<?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[Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51490]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be done, but I would fain die a dry death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A DEEP-SWORN VOWOthers because you did not keep That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine.Yet always when I look ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25735]]></link><description><![CDATA[A DEEP-SWORN VOWOthers because you did not keep That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine.Yet always when I look death in the face, When I clamber to the heights of sleep, Or when I grow excited with wine, Suddenly I meet your face.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This promises well for Carlos' chances in the rest of the race. We had a feeling he'd be in top ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40099]]></link><description><![CDATA[This promises well for Carlos' chances in the rest of the race. We had a feeling he'd be in top shape after finishing well in the Tour and later having the time to prepare himself and spend time with his family without being troubled by injuries, illness or stressful contract negotiations. But just before a race starts you always get a little nervous anyway.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The law of nature is the strictest expression of necessity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43827]]></link><description><![CDATA[The law of nature is the strictest expression of necessity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are a furry gnome and we feed you too much! Dorothy to Sophia ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17601]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are a furry gnome and we feed you too much! Dorothy to Sophia]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Registered Traveler Program is a significant step forward in the effort to balance aviation security and traveler convenience. It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35844]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Registered Traveler Program is a significant step forward in the effort to balance aviation security and traveler convenience. It's a win-win proposition for consumers, businesses, airports, airlines and for the government. While travelers enjoy a more relaxing, less time consuming security screening process, the government can focus its security resources on more likely potential threats.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13562]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48970]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others have done,  But that life may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48058]]></link><description><![CDATA[I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others have done,  But that life may have just enough shadow   To temper the glare of the sun;    I would pray God to guard them from evil,     But my prayer would bound back to myself:      Ah! a seraph may pray for a sinner,       But a sinner must pray for himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42067]]></link><description><![CDATA[If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33531]]></link><description><![CDATA[American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20539]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20251]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you listen to the politicians, you might think we are all terrorists ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58966]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you listen to the politicians, you might think we are all terrorists]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52819]]></link><description><![CDATA[You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let me play the fool; With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let me play the fool; With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness is the longing for repetition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53849]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness is the longing for repetition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Goodwin was an actor-man, Old Drury's pride and boast,  In all the light and spritely parts,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/435]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tom Goodwin was an actor-man, Old Drury's pride and boast,  In all the light and spritely parts,   Especially the ghost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65589]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's nice to get back in there and that's what anyone would ask for, to get right back on the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28811]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's nice to get back in there and that's what anyone would ask for, to get right back on the horse. I'm looking forward to it and putting [Wednesday] night behind me and moving on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66154]]></link><description><![CDATA[She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key to your universe is that you can choose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6111]]></link><description><![CDATA[The key to your universe is that you can choose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3987]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there is much to suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3987</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[The more people who know about it, the more help we can get. We can't do this on a small ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38094]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more people who know about it, the more help we can get. We can't do this on a small piece of land. We need a lot of space and it's going to need a lot of time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65495]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weavethe web of life; he is merely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22172]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weavethe web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web,he does to himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9855]]></link><description><![CDATA[The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15570]]></link><description><![CDATA[God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.) ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5653]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. -B.B. King. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13578]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. -B.B. King.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was able to go to Iraq.. to the place my son died..and fill my promise to my wife to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18225]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was able to go to Iraq.. to the place my son died..and fill my promise to my wife to put a crucifix onthe spot.. and bring home some of the blooddrenched dirt..and plant a white rose bush in itMilitary Families Speak Out.. broadcast on C Span.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18225</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38503]]></link><description><![CDATA[We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that we couldn't beat them at their game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise, (That last infirmity of noble mind)  To scorn delights, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50665]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise, (That last infirmity of noble mind)  To scorn delights, and live laborious days;   But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,    And think to burst out into sudden blaze,     Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,      And slits the thin-spun life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The side played sensationally. Wherever that leaves us in the table, we can be happy, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40189]]></link><description><![CDATA[The side played sensationally. Wherever that leaves us in the table, we can be happy,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43003]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15707]]></link><description><![CDATA[If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9515]]></link><description><![CDATA[We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose would change the laws of an empire. [Fr., Ah, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20860]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose would change the laws of an empire. [Fr., Ah, qui jamais autoir pu dire  Que ce petit nez retrousse   Changerait les lois d'un empire.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The absent are always in the wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/180]]></link><description><![CDATA[The absent are always in the wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49982]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm old, old enough to play baseball or football. I'm not eight yet. My Mom told me when you start ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57741]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm old, old enough to play baseball or football. I'm not eight yet. My Mom told me when you start baseball, you aren't going to be able to run that fast because you had an operation. I told Mom I wouldn't need to run fast. When I play baseball, I'll just hit them out of the park. Then I'll be able to walk.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harp not on that string, madam; that is past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51518]]></link><description><![CDATA[Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41651]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea of her life shall sweetly creep Into his study of imagination, And every lovely organ of her life, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55453]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea of her life shall sweetly creep Into his study of imagination, And every lovely organ of her life, Shall come apparell'd in more precious habit, More moving-delicate and full of life Into the eye and prospect of his soul. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deception follows on the heels of deception. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51735]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deception follows on the heels of deception.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She told me once, 'Being in the circle is a lot harder than shooting free throws'. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39762]]></link><description><![CDATA[She told me once, 'Being in the circle is a lot harder than shooting free throws'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never strove to rule the roast, She ne'er refus'd to pledge my toast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10140]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never strove to rule the roast, She ne'er refus'd to pledge my toast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39149]]></link><description><![CDATA[From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39149</guid></item></channel></rss>