<?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 often give our enemies the means for our own destruction ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28489]]></link><description><![CDATA[We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our hearts deceive us, because we leave them to themselves, are absent from them, taken up in outward rules and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our hearts deceive us, because we leave them to themselves, are absent from them, taken up in outward rules and forms of living and praying. But this kind of praying, which takes all its thoughts and words only from the state of our hearts, makes it impossible for us to be strangers to ourselves. The strength of every sin, the power of every evil temper, the most secret workings of our hearts, the weakness of any or all our virtues, is with a noonday clearness forced to be seen, as soon as the heart is made our prayer book, and we pray nothing, but according to what we read, and find there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. It is no humility for a man to think less ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20035]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. It is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though it might rather puzzle him to do that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40595]]></link><description><![CDATA[It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive things in your life, start by giving off positive ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive things in your life, start by giving off positive energy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50873]]></link><description><![CDATA[In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The passages of Shakespeare that we most prize were never quoted until within this century.   - Ralph Waldo ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55316]]></link><description><![CDATA[The passages of Shakespeare that we most prize were never quoted until within this century.   - Ralph Waldo Emerson,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, andhumanity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21864]]></link><description><![CDATA[Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, andhumanity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher, 367 Commemoration of Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde & Cumbria, 603  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8479]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher, 367 Commemoration of Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde & Cumbria, 603  He enters by the door who enters by Christ, who imitates the suffering of Christ, who is acquainted with the humility of Christ so as to feel and know that, if God became man for us, men should not think themselves God, but men. He who, being man, wishes to appear God, does not imitate Him who, being God, became man. Thou art not bid to think less of thyself than thou art, but to know what thou art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're deeply sorry for causing trouble to and disturbing our patients. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36530]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're deeply sorry for causing trouble to and disturbing our patients.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Johnson recognizes the economic impact that D/FW Airport has in the North Texas region and the hundreds of thousands ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35674]]></link><description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Johnson recognizes the economic impact that D/FW Airport has in the North Texas region and the hundreds of thousands of jobs that are associated with it, ... The employees of American Airlines and American Eagle applaud and support her actions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15650]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15650</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43782]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60492]]></link><description><![CDATA[The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25396]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your knowledge -- they will be both moral and national if you follow your inspiration freely.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25396</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention! -King Henry V. Prologue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55944]]></link><description><![CDATA[O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention! -King Henry V. Prologue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24911]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm sure once we get everything squared away, all of our top players will play both ways. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29190]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm sure once we get everything squared away, all of our top players will play both ways.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our kids really fought to get back in the game and gave themselves a chance to win. We had to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39896]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our kids really fought to get back in the game and gave themselves a chance to win. We had to play so hard to overcome a lot. We had to play perfectly in a lot of areas. We had to make fewer turnovers, we had to get more rebounds and we had to get to the free throw line more than we did. It was tough to overcome but we gave it a shot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses O! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48694]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses O!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rules of society are nothing; ones conscience is the umpire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14495]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rules of society are nothing; ones conscience is the umpire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[master of the art of lovemaking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34820]]></link><description><![CDATA[master of the art of lovemaking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18741]]></link><description><![CDATA[Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63015]]></link><description><![CDATA[Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29856]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15181]]></link><description><![CDATA[Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1092]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't really think about him a whole lot. I do take advantage of any opportunity to give my little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40768]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't really think about him a whole lot. I do take advantage of any opportunity to give my little spiel about drinking and driving. He took something from us that we can never get back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet all how beautiful! Pillars of pearl Propping the cliffs above, stalactites bright  From the ice roof depending; and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61709]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yet all how beautiful! Pillars of pearl Propping the cliffs above, stalactites bright  From the ice roof depending; and beneath,   Grottoes and temples with their crystal spires    And gleaming columns radiant in the sun.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65565]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26139]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veracity is the heart of morality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52224]]></link><description><![CDATA[Veracity is the heart of morality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52442]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. -Joseph Joubert. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20544]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. -Joseph Joubert.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26975]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Begone about your business. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58303]]></link><description><![CDATA[Begone about your business.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You create your opportunities by asking for them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/813]]></link><description><![CDATA[You create your opportunities by asking for them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They appeal to people who want something that's going to last and survive the elements and at the same time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42573]]></link><description><![CDATA[They appeal to people who want something that's going to last and survive the elements and at the same time make a strong fashion statement when paired with jeans or a skirt. They're not for the shy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36982]]></link><description><![CDATA[New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest,  Such as I love; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15594]]></link><description><![CDATA[This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest,  Such as I love; and you among the store,   One more, most welcome, makes my number more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17202]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64501]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48026]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51755]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mother understands what a child does not say. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27090]]></link><description><![CDATA[A mother understands what a child does not say.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29400]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29400</guid></item></channel></rss>