<?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[The fish adores the bait. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49853]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fish adores the bait.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1641]]></link><description><![CDATA[Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730  The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8278]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730  The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride, and worldly honor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7033]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664   When God would make His name known to mankind, He could find no better word than "I AM". "I am that I am," says God, "I change not." Everyone and everything else measures from that fixed point.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health, a light body, freedom from cravings, a glowing skin, sonorous voice, fragrance of body: these signs indicate progress in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Health, a light body, freedom from cravings, a glowing skin, sonorous voice, fragrance of body: these signs indicate progress in the practice of meditation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4869]]></link><description><![CDATA[A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard Than can the substance of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56023]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers. -King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird! No hungry generations tread thee down;  The voice I hear this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44548]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird! No hungry generations tread thee down;  The voice I hear this passing night was heard   In ancient days by emperor and clown.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["O Charidas, what of the underworld?" "Great darkness."  "And what of the resurrection?"   "A lie."   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43170]]></link><description><![CDATA["O Charidas, what of the underworld?" "Great darkness."  "And what of the resurrection?"   "A lie."    "And Pluto?"     "A fable; we perish utterly."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and astonish the rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54253]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and astonish the rest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal Now does always last. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14197]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal Now does always last.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They made a lot of spirited plays. We left our men at times in the first half and they made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35473]]></link><description><![CDATA[They made a lot of spirited plays. We left our men at times in the first half and they made shots and then they started earning them, but they deserve a lot of credit for their effort.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61551]]></link><description><![CDATA[The giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a fever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, It is a thing to be acheived.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9658]]></link><description><![CDATA[To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60128]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry. Lawrence J. Peter -Henry Beecher. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2611]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry. Lawrence J. Peter -Henry Beecher.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses may come and go, but religion will last forever, for in no other endeavor does the consumer blame himself ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5008]]></link><description><![CDATA[Businesses may come and go, but religion will last forever, for in no other endeavor does the consumer blame himself for product failure]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27891]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54599]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58169]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, I have suffered With those that I saw suffer! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58207]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, I have suffered With those that I saw suffer!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four;  Stella's wit is so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four;  Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face,   She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12736]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical Demonstration! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59804]]></link><description><![CDATA[God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical Demonstration!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To rebound from losing to Mansfield on Monday and to be down 10-3 at halftime, it would have been an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37361]]></link><description><![CDATA[To rebound from losing to Mansfield on Monday and to be down 10-3 at halftime, it would have been an easy thing for them to pack it in. We talked about some things at halftime and put it on their shoulders to come out in the second half and do it, and they did it one goal at a time. I'm really proud of them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26995]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That man is a creature that needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35166]]></link><description><![CDATA[That man is a creature that needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10136]]></link><description><![CDATA[A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61688]]></link><description><![CDATA[A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destroy his fib, or sophistry--in vain! The creature's at his dirty work again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61540]]></link><description><![CDATA[Destroy his fib, or sophistry--in vain! The creature's at his dirty work again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64362]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31939]]></link><description><![CDATA[The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long term we'll come out on top.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1173]]></link><description><![CDATA[That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears, For women shed and use them at their liking;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58787]]></link><description><![CDATA[She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears, For women shed and use them at their liking;  But there is something when man's eye appears   Wet, still more disagreeable and striking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60758]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. NO is the answer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61655]]></link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. NO is the answer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus is our mouth, through which we speak to the Father; He is our eye, through which we see the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8380]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jesus is our mouth, through which we speak to the Father; He is our eye, through which we see the Father; He is our right hand through which we offer ourselves to the Father. Unless He intercedes, there is no intercourse with God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53697]]></link><description><![CDATA[God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1106]]></link><description><![CDATA[The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66703]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think onecustomer at a time and take care of each ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21988]]></link><description><![CDATA[Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think onecustomer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The administration believes it's in the best interest at this time to ban both research as well as reproductive cloning ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31973]]></link><description><![CDATA[The administration believes it's in the best interest at this time to ban both research as well as reproductive cloning because the easy step that moves us across that line we all agree is reprehensible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1486]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22398]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many things made me become a vegetarian, among them, the higher food yield as a solution to world hunger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many things made me become a vegetarian, among them, the higher food yield as a solution to world hunger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel the whole issue has been a witchhunt from day one as part of a broader Republican political agenda. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40220]]></link><description><![CDATA[I feel the whole issue has been a witchhunt from day one as part of a broader Republican political agenda.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16160]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;  Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease,   Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65428]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65428</guid></item></channel></rss>