<?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[With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59208]]></link><description><![CDATA[With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He always told me that he only had two or three. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31843]]></link><description><![CDATA[He always told me that he only had two or three.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18502]]></link><description><![CDATA[The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63629]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They do not love that do not show their love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25716]]></link><description><![CDATA[They do not love that do not show their love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who will live above his present circumstances, is in great danger of soon living beneath them; or as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39150]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who will live above his present circumstances, is in great danger of soon living beneath them; or as the Italian proverb says, "The man that lives by hope, will die by despair]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62924]]></link><description><![CDATA[To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3974]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money can't buy happiness, but it does quiet the nerves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42989]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money can't buy happiness, but it does quiet the nerves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59303]]></link><description><![CDATA[Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18843]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We felt we had been badly let down by Historic Scotland. They were concerned about catering for visitors to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33837]]></link><description><![CDATA[We felt we had been badly let down by Historic Scotland. They were concerned about catering for visitors to the castle and some health-and-safety issues, but suggestions were made to resolve these and with a bit of goodwill and better joint working it could have happened. At the time, I don't think there was a meaningful attempt to do so but we need to ensure that these concerts happen next year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family... a group experience of love and support. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Family... a group experience of love and support.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46780]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He wants to talk to students and make them aware of what's going to happen come July 1 to their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31774]]></link><description><![CDATA[He wants to talk to students and make them aware of what's going to happen come July 1 to their [federal] student aid, he wants to tell them about the legislation that he's introduced to reverse those changes that are about to hit and he also wants to get them energized and mobilized to fight the changes if they feel they're being wronged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As that the walls worn thin, permit the mind To look out through, and his Frailty find. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27519]]></link><description><![CDATA[As that the walls worn thin, permit the mind To look out through, and his Frailty find.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5366]]></link><description><![CDATA[The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I shudder when relating it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51808]]></link><description><![CDATA[I shudder when relating it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42569]]></link><description><![CDATA[The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, it feels like they're beginning to spend more than they have in the past couple of years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, success is yours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27246]]></link><description><![CDATA[She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face, It's nothing against you to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44187]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face, It's nothing against you to fall down flat/ But to lie there-that's a disgrace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Winter nights against my window-pane Nature with busy pencil draws designs  Of ferns and blossoms and fine spray ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61704]]></link><description><![CDATA[These Winter nights against my window-pane Nature with busy pencil draws designs  Of ferns and blossoms and fine spray of pines,   Oak-leaf and acorn and fantastic vines,    Which she will make when summer comes again--     Quaint arabesques in argent, flat and cold,      Like curious Chinese etchings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were just hanging around. I just didn't feel comfortable with our lead at the half. That third quarter really ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37888]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were just hanging around. I just didn't feel comfortable with our lead at the half. That third quarter really helped us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12833]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's to look after the keepers? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50535]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who's to look after the keepers?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first step to leadership is servanthood. -John Maxwell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24489]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first step to leadership is servanthood. -John Maxwell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that preaches war is the devil's chaplain ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48065]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that preaches war is the devil's chaplain]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosperity is living easily and happily in the real world, whether you have money or not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15942]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prosperity is living easily and happily in the real world, whether you have money or not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65433]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accuse not nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25351]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accuse not nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thouDismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh,By attributing overmuch to thingsLess excellent, as thou thyself perceivest. - Paradise Lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19854]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19854</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11168]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will make a Star-chamber matter of it. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55342]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will make a Star-chamber matter of it. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My occupation is solely that of a painter.No one can argue with pictures(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62387]]></link><description><![CDATA[My occupation is solely that of a painter.No one can argue with pictures(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another islisten to each other's stories. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22439]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another islisten to each other's stories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream the impossible dream. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dream the impossible dream.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46712]]></link><description><![CDATA[The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60920]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou art all voice and nothing else." (Vox et praeterea nibil.)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62908]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem a turned it into an opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28831]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John Vianney, Curè d'Ars, 1859  [Christ] is the breathing forth of the heart, life and spirit of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John Vianney, Curè d'Ars, 1859  [Christ] is the breathing forth of the heart, life and spirit of God into all the dead race of Adam. He is the seeker, the finder, the restorer of all that, from Cain to the end of time, was lost and dead to the life of God. He is the love that prays for all its murderers; the love that willingly suffers and dies among thieves, that thieves may have a life with him in Paradise; the love that visits publicans, harlots and sinners, and wants and seeks to forgive where most is to be forgiven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1651]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20062]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom is scar tissue in disguise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom is scar tissue in disguise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1458</guid></item></channel></rss>