<?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[Feast of Edmund of the East Angles, Martyr, 870 Commemoration of Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6999]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Edmund of the East Angles, Martyr, 870 Commemoration of Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876   The sacred page is not meant to be the end, but only the means toward the end, which is knowing God himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hilary and Art are both pretty young, they were just promoted, and this was their big chance after waiting in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33983]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hilary and Art are both pretty young, they were just promoted, and this was their big chance after waiting in the wings. Now it's being pulled out from under them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11448]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53297]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise is not only essential in securing the success which you seek but it is essential to that preparation of your mind, requisite for the enjoyment of your successes, and for retaining them when gained. So, day by day, and week by week; so month after month, and year after year, work on, and in that process gain strength and symmetry, and nerve and knowledge, that when success, patiently and bravely worked for, shall come, it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it,.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blows are sarcasms turned stupid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54693]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blows are sarcasms turned stupid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60127]]></link><description><![CDATA[I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes that they had taken: ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16102]]></link><description><![CDATA[For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes that they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth, thou shalt catch men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any time not spent on love is wasted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63121]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any time not spent on love is wasted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17345]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet then from all my grief, O Lord, Thy mercy set me free,  Whilst in the confidence of pray'r ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48037]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yet then from all my grief, O Lord, Thy mercy set me free,  Whilst in the confidence of pray'r   My soul took hold on thee.   - Joseph Addison,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had to baptize a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23454]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I had to baptize a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words "I baptize thee in the name of Abraham"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In remembrance of Theresa Marie Schiavo: Issues of law and ethics, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41890]]></link><description><![CDATA[In remembrance of Theresa Marie Schiavo: Issues of law and ethics,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If there is no struggle there is no progress. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57066]]></link><description><![CDATA[If there is no struggle there is no progress.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me.  Let them sail for Porto Rique,   Far-off ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3900]]></link><description><![CDATA[Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me.  Let them sail for Porto Rique,   Far-off heats through seas to seek.    I will follow thee alone,     Thou animated torrid-zone!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24869]]></link><description><![CDATA[The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't even know about it until I saw it in the paper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42369]]></link><description><![CDATA[I didn't even know about it until I saw it in the paper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained: knowst thou when Fate  Thy measure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53965]]></link><description><![CDATA[In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained: knowst thou when Fate  Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee,   "I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up in the heights of the evening skies I see my City of Cities float In sunset's golden and crimson ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Up in the heights of the evening skies I see my City of Cities float In sunset's golden and crimson dyes: I look and a great joy clutches my throat!  Plateau of roofs by canyons crossed: windows by thousands fire-furled--   O gazing, how the heart is lost in the Deepest City in the World.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16199]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16199</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superstition is a senseless fear of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Superstition is a senseless fear of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings. [The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49931]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings. [The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no knowledge that is not power. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47960]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no knowledge that is not power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We used to laugh at Grandpa when he'd head off and go fishing. But we wouldn't be laughing that evening ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11724]]></link><description><![CDATA[We used to laugh at Grandpa when he'd head off and go fishing. But we wouldn't be laughing that evening when he'd come back with some whore he picked up in town.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12944]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64150]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51482]]></link><description><![CDATA[O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Bartholomew the Apostle  How readily we assume that the Church is the only channel of divine action ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6935]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Bartholomew the Apostle  How readily we assume that the Church is the only channel of divine action among men! Common sense tells us this assumption is wrong -- and nothing in the Bible supports such a conclusion. Believing that God is the Lord of history, we believe that God is at work now in the development of industry and commerce throughout the world, in the experiments and researches of the scientists, in the deliberations of the United Nations, and in the course of events in Berlin and Havana, in Moscow and Peiping, and Detroit. One might say, then that He seems to be doing some very strange and contradictory things! But, though we cannot claim to know God's purpose in all this, we do believe that God acts in all these circumstances. The revolutionary changes of our time are not all a mistake: they are not taking place without God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6935</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got to know David Allan through a friend about five years ago. When he heard about all our troubles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41024]]></link><description><![CDATA[I got to know David Allan through a friend about five years ago. When he heard about all our troubles with the hurricanes, he decided to do us a favor and perform here. He hasn't played a place this small in 20 years. He might have a tough guy image, but he has a lot of heart, too.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She was a wonderful caregiver who touched the lives of many patients personally. And she touched many more lives by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40081]]></link><description><![CDATA[She was a wonderful caregiver who touched the lives of many patients personally. And she touched many more lives by helping other nurses learn and grow in their profession.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then my dial goes not true; I look this lark for a bunting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24103]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then my dial goes not true; I look this lark for a bunting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All passes, Art alone Enduring stays to us;  The Bust out-lasts the throne,--   The coin, Tiberius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3177]]></link><description><![CDATA[All passes, Art alone Enduring stays to us;  The Bust out-lasts the throne,--   The coin, Tiberius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know. [Lat., Etiam oblivisci quod scis interdum expedit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16484]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know. [Lat., Etiam oblivisci quod scis interdum expedit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We climbed on the fire truck and I drove it, but it didn't move because I don't have my license. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29048]]></link><description><![CDATA[We climbed on the fire truck and I drove it, but it didn't move because I don't have my license.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65865]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou art a female, Katydid! I know it by the trill  That quivers through thy piercing notes   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23684]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou art a female, Katydid! I know it by the trill  That quivers through thy piercing notes   So petulant and shrill.    I think there is a knot of you     Beneath the hollow tree,      A knot of spinster Katydids,--       Do Katydids drink tea?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We cannot hold mortality's strong hand. -King John. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55797]]></link><description><![CDATA[We cannot hold mortality's strong hand. -King John. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Because they know not the forces of nature, and in order that they may have comrades in their ignorance, they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52082]]></link><description><![CDATA[Because they know not the forces of nature, and in order that they may have comrades in their ignorance, they suffer not that others should search out anything, and would have us believe like rustics and ask no reason...But we ask in all things a reason must be sought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wind's in the east. . . . I am always conscious of an uncomfortable sensation now and then when ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61641]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wind's in the east. . . . I am always conscious of an uncomfortable sensation now and then when the wind is blowing in the east.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Skype team's thinking is they don't need help. They've got the best product and the market will come to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38965]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Skype team's thinking is they don't need help. They've got the best product and the market will come to them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've owned a lot of crap in my days -- rental houses and strip malls -- but we finally got ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33347]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've owned a lot of crap in my days -- rental houses and strip malls -- but we finally got this place, and it's worth all the crap.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46256]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35547]]></link><description><![CDATA[People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I met with Coach Bowden and he gave me some good information. I believe another year will also give me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35236]]></link><description><![CDATA[I met with Coach Bowden and he gave me some good information. I believe another year will also give me a chance to be a higher draft choice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All things deteriorate in time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51782]]></link><description><![CDATA[All things deteriorate in time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've watched Ginn a lot, and I'm not sure I've seen a faster player in pads. We're going to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34084]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've watched Ginn a lot, and I'm not sure I've seen a faster player in pads. We're going to be looking for him a lot, because if he finds a crease, he's gone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10229]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or wrong!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ORIGINALITY is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe -- you can't take a taxi. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28685]]></link><description><![CDATA[ORIGINALITY is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe -- you can't take a taxi.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'll take donations of any amount. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35646]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'll take donations of any amount.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35646</guid></item></channel></rss>