<?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[This panics the community. It makes people scared. And for no reason. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37735]]></link><description><![CDATA[This panics the community. It makes people scared. And for no reason.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2273]]></link><description><![CDATA[One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer up, things could get worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think a good gift for the President would be a chocolate revolver. and since he is so busy, you'd ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11713]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think a good gift for the President would be a chocolate revolver. and since he is so busy, you'd probably have to run up to him real quick and give it to him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That man is successful who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58172]]></link><description><![CDATA[That man is successful who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of the intelligent men and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50256]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where should the scholar live? In solitude, or in society? in the green stillness of the country, where he can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where should the scholar live? In solitude, or in society? in the green stillness of the country, where he can hear the heart of Nature beat, or in the dark, gray town where he can hear and feel the throbbing heart of man?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13433]]></link><description><![CDATA[The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44363]]></link><description><![CDATA[The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47432]]></link><description><![CDATA[A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29473]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other historic periods where we've cut dramatically the size of the police force, there's been a concomitant increase ... in crime, ... You can't compromise public safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tie business went into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Now there is definitely a dress-up trend among younger consumers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35656]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tie business went into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Now there is definitely a dress-up trend among younger consumers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a bit of a surprise for us that we had problems in Hungary. But in reality, I think ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34882]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a bit of a surprise for us that we had problems in Hungary. But in reality, I think the car could have been pretty competitive with a trouble-free race.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We deplore this terrorist act and vow to get the criminals to justice as soon as possible, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36813]]></link><description><![CDATA[We deplore this terrorist act and vow to get the criminals to justice as soon as possible,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We form bonds. It's a very female bonding kind of dance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28558]]></link><description><![CDATA[We form bonds. It's a very female bonding kind of dance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41059]]></link><description><![CDATA[The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Such voluntary aid will create a psychological connection between the Muslims and the Palestinian issue and will have a great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29784]]></link><description><![CDATA[Such voluntary aid will create a psychological connection between the Muslims and the Palestinian issue and will have a great effect on the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cricket is basically baseball on valium. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cricket is basically baseball on valium.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2023]]></link><description><![CDATA[A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59542]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don\'t find fault, find a remedy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66139]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don\'t find fault, find a remedy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, butrather a person with a certain set ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21969]]></link><description><![CDATA[A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, butrather a person with a certain set of attitudes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever I can say or do. I'm sure not much avails;  I shall still Vicar be of Bray,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54452]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever I can say or do. I'm sure not much avails;  I shall still Vicar be of Bray,   Whichever side prevails.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'll get some and take some home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33002]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'll get some and take some home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next to coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Next to coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have suffered too much in this world not to hope for another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58221]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have suffered too much in this world not to hope for another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She has been living in the States for eight years so this was just a matter of paperwork. She fits ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30052]]></link><description><![CDATA[She has been living in the States for eight years so this was just a matter of paperwork. She fits perfectly in the U.S. which makes me realize there's not much difference between people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the old knives That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54093]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the old knives That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many; and "tics" meaning bloodsucking creatures. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many; and "tics" meaning bloodsucking creatures.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13828]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess of Wimborne, c.725 Commemoration of John Bunyan, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess of Wimborne, c.725 Commemoration of John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer, 1688  Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, ... but delight to be alone and single with Omnipresency... Life is pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61327]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16189]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26942]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63793]]></link><description><![CDATA[The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We seem to want mass production, but we must remember that men are individuals not to be satisfactorily dealt with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48311]]></link><description><![CDATA[We seem to want mass production, but we must remember that men are individuals not to be satisfactorily dealt with in masses, and the making of men is more important than the production of things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obviously, it does give us an opportunity to start off (conference play) with a win and not a loss, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30596]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obviously, it does give us an opportunity to start off (conference play) with a win and not a loss,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944  In this age when it seems tacitly assumed that the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944  In this age when it seems tacitly assumed that the Church is concerned only with another world than this, and in this world with nothing but individual conduct as bearing on prospects in that other world, hardly anyone reads the history of the Church in respect to its exercise of political influence. It is often assumed that the Church exercises little such influence and ought to exercise none; it is further assumed that this assumption is self-evident and has always been made by reasonable men. As a matter of fact the assumption is entirely modern and unjustified.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52728]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34]]></link><description><![CDATA[As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5822]]></link><description><![CDATA[So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the interception, we wanted to stick with what was safe at the time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37699]]></link><description><![CDATA[After the interception, we wanted to stick with what was safe at the time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46566]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but actually a trace of it. No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a photograph does.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those holidays add to the magnitude of the after-Christmas shopping day. This year we planned extended hours to anticipate the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32673]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those holidays add to the magnitude of the after-Christmas shopping day. This year we planned extended hours to anticipate the shoppers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63153]]></link><description><![CDATA[When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2056]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43015]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62518]]></link><description><![CDATA[This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16242</guid></item></channel></rss>