<?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[The engineer's first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13896]]></link><description><![CDATA[The engineer's first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25318]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money in that order; it is a process, a never ending one ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13385]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money in that order; it is a process, a never ending one]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What they presumably need to do today is come up with something that is realistic enough and acknowledges enough of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39999]]></link><description><![CDATA[What they presumably need to do today is come up with something that is realistic enough and acknowledges enough of the judge's finding that he takes the proposal seriously.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A buck of the first head. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55488]]></link><description><![CDATA[A buck of the first head. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes 26 muscles to smile, and 62 muscles to frown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56666]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes 26 muscles to smile, and 62 muscles to frown.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12447]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34016]]></link><description><![CDATA[What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29709]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3679]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the balance-wheel of the social machinery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Charles de Foucauld, Hermit, Servant of the Poor, 1916  No heart can conceive that treasury of mercies ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7214]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Charles de Foucauld, Hermit, Servant of the Poor, 1916  No heart can conceive that treasury of mercies which lies in this one privilege, in having liberty and ability to approach unto God at all times, according to His mind and will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15369]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not aw'd to duty by superior sway. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63758]]></link><description><![CDATA[Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember getting busted in the nose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32978]]></link><description><![CDATA[I remember getting busted in the nose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If that fee does not pass, we have no choice but to make drastic cuts, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31960]]></link><description><![CDATA[If that fee does not pass, we have no choice but to make drastic cuts,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die. [It., Spesso e da forte,  Piu che ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24828]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die. [It., Spesso e da forte,  Piu che il morire, il vivere.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Richard Rolle of Hampole, Writer, Hermit, Mystic, 1349  It is of no use to say that Christ, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8530]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Richard Rolle of Hampole, Writer, Hermit, Mystic, 1349  It is of no use to say that Christ, as exhibited in the Gospels, is not historical, and that we know not how much of what is admirable has been super-added by the tradition of his followers. Who among his disciples or among their proselytes was capable of inventing the sayings of Jesus or of imagining the life and character revealed in the Gospels? Certainly not the fishermen of Galilee; as certainly not St. Paul, whose character and idiosyncrasies were of a totally different sort; still less the early Christian writers, in whom nothing is more evident than that the good which was in them was all derived, as they always professed that it was derived, from the higher source.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.(on not perfectionismto put things off). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22341]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.(on not perfectionismto put things off).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good intentions aren't good enough! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22941]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good intentions aren't good enough!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to give a visual example of the project's intention, inspire other artists to submit proposals and get local ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40692]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to give a visual example of the project's intention, inspire other artists to submit proposals and get local merchants to sponsor those artists.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again.  'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale;   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8645]]></link><description><![CDATA[England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again.  'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale;   'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;    A Christmas gambol oft could cheer     The poor man's heart through half the year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France is an absolute monarchy, tempered by ballads. [Fr., La France est une monarchie absolue, temperee par des chansons.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16613]]></link><description><![CDATA[France is an absolute monarchy, tempered by ballads. [Fr., La France est une monarchie absolue, temperee par des chansons.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11479]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. - Mannequin: My Life as a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/841]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. - Mannequin: My Life as a Model.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that sees the beauty of holiness, or true moral good, sees the greatest and most important thing in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8460]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that sees the beauty of holiness, or true moral good, sees the greatest and most important thing in the world... Unless this is seen, nothing is seen that is worth seeing: for there is no other true excellence or beauty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primarily, there are messages from a Yahoo group that are most interesting, ... There are memories, a few photos, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31891]]></link><description><![CDATA[Primarily, there are messages from a Yahoo group that are most interesting, ... There are memories, a few photos, a photo of Myron's hometown and some historic photos. There are links to other sites Welk related.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17206]]></link><description><![CDATA[The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are not perfect (except when they smile). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65744]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are not perfect (except when they smile).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2251]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are not seeking 100 percent consensus -- the most important thing is that the people of Iraq accept (the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37414]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are not seeking 100 percent consensus -- the most important thing is that the people of Iraq accept (the constitution) in a referendum.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you're out there hiking with the girls at 5:30 and you see the other girls working out just as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32113]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you're out there hiking with the girls at 5:30 and you see the other girls working out just as hard as you are and panting and puffing ... you feel like you have to go on because they're going on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The music of the brook silenced all conversation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4924]]></link><description><![CDATA[The music of the brook silenced all conversation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52896]]></link><description><![CDATA[At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too much gravity argues a shallow mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18234]]></link><description><![CDATA[Too much gravity argues a shallow mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16634]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30148]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs which show that the people are still in great difficulties, and there are things that still need to be remedied and looked after in many areas.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So the supply is tighter for new product than it was. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31634]]></link><description><![CDATA[So the supply is tighter for new product than it was.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44253]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is something I never dreamed I would experience. You see Katrina. You see Rita. But you never think it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42032]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is something I never dreamed I would experience. You see Katrina. You see Rita. But you never think it can happen it to you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61593]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not. [Ger., Der Mensch kann was er soll; und wenn er sagt er kann nicht, so will er nicht.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told. -King Richard III. Act iv. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56015]]></link><description><![CDATA[An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told. -King Richard III. Act iv. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a clear message addressed to the journalists in order to [dissuade] them from criticizing the authorities. It's obvious that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29422]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a clear message addressed to the journalists in order to [dissuade] them from criticizing the authorities. It's obvious that referring to terms like territorial integrity, religious hostility, violence, the [Uzbek] authorities mean that they are afraid [of] another riot or revolution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2562]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14944]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36716]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The very mudsills of society. . . . We call them slaves. . . . But I will not characterize ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56591]]></link><description><![CDATA[The very mudsills of society. . . . We call them slaves. . . . But I will not characterize that class at the North with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere, it is eternal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58945]]></link><description><![CDATA[What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devill is not alwaies at one doore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49831]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. -Winston Churchill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59885</guid></item></channel></rss>