<?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[Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26278]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Margery Kempe, Mystic, after 1433   Contempt of material things as such is, in fact, no more ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Margery Kempe, Mystic, after 1433   Contempt of material things as such is, in fact, no more orthodox than pantheism -- it is the great dualist heresy which always lies in wait for an over-spiritualized Christianity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land, And don't criticize What you can't understand ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15413]]></link><description><![CDATA[Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land, And don't criticize What you can't understand]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We like to think our fees and services, the charges we apply, are competitive. ... For things that we don't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33759]]></link><description><![CDATA[We like to think our fees and services, the charges we apply, are competitive. ... For things that we don't control, the charges the tugs charge to provide assistance is competitive to other ports. The same holds true for our pilots, the guys who physically guide the ship in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51809]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The kids got a little tired, and they haven't been in pressure situations before. That's our jobs as coaches to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37679]]></link><description><![CDATA[The kids got a little tired, and they haven't been in pressure situations before. That's our jobs as coaches to get them ready to play in those pressure situations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You had that action and counteraction which, in the natural and in the political world, from the reciprocal struggle of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46942]]></link><description><![CDATA[You had that action and counteraction which, in the natural and in the political world, from the reciprocal struggle of discordant powers draws out the harmony of the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28485]]></link><description><![CDATA[We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61617]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55251]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is right to be done cannot be done too soon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66796]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sick StagA sick stag lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1557]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Sick StagA sick stag lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use; so that he died, not from his sickness, but from the failure of the means of living. Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lady with her daughters or her nieces, Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48792]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lady with her daughters or her nieces, Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity is a parade.  Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opportunity is a parade.  Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger Normand:Bomb now. Die later. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45952]]></link><description><![CDATA[Roger Normand:Bomb now. Die later.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19073]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19073</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58765]]></link><description><![CDATA[Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20303]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I come like Water, and like Wind I go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27792]]></link><description><![CDATA[I come like Water, and like Wind I go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of the things the business people in the rich world wanted, they got in the Uruguay Round. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31250]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most of the things the business people in the rich world wanted, they got in the Uruguay Round.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty-eight-three in the summer, meaning in non-ideal conditions? Formidable, ... Valentino makes me dream and I say he has nothing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37493]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fifty-eight-three in the summer, meaning in non-ideal conditions? Formidable, ... Valentino makes me dream and I say he has nothing to lose. Go ahead and try it. Everyone likes him, from the Italians to the Japanese.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61277]]></link><description><![CDATA[In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The longest Day hath an Eueninge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48998]]></link><description><![CDATA[The longest Day hath an Eueninge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On any given day, the market is taking its cue from forecasts and results. Juniper was negative, so that's spilling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34035]]></link><description><![CDATA[On any given day, the market is taking its cue from forecasts and results. Juniper was negative, so that's spilling through the Nasdaq. I think, overall, though, the trend through the rest of the year and into early next year will be more positive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's high-energy, a 60-minute guy. He calls for the ball, he wants the ball every single snap. He's always looking ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30525]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's high-energy, a 60-minute guy. He calls for the ball, he wants the ball every single snap. He's always looking to make a big play, make something happen with the ball. He wants to get in the end zone; that's his goal every time he steps on the field.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Saturday   If I ask to be delivered from trial rather than for deliverance out of it, to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7930]]></link><description><![CDATA[Holy Saturday   If I ask to be delivered from trial rather than for deliverance out of it, to the praise of His glory; if I forget that the way of the Cross leads to the Cross and not to a bank of flowers; if I regulate my life on these lines, or even unconsciously my thinking, so that I am surprised when the way is rough and think it strange, "Think it not strange, Count it all joy," then I know nothing of Calvary love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3013]]></link><description><![CDATA[The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10340]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22133]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it,  No, not a shred of it,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59386]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it,  No, not a shred of it,   In all the spread of it,    From foot to head,     Not heroes bled for it,      Faced steel and lead for it,       Precious blood shed for it,        Bathing in red.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18897]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!  What freezings have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/159]]></link><description><![CDATA[How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!  What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!   What old December's bareness everywhere!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3482]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since earlier this year, the administration has shifted from an ideological approach toward North Korea, which produced nothing but counterproductive ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since earlier this year, the administration has shifted from an ideological approach toward North Korea, which produced nothing but counterproductive results, to a realistic, pragmatic approach with interesting results.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26515]]></link><description><![CDATA[The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-love seems so often unrequited. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-love seems so often unrequited.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think our voice got heard loud and clear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36580]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think our voice got heard loud and clear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know God won't give me anything I can't handle;I just wish he didn't trust me so much. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17697]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know God won't give me anything I can't handle;I just wish he didn't trust me so much.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was really happy with what the divers did all year long. The diving competition was more of a relaxed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38548]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was really happy with what the divers did all year long. The diving competition was more of a relaxed atmosphere, which allowed the divers to let it all out and not be worried. Michael Bennett became our sixth and final NCAA zone qualifier. So all of our divers qualified for the NCAA zone meet. I did not expect that to happen, but I think that it is great that it did.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25341]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That loss at Marquette was just a bad loss for us. We came back on the road at Syracuse. This ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37590]]></link><description><![CDATA[That loss at Marquette was just a bad loss for us. We came back on the road at Syracuse. This was a statement game for us. We just went out there and played basketball and made a statement. The statement was that we're here and we're here to stay. We're not pushovers. We're not little boys. We're men out there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you first meet him you often find him to be annoying, and you have to control yourself not to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33647]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you first meet him you often find him to be annoying, and you have to control yourself not to say anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27238]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's only when you suddenly stop perspiring that your forearms go dull. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35583]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's only when you suddenly stop perspiring that your forearms go dull.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46307]]></link><description><![CDATA[The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2258]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbows apologize for angry skies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rainbows apologize for angry skies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Un gros serpent mordit Aurele. Que croyez-vous qu'il arriva?  Qu' Aurele en mourut? Bagatelle!   Ce fut le ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46863]]></link><description><![CDATA[Un gros serpent mordit Aurele. Que croyez-vous qu'il arriva?  Qu' Aurele en mourut? Bagatelle!   Ce fut le serpent qui creva.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46863</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19925]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19925</guid></item></channel></rss>