<?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[Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4521]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excess of meats bringeth sickness ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14449]]></link><description><![CDATA[Excess of meats bringeth sickness]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one wants to start with the proposition that it's obviously in their (Conservatives') advantage to have the election in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30780]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one wants to start with the proposition that it's obviously in their (Conservatives') advantage to have the election in January-February, no, the data doesn't support that,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4214]]></link><description><![CDATA[If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is perhaps not entirely so, though it has often been said, that man makes his God in his own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52332]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is perhaps not entirely so, though it has often been said, that man makes his God in his own image. Rather does he create Him in the image of his cravings and dreams- in the image of what man wants to be. God making could be part of the process by which a society realizes its aspirations: it first embodies them in the conception of a particular God, and then proceeds to imitate that God. The confidence requisite for attempting the unprecedented is most effectively generated by the fiction that in realizing the new we are imitating rather than originating. Our preoccupation with heaven can be part of an effort to find precedents for the unprecedented.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not done. That's the one thing at this level. Recruiting is really not done until late August. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33920]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not done. That's the one thing at this level. Recruiting is really not done until late August.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Richard Meux Benson, Founder of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1915   Our critical day ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8238]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Richard Meux Benson, Founder of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1915   Our critical day is not the very day of our death, but the whole course of our life; I thank him, that prays for me when my bell tolls; but I thank him much more, that catechizes me, or preaches to me, or instructs me how to live.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I preached as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48067]]></link><description><![CDATA[I preached as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old dog Tray's ever faithful; Grief can not drive him away;  He is gentle, he is kind--   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12657]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old dog Tray's ever faithful; Grief can not drive him away;  He is gentle, he is kind--   I shall never, never find    A better friend than old dog Tray!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51805]]></link><description><![CDATA[His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He made arrangements to get those kids back to her, ... He took that all upon himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37035]]></link><description><![CDATA[He made arrangements to get those kids back to her, ... He took that all upon himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65795]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49086]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660  Words are merely carriers of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660  Words are merely carriers of the secret, supernatural communications, the light and call of God. That is why spiritual books bear such different meanings for different types and qualities of soul, why each time we read them they give us something fresh, as we can bear it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is a journey...not a destination. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22065]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is a journey...not a destination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43395]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arm thyself for the truth! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Arm thyself for the truth!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22398]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders don't force people to follow-they invite them on a journey. Harold S. Hulbert -Charles S. Lauer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leaders don't force people to follow-they invite them on a journey. Harold S. Hulbert -Charles S. Lauer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women it is merely a good ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57736]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women it is merely a good excuse not to play football.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12265]]></link><description><![CDATA[What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easy to be wise after the event. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50997]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easy to be wise after the event.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She's a very conservative person and has exceedingly good judgment. Usually, she's telling me, 'Don't do this! Mistake.' And this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37098]]></link><description><![CDATA[She's a very conservative person and has exceedingly good judgment. Usually, she's telling me, 'Don't do this! Mistake.' And this time, she said, 'I really think you should write this book, whether he wants you to or not.' To me, this was amazing. And she was right.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon sustained a low-grade groin injury. He'll have a diagnostic scan to find out the extent of his injury. Simon ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34715]]></link><description><![CDATA[Simon sustained a low-grade groin injury. He'll have a diagnostic scan to find out the extent of his injury. Simon will undergo treatment and we'll review his situation ahead of Sunday's game in Sydney.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty from it. [Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui ex ea ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42902]]></link><description><![CDATA[He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty from it. [Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui ex ea tollit verecudiam.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65476]]></link><description><![CDATA[People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45774]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24051]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With our business solution in place we are far ahead of any alliance competitor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36815]]></link><description><![CDATA[With our business solution in place we are far ahead of any alliance competitor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's just a great stock to own here, ... The company is growing in excess of 20 percent. The demographics ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37125]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's just a great stock to own here, ... The company is growing in excess of 20 percent. The demographics are great for education. The company is selling at about 15 times what we think they can earn next year. It's also one of the few independent publishers left and so we think it's a strategic acquisition candidate, probably worth over $60 a share, and the stock's at about $45.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9517]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But the investment was so big they felt compelled to go on. Since its completion, it cost a fortune to maintain and is still in danger of collapsing. There are no plans to replace it, since it was never needed in the first place. I expect every installation has its own pet software which is analogous to the above.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34241]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I learned the value of hard work by working hard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22198]]></link><description><![CDATA[I learned the value of hard work by working hard.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It hurts a lot. As much as it's a tradition for football, we try to take it along with us. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42140]]></link><description><![CDATA[It hurts a lot. As much as it's a tradition for football, we try to take it along with us. We don't want to get beat by Michigan any time. To go up there and play like that just hurts a lot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is empowering, ... It feels good to be able to manhandle someone across the line. I've worked hard at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38047]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is empowering, ... It feels good to be able to manhandle someone across the line. I've worked hard at it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir: We must rise and follow her,  When from every ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44898]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir: We must rise and follow her,  When from every hill of flame   She calls, and calls each vagabond by name.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when they hear us praised by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16771]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe it to sinister and interested motives if they can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16771</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modesty is the color of virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27624]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modesty is the color of virtue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18129]]></link><description><![CDATA[At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18129</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26850]]></link><description><![CDATA[Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Such pains they take to look pretty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50487]]></link><description><![CDATA[Such pains they take to look pretty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steps with a tender foot, light as on air, The lovely, lordly creature floated on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Steps with a tender foot, light as on air, The lovely, lordly creature floated on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15474]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15474</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is difficult to understand precisely what the state hopes to achieve by promoting the creation and perpetuation of a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60083]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is difficult to understand precisely what the state hopes to achieve by promoting the creation and perpetuation of a subclass of illiterates within our boundaries, surely adding to the problems and costs of unemployment, welfare and crime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its grieves and anxieties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16879]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its grieves and anxieties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16879</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I have absolutely no sympathy with is the legislator, the man who seeks, for his own profit, to exploit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43123]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I have absolutely no sympathy with is the legislator, the man who seeks, for his own profit, to exploit the weaknesses of those who are unable to help themselves and then to fasten some moral superscription upon it. This I loathe so much that I cannot conceivably explain how much it is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you have seen, O Americans, in New York and Washington and the losses you are having in Afghanistan and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29792]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you have seen, O Americans, in New York and Washington and the losses you are having in Afghanistan and Iraq, in spite of the blackouts by your media, are only the losses of the initial clashes. ... You will soon experience horrors that will make you forget the horrors you have encountered in Vietnam.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29792</guid></item></channel></rss>