<?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[At some point, when stretched so far, you break. We are not made of elastic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35694]]></link><description><![CDATA[At some point, when stretched so far, you break. We are not made of elastic.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her years Were ripe, they might make six-and-twenty springs;  But there are forms which Time to touch forbears.  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62564]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her years Were ripe, they might make six-and-twenty springs;  But there are forms which Time to touch forbears.   And turns aside his scythe to vulgar things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13940]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. [Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22928]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. [Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22928</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans. [Lat., Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans. [Lat., Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48040]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['T is my vocation, Hal; 't is no sin for a man to labour in his vocation. -King Henry IV. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55838]]></link><description><![CDATA['T is my vocation, Hal; 't is no sin for a man to labour in his vocation. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55838</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24847]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you find yourself at the beginning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65333]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think I might have to cruise into Barrington tomorrow morning, ... and put a banana in his tailpipe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30250]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think I might have to cruise into Barrington tomorrow morning, ... and put a banana in his tailpipe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25771]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25771</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May my soul bloom in love for all existence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60182]]></link><description><![CDATA[May my soul bloom in love for all existence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An you had any eye behind you, you might see more detraction at your heels than fortunes before you. -Twelfth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55754]]></link><description><![CDATA[An you had any eye behind you, you might see more detraction at your heels than fortunes before you. -Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 5.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unbelievable. He was great. It was the best I've seen him -- I've had Gibby for three years, and he's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34464]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unbelievable. He was great. It was the best I've seen him -- I've had Gibby for three years, and he's had some great performances, including a no-hitter against Maryland, but today was the best performance I've seen him have -- total control, total command. ... He was outstanding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury--to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury--to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for every one, best for both the body and the mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is doubtful if the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power- power to oppress others. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47619]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is doubtful if the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power- power to oppress others. The oppressed want above all to imitate their oppressors; they want to retaliate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47619</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:that a writer never complains, never explains and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21977]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The relationship is the communication bridge between people. -Alfred Kadushin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9071]]></link><description><![CDATA[The relationship is the communication bridge between people. -Alfred Kadushin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O give me new figures! I can't go on dancing The same that were taught me ten seasons ago;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11021]]></link><description><![CDATA[O give me new figures! I can't go on dancing The same that were taught me ten seasons ago;  The schoolmaster over the land is advancing,   Then why is the master of dancing so slow?    It is such a bore to be always caught tripping     In dull uniformity year after year;      Invent something new, and you'll set me a skipping:       I want a new figure to dance with my Dear!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs, Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48734]]></link><description><![CDATA[For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs, Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My biggest concern is coming out of my home every day and thinking there are thousands of dead bodies. It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42271]]></link><description><![CDATA[My biggest concern is coming out of my home every day and thinking there are thousands of dead bodies. It's like a bad video game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You ask me for a name to pull out the hat to replace Gibbs if he gets seriously injured tomorrow. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42695]]></link><description><![CDATA[You ask me for a name to pull out the hat to replace Gibbs if he gets seriously injured tomorrow. Not one name jumps out at you, because there hasn't been a guy that has actually stood up and put his hand up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My only rivalry is with my brother. He plays a lot now. He's getting a lot better. But I still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40314]]></link><description><![CDATA[My only rivalry is with my brother. He plays a lot now. He's getting a lot better. But I still like to take care of business against him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4269]]></link><description><![CDATA[About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Such an exploit have I in hand, Ligarius, Had you a healthful ear to hear of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18989]]></link><description><![CDATA[Such an exploit have I in hand, Ligarius, Had you a healthful ear to hear of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. -King John. Act iv. Sc. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55796]]></link><description><![CDATA[And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. -King John. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56320]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47858]]></link><description><![CDATA[One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's interesting sculpturally. It has horns like a bull, a beak like a bird and nostrils like a rhinoceros. It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42460]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's interesting sculpturally. It has horns like a bull, a beak like a bird and nostrils like a rhinoceros. It's just wacky.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are capable of making, it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48316]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are capable of making, it is simply because your goals are not clearly defined.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19911]]></link><description><![CDATA[They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18864]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12796]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51429]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carpe per diem - seize the check. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5043]]></link><description><![CDATA[Carpe per diem - seize the check.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The program is having an impact on our young community. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31171]]></link><description><![CDATA[The program is having an impact on our young community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidate Thomas is a sad, sad man, with only one desire: to reunite with his deceased ex-girlfriend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Candidate Thomas is a sad, sad man, with only one desire: to reunite with his deceased ex-girlfriend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To refuse graciously is to confer a favor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15488]]></link><description><![CDATA[To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16880]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16880</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Teacher, 1380  You, O eternal Trinity, are a deep sea, into which the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Teacher, 1380  You, O eternal Trinity, are a deep sea, into which the more I enter the more I find, and the more I find the more I seek. The soul cannot be satiated in your abyss, for she continually hungers after you, the eternal Trinity, desiring to see you with the light of your light. As the hart desires the springs of living water, so my soul desires to leave the prison of this dark body and see you in truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30715]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innocence plays in the backyard of ignorance ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Innocence plays in the backyard of ignorance]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A heathy garden is a reflection of a healthy soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17192]]></link><description><![CDATA[A heathy garden is a reflection of a healthy soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49478]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64963]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63588]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4030]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. -William James.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope! thou nurse of young desire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19764]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope! thou nurse of young desire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tell the tale as it was told to me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48747]]></link><description><![CDATA[I tell the tale as it was told to me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48747</guid></item></channel></rss>