<?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[It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38540]]></link><description><![CDATA[It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56211]]></link><description><![CDATA[One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, it is more stood upon than any other thing in the world.   - William Hazlitt,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17021]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rule by patience, Laughing Water! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45723]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rule by patience, Laughing Water!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Martyr, 1536   Christ had given the apostles a world-wide commission, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7540]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Martyr, 1536   Christ had given the apostles a world-wide commission, embracing all the nations; but intellectually they did not understand what He meant. They found that out as they followed the impulse of the Spirit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved. [Lat., Dociles imitandis  Turpibus ac pravis omnes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20571]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved. [Lat., Dociles imitandis  Turpibus ac pravis omnes sumus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass evangelism undoubtedly has its place; parochial missions can make their contribution; a specially gifted evangelist can proclaim his message; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7418]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mass evangelism undoubtedly has its place; parochial missions can make their contribution; a specially gifted evangelist can proclaim his message; the specialist Christian can make his contribution in factory, in politics and in teaching; all these are genuine contributions to the evangelistic activity of the Christian Church: but in the last analysis it is the worshipping community, that part of the Body of Christ that worships, lives and proclaims the Gospel in all its activities in any given neighborhood, which is the real evangelising agent used by the Spirit of God. It is here amongst the people, that the Church must worship and live its life. If it is faithful both to God and to its Gospel, it will be used to hold forth the Word of light to the conversion of those that see and hear. But if its light is hid, then wherewith shall the neighborhood be lighted?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7418</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have no plans to trade Paul Pierce. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32638]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have no plans to trade Paul Pierce.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50920]]></link><description><![CDATA[And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/808]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had our chance and Phil hit a screamer, but they made the play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37425]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had our chance and Phil hit a screamer, but they made the play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20253]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21260]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the loss of both.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is so plaguy proud that the death-tokens of it Cry 'No recovery.' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48205]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is so plaguy proud that the death-tokens of it Cry 'No recovery.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63302]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius does what it must, talent does what it can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58597]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We did have a very solid fall, which is a little bit unusual. A couple years ago, we had a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30882]]></link><description><![CDATA[We did have a very solid fall, which is a little bit unusual. A couple years ago, we had a real good fall, and that was the year when we had a very good team. So I'm hoping this is a good sign.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you are guaranteed you will win, you can take very inflammatory, very extreme positions. If you have to run ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52472]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you are guaranteed you will win, you can take very inflammatory, very extreme positions. If you have to run in a district where where you might lose, you will move to the center. That is the beauty of the two party system in America as opposed to the parliamentary system in Europe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's just a ball hog. He probably could be our best player on offense, but we need him on defense. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33451]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's just a ball hog. He probably could be our best player on offense, but we need him on defense.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60994]]></link><description><![CDATA[The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love him who tells you your faults in private. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15430]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love him who tells you your faults in private.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want peace, work for justice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23603]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want peace, work for justice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23603</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take your work seriously, but never yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take your work seriously, but never yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you're a young Mafia gangster out on your first date, I bet it's real embarrassing if someone tries to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11720]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you're a young Mafia gangster out on your first date, I bet it's real embarrassing if someone tries to kill you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't put equipment on your gravestone.*Ian Stewart's father about the risks he was taking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/670]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't put equipment on your gravestone.*Ian Stewart's father about the risks he was taking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a human approaches the mother disappears down a hole, abandoning her young. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35947]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a human approaches the mother disappears down a hole, abandoning her young.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not easy playing the new ball on it because it moves a lot off the wicket. That will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39403]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not easy playing the new ball on it because it moves a lot off the wicket. That will be for both teams in the second innings also.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39158]]></link><description><![CDATA[The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady, I'm not an athlete. I'm a baseball player. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lady, I'm not an athlete. I'm a baseball player.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bubble winked at me, and said, "You'll miss me brother, when you're dead." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59392]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bubble winked at me, and said, "You'll miss me brother, when you're dead."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13403]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again,  And all went merry ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again,  And all went merry as a marriage bell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63057]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There won't be a lot of police patrols. Runners will be out there with their teams and hopefully acting in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42030]]></link><description><![CDATA[There won't be a lot of police patrols. Runners will be out there with their teams and hopefully acting in a safe manner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're hoping to go five innings, and 15-pitch innings to get him up to 75 pitches, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30456]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're hoping to go five innings, and 15-pitch innings to get him up to 75 pitches,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They castrate the books of other men in order that with the fat of their works they may lard their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25289]]></link><description><![CDATA[They castrate the books of other men in order that with the fat of their works they may lard their own lean volumes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature made every fop to plague his brother, Just as one beauty mortifies another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16424]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature made every fop to plague his brother, Just as one beauty mortifies another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42040]]></link><description><![CDATA[As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60973]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20738]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41626]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These are material changes of the contract. We've won (that issue) twice already. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37237]]></link><description><![CDATA[These are material changes of the contract. We've won (that issue) twice already.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14146]]></link><description><![CDATA[I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66104]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our memory is like a shop in the window of which is exposed now one, now another photograph of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26968]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our memory is like a shop in the window of which is exposed now one, now another photograph of the same person. And as a rule the most recent exhibit remains for some time the only one to be seen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50706]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we found out that they were going to close, we had to go out and find another supplier. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38693]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we found out that they were going to close, we had to go out and find another supplier. It is possible that we could purchase some things from them on a spot basis. But that wouldn't be much compared to the way things were.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesters do oft prove prophets. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jesters do oft prove prophets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23242</guid></item></channel></rss>