<?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[Fortunately for Darius, he hasn't been able to go home and see the devastation, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fortunately for Darius, he hasn't been able to go home and see the devastation,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valor, gradually overpowered by the delicious poison of sloth, grows torpid. [Lat., Blandoque veneno  Desidiae virtus paullatim evicta senescit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Valor, gradually overpowered by the delicious poison of sloth, grows torpid. [Lat., Blandoque veneno  Desidiae virtus paullatim evicta senescit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Father and His Two DaughtersA man had two daughters, the one married to a gardener, and the other to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1583]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Father and His Two DaughtersA man had two daughters, the one married to a gardener, and the other to a tile-maker. After a time he went to the daughter who had married the gardener, and inquired how she was and how all things went with her. She said, All things are prospering with me, and I have only one wish, that there may be a heavy fall of rain, in order that the plants may be well watered. Not long after, he went to the daughter who had married the tilemaker, and likewise inquired of her how she fared; she replied, I want for nothing, and have only one wish, that the dry weather may continue, and the sun shine hot and bright, so that the bricks might be dried. He said to her, If your sister wishes for rain, and you for dry weather, with which of the two am I to join my wishes?'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is happening across the pages of almost every newspaper is a ruthless attempt to destroy the young challenger among ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36897]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is happening across the pages of almost every newspaper is a ruthless attempt to destroy the young challenger among the Tory modernizers' camp and to keep the Conservatives firmly on the right of British politics.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With terrestrial exotics, we said, 'Oops,' years later, and now we're spending a lot of money fighting them, ... In ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28175]]></link><description><![CDATA[With terrestrial exotics, we said, 'Oops,' years later, and now we're spending a lot of money fighting them, ... In Florida, we're not there yet with invasive fish. Will they have negative impacts? We don't know yet, but it makes sense to find out. Once you're invaded, you can't get them out, but with understanding, we might be able to control them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great end of life is not knowledge but action. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22695]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great end of life is not knowledge but action.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(He) put that which was most material in the postscript. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47805]]></link><description><![CDATA[(He) put that which was most material in the postscript.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We issued gorged with knowledge, and I spoke: "Why, Sirs, they do all this as well as we."  "They ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23012]]></link><description><![CDATA[We issued gorged with knowledge, and I spoke: "Why, Sirs, they do all this as well as we."  "They hunt old trails" said Cyril, "very well;   But when did woman ever yet invent?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19475]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15223]]></link><description><![CDATA[So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a friend askes, there is no to morrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50062]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doesn't matter at all. All that matters is we got the victory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37484]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doesn't matter at all. All that matters is we got the victory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41685]]></link><description><![CDATA[I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart, or in the head?  How begot, how nourished?  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15289]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart, or in the head?  How begot, how nourished?   Reply, reply.    It is engend'red in the eyes,     With gazing fed, and fancy dies      In the cradle where it lies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The defender of his country--the founder of liberty, The friend of man,  History and tradition are explored in vain ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61234]]></link><description><![CDATA[The defender of his country--the founder of liberty, The friend of man,  History and tradition are explored in vain   For a parallel to his character.    In the annals of modern greatness     He stands alone;      And the noblest names of antiquity       Lose their lustre in his presence.        Born the benefactor of mankind,         He united all the greatness necessary          To an illustrious career.           Nature made him great,            He made himself virtuous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21395]]></link><description><![CDATA[I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basically, it's too close to call. I had a lot of surprises last night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40537]]></link><description><![CDATA[Basically, it's too close to call. I had a lot of surprises last night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God himself favors the brave. [Lat., Audentes deus ipse juvat.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4865]]></link><description><![CDATA[God himself favors the brave. [Lat., Audentes deus ipse juvat.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor confidence about profits at exporters is getting much stronger. The dollar's advance is a major support for the bullish ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36525]]></link><description><![CDATA[Investor confidence about profits at exporters is getting much stronger. The dollar's advance is a major support for the bullish outlook.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. -Helen Keller.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March: Its tree, Juniper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26370]]></link><description><![CDATA[March: Its tree, Juniper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now, motionless and dark, eluded search Self-shrouded: and anon, starring the sky,  Rose like a shower of fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16033]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now, motionless and dark, eluded search Self-shrouded: and anon, starring the sky,  Rose like a shower of fire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66052]]></link><description><![CDATA[When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIM is already seeing a lot of competition from rivals like Microsoft and Palm . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30416]]></link><description><![CDATA[RIM is already seeing a lot of competition from rivals like Microsoft and Palm .]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But scandal's my aversion--I protest Against all evil speaking, even in jest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48723]]></link><description><![CDATA[But scandal's my aversion--I protest Against all evil speaking, even in jest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is impossible to love and be wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25831]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is impossible to love and be wise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naps are nature's way of reminding you that life is nice - like a beautiful, softly swinging hammock strung between ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43682]]></link><description><![CDATA[Naps are nature's way of reminding you that life is nice - like a beautiful, softly swinging hammock strung between birth and infinity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The further you go in hockey the better the chance of getting your heart ripped out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32771]]></link><description><![CDATA[The further you go in hockey the better the chance of getting your heart ripped out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32771</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always, always hated it, ... but I was always the only kid on the team who could do it. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34738]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always, always hated it, ... but I was always the only kid on the team who could do it. So my coaches always told me, 'Well, if you can snap, go over to the side and practice a little bit,' and literally I was always the only guy who could do it. So I did it in pee wee, midget, junior high school, high school, college. My goal when I came in the league was to play one 'Monday Night Football' game. Now, I've played 10 seasons, and I've got four kids at home and I can hardly stay awake to watch a 'Monday Night Football' game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a need to find and sing our own song, to stretch our limbs and shake them in a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62478]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a need to find and sing our own song, to stretch our limbs and shake them in a dance so wild that nothing can roost there, that stirs the yearning for solitary voyage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Normally by this time of the day we have a clearer picture. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35929]]></link><description><![CDATA[Normally by this time of the day we have a clearer picture.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio and the learned babble of the sale-room and varnishing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45414]]></link><description><![CDATA[If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio and the learned babble of the sale-room and varnishing Auctioneer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[None is offended but by himselfe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49660]]></link><description><![CDATA[None is offended but by himselfe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46575]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66358]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are many, many prayer services around the world, with people praying for his speedy recovery. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36744]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are many, many prayer services around the world, with people praying for his speedy recovery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12317]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He wrongly accuses Neptune, who makes shipwreck a second time. [Lat., Inprobe Neptunum accusat, qui iterum naufragium facit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56197]]></link><description><![CDATA[He wrongly accuses Neptune, who makes shipwreck a second time. [Lat., Inprobe Neptunum accusat, qui iterum naufragium facit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53180]]></link><description><![CDATA[In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one;  And the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12866]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one;  And the maiden dreameth her love-lit dream;   And what is it all, when all is done?    The net of the fisher the burden breaks,     And always the dreaming the dreamer wakes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend, But not one foe whom I would wish a friend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend, But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13493]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was love. I didn't think he should've gotten arrested for that. If was her dying wish, you got to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37295]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was love. I didn't think he should've gotten arrested for that. If was her dying wish, you got to do what you gotta do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stone in a well is not lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49079]]></link><description><![CDATA[A stone in a well is not lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56918]]></link><description><![CDATA[Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43958]]></link><description><![CDATA[How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and of oil, growing, working, dying, with hardly a thought of wind, and sky, and fields of grain, seeing only machine-made beauty, the mineral-like quality of life?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58662]]></link><description><![CDATA[have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58662</guid></item></channel></rss>