<?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[Truth is generally the best vindication against slander. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65529]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real estate is a big concern, and we're going to have to watch it carefully. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34731]]></link><description><![CDATA[Real estate is a big concern, and we're going to have to watch it carefully.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river,  For men may come and men may go, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4927]]></link><description><![CDATA[I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river,  For men may come and men may go,   But I go on forever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Nature has work to be done, she create a genius to do it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17313]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Nature has work to be done, she create a genius to do it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17313</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had nothing to lose. I think we played a very good tournament and gained a ton of confidence here. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31295]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had nothing to lose. I think we played a very good tournament and gained a ton of confidence here. We won a close game, lost a close game to a very good team and got a win today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65241]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happiness the rural maid attends, In cheerful labour while each day she spends!  She gratefully receives what Heav'n ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9945]]></link><description><![CDATA[What happiness the rural maid attends, In cheerful labour while each day she spends!  She gratefully receives what Heav'n has sent,   And, rich in poverty, enjoys content.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17330]]></link><description><![CDATA[The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47373]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24072]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40259]]></link><description><![CDATA[There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The slothful is the servant of the counters. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49914]]></link><description><![CDATA[The slothful is the servant of the counters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/645]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32531]]></link><description><![CDATA[Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My guess is that (Merkel's) Christian Democrats might be marginally more in line with the U.S. position.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a good thing that life is not as serious as it seems to a waiter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24891]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a good thing that life is not as serious as it seems to a waiter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A greedy father has thieves for children ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18290]]></link><description><![CDATA[A greedy father has thieves for children]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my political life, which is this: a belief that that country is best governed, which is least                     governed ...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22839]]></link><description><![CDATA[Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel (Zamora) is just now rounding into form, but he adds a lot to what we do offensively. He goes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Daniel (Zamora) is just now rounding into form, but he adds a lot to what we do offensively. He goes to the basket strong and gives us some toughness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Christians are reluctant to become involved in public affairs be cause politics is a "dirty business", but the same ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7047]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many Christians are reluctant to become involved in public affairs be cause politics is a "dirty business", but the same people are generally quite happy to go into business life, which is in its way just as "dirty". If the dubious practices and moral compromises of every walk of life were dissected and made known with the glare of publicity which shines on the activities of politicians, then those who like to think that they can keep their hands clean would have very few professions to choose from.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61556]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61556</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you cling to an idea as the inalterable truth, then when the truth does come in person and knock ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55060]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you cling to an idea as the inalterable truth, then when the truth does come in person and knock at your door, you will not be able to open the door and accept it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you a shovel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51005]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you a shovel.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Peter Chanel, Religious, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841  The Day of Jesus Christ is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8565]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Peter Chanel, Religious, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841  The Day of Jesus Christ is the Day of all days; the brilliant and visible light of this one point is the hidden invisible light of all points; to perceive the righteousness of God once and for all here is the hope of righteousness (Gal. 5:5) everywhere and at all times. By the knowledge of Jesus Christ all human waiting is guaranteed, authorized and established; for He makes it known that it is not men who wait, but God -- in His faithfulness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14882]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35778]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smile, damn it !! Smile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26842]]></link><description><![CDATA[Smile, damn it !! Smile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is only one terminal dignity - love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25773]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is only one terminal dignity - love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5954]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33237]]></link><description><![CDATA[An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is fossil poetry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language is fossil poetry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty is but a flower,Which wrinkles will devour;Brightness falls from the air;Queens have died young and fair;Dust hath closed Helen's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beauty is but a flower,Which wrinkles will devour;Brightness falls from the air;Queens have died young and fair;Dust hath closed Helen's eye.I am sick, I must die;Lord have mercy on us. - Song in Time of Pestilence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long jesting was never good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49607]]></link><description><![CDATA[Long jesting was never good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49607</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They bite the hand that feeds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3472]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They bite the hand that feeds them. Eventually, too, they become very jealous of the love one has with an audience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mole and His MotherA mole, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: I am sure than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1522]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Mole and His MotherA mole, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: I am sure than I can see, Mother! In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, What is it?' The young Mole said, It is a pebble. His Mother exclaimed: My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear Can others teach their course to steer,  Yet run himself life's mad ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48690]]></link><description><![CDATA[Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear Can others teach their course to steer,  Yet run himself life's mad career   Wild as the wave?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6444]]></link><description><![CDATA[The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God, and when they serve to unite us with Him eternally.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10910]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who knows he has enough is rich. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21545]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who knows he has enough is rich.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62051]]></link><description><![CDATA[A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are pleased to have received approval of the transaction in all six states served by PacifiCorp. We remain on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35988]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are pleased to have received approval of the transaction in all six states served by PacifiCorp. We remain on schedule to close the transaction by the end of the first quarter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambiguity is the devil's volleyball. Emo Phillips  If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you it's quite conscious. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ambiguity is the devil's volleyball. Emo Phillips  If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you it's quite conscious. •Kingman Brewster, Jr.   I fear explanations explanatory of things explained. •Abraham Lincoln   Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. •Gilda Radner   Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John and Charles Wesley, Priests, Poets, Teachers, 1791 & 1788  Matthew xi. 27. JESUS, the infinite I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6224]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John and Charles Wesley, Priests, Poets, Teachers, 1791 & 1788  Matthew xi. 27. JESUS, the infinite I AM, With God essentially the same, With him enthroned above all height, As God of God, and Light of Light, Thou art by thy great Father known, From all eternity his Son. Thou only dost the Father know, And wilt to all thy followers show, Who cannot doubt thy gracious will His glorious Godhead to reveal; Reveal him now, if thou art he, And live, eternal Life, in me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65222]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9831]]></link><description><![CDATA[While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For there are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion, That if by chance it be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15540]]></link><description><![CDATA[For there are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion, That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble,  Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret,   Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17527]]></link><description><![CDATA[Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The killers are still inside the National Penitentiary, and we have to be prepared for new incidents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29677]]></link><description><![CDATA[The killers are still inside the National Penitentiary, and we have to be prepared for new incidents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46724]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46724</guid></item></channel></rss>