<?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[We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11637]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. [Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. [Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28763]]></link><description><![CDATA[What's really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That's Hollywood to me and it would mean nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing I was concerned about is it looked to me from the sideline like (Thomas) might have chopped ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30376]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing I was concerned about is it looked to me from the sideline like (Thomas) might have chopped Mark Campbell to cause the pileup, which is illegal. If he didn't do that, then the kid made a great play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6146]]></link><description><![CDATA[Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22570]]></link><description><![CDATA[A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resignation is the timid sign of courage ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53940]]></link><description><![CDATA[Resignation is the timid sign of courage]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16825]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How instinct varies in the grov'lling swine, Compar'd, half-reasoning elephant, with thine!  'Twixt that and reason what a nice ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22828]]></link><description><![CDATA[How instinct varies in the grov'lling swine, Compar'd, half-reasoning elephant, with thine!  'Twixt that and reason what a nice barrier!   Forever sep'rate, yet forever near!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Away with the cant of "Measures not men!"--the idle supposition that it is the harness and not the horses that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46945]]></link><description><![CDATA[Away with the cant of "Measures not men!"--the idle supposition that it is the harness and not the horses that draw the chariot along. No Sir, if the comparison must be made, if the distinction must be taken, men are everything, measures comparatively nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, we hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62703]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, we hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, and etched on vacant places are half-forgotten faces of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61937]]></link><description><![CDATA[The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48629]]></link><description><![CDATA[To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;  A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;   A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;    A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;     A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;      A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;       A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63538]]></link><description><![CDATA[The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many have changed so much that they have lost the magic of the dream that carried them on their own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many have changed so much that they have lost the magic of the dream that carried them on their own bootstraps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basically, as far as I'm concerned (the petition) is coming out of a racist response. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31442]]></link><description><![CDATA[Basically, as far as I'm concerned (the petition) is coming out of a racist response.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank God, bless God, all ye who suffer not More grief than ye can weep for. That is well--  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thank God, bless God, all ye who suffer not More grief than ye can weep for. That is well--  That is light grieving!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64862]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50849]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful strokes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11886]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful strokes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21631]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We did a good job with Ruiz, and we had a couple of clear chances, but we could not capitalize ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31661]]></link><description><![CDATA[We did a good job with Ruiz, and we had a couple of clear chances, but we could not capitalize on them,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is frequently lost in translation is that our pregnancy rates are anywhere from 40 to 60% higher than other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32921]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is frequently lost in translation is that our pregnancy rates are anywhere from 40 to 60% higher than other areas of the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sea! the sea! the open sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free!  Without a mark, without a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44886]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sea! the sea! the open sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free!  Without a mark, without a bound,   It runneth the earth's wide regions round;    It plays with the clouds; it mocks the skies;     Or like a cradled creature lies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17291]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63224]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11899]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53255]]></link><description><![CDATA[No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me than others in my art, so I will walk fearlessly with Him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57478]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One's outlook is a part of his virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60761]]></link><description><![CDATA[One's outlook is a part of his virtue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18445]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love can conquer all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to winthat makes the difference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21217]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to winthat makes the difference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch out for emergencies. They are your big chance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22471]]></link><description><![CDATA[Watch out for emergencies. They are your big chance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26032]]></link><description><![CDATA[People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painting is just like a guy playing an instrument; it's something to look forward to the next day. When I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36309]]></link><description><![CDATA[Painting is just like a guy playing an instrument; it's something to look forward to the next day. When I was painting in Dixon, I was out of the place . . . and I made some money selling paintings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves "thinking people" respond automatically to words the way Pavlov's dog ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20307]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves "thinking people" respond automatically to words the way Pavlov's dog was conditioned to respond to certain sounds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107   Grace is the incomprehensible fact that God is well pleased ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107   Grace is the incomprehensible fact that God is well pleased with a man, and that a man can rejoice in God. Only when grace is recognized to be incomprehensible is it grace. Grace exists, therefore, only where the Resurrection is reflected. Grace is the gift of Christ, who exposes the gulf which separates God and man, and, by exposing it, bridges it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just for today, I will let go of anger.Just for today, I will let go of worry.Today, I will count ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23792]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just for today, I will let go of anger.Just for today, I will let go of worry.Today, I will count my many blessings.Today, I will do my work honestly.Today, I will be kind to every living creature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West has woman. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45018]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West has woman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FedEx's report not only helped lift the transport sector, but the entire market. In the absence of major negative news, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37903]]></link><description><![CDATA[FedEx's report not only helped lift the transport sector, but the entire market. In the absence of major negative news, we may see another rally between now and the end of the year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never knew what real happiness was until I got married. And by then it was too late. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26423]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never knew what real happiness was until I got married. And by then it was too late.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat Of habit's devil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51269]]></link><description><![CDATA[That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat Of habit's devil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4567]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61108]]></link><description><![CDATA[A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52144]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This should not have been reported as an in kind contribution, and it's unfortunate that these members put the party ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30948]]></link><description><![CDATA[This should not have been reported as an in kind contribution, and it's unfortunate that these members put the party in this situation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scot is a tremendous player. I look forward to him anchoring our defense on what I hope will be a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Scot is a tremendous player. I look forward to him anchoring our defense on what I hope will be a very strong team in 2006.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12100]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it first happened, I thought about losing [a shot at] the NBA. Once they said I had the same ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40359]]></link><description><![CDATA[When it first happened, I thought about losing [a shot at] the NBA. Once they said I had the same thing [former Longhorn and current Kansas City Chiefs running back] Priest Holmes had, I knew I'd be all right.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40359</guid></item></channel></rss>