951]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't expect any major surprises.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41951</guid></item></channel></rss>