<?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[Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out,  As if they feared the light:  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out,  As if they feared the light:   But oh! she dances such a way!    No sun upon an Easter day     Is half so fine a sight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18706]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30111]]></link><description><![CDATA[Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not a deception, ... What John Paul II said was that these tribunals must work according to truth, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34987]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not a deception, ... What John Paul II said was that these tribunals must work according to truth, and not according to 'Oh, these people are suffering so and let us declare it invalid.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BA is strategically focusing on profitable traffic, and that means it's turning away a lot of people who are prepared ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31732]]></link><description><![CDATA[BA is strategically focusing on profitable traffic, and that means it's turning away a lot of people who are prepared to pay a decent fare to transfer,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8694]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49520]]></link><description><![CDATA[If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49520</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55172]]></link><description><![CDATA[The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221   Some there are who presume so far ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221   Some there are who presume so far on their wits that they think themselves capable of measuring the whole nature of things by their intellect, in that they esteem all things true which they see, and false which they see not. Accordingly, in order that man's mind might be freed from this presumption, and seek the truth humbly, it was necessary that certain things far surpassing his intellect should be proposed to man by God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comics continue to have a pretty bad [reputation]. They're often lumped in with TV and video games. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33847]]></link><description><![CDATA[Comics continue to have a pretty bad [reputation]. They're often lumped in with TV and video games.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19514]]></link><description><![CDATA[I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed to me to be nothing but a monotonous and sordid succession of robber baron scumbags devoid of any admirable human qualities. I failed history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health, And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61391]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health, And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11591]]></link><description><![CDATA[Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40350]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that cannot obey, cannot command. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12397]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that cannot obey, cannot command.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21627]]></link><description><![CDATA[There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like people, like priest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48569]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like people, like priest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who paies the Physitian, does the cure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50103]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I could be a bird, I'd be a Flying Purple People Eater because then people would sing about me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20072]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I could be a bird, I'd be a Flying Purple People Eater because then people would sing about me and I could fly down and eat them because I hate that song.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't characterize the recess, but a recess in collective bargaining is not rare and is often called for various ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38700]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't characterize the recess, but a recess in collective bargaining is not rare and is often called for various reasons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38700</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character is more important than intelligence for success. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1209]]></link><description><![CDATA[Character is more important than intelligence for success.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water is the only drink for a wise man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61279]]></link><description><![CDATA[Water is the only drink for a wise man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The privilege of absurdity, to which no living creature is subject but men only. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/210]]></link><description><![CDATA[The privilege of absurdity, to which no living creature is subject but men only.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66857]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We believe that ongoing year-over-year improvement in GM North American operations should accelerate as we progress though 2006 and, coupled ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39184]]></link><description><![CDATA[We believe that ongoing year-over-year improvement in GM North American operations should accelerate as we progress though 2006 and, coupled with conclusion of the Delphi labor dispute, lead to a strong positive reaction in the company's stock price over time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3107]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a faggot?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rule goes that all prisoners can get remission as long as they have displayed good behavior, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36229]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rule goes that all prisoners can get remission as long as they have displayed good behavior,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength. [Lat., Strangulat inclusus dolor, atque ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18342]]></link><description><![CDATA[Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength. [Lat., Strangulat inclusus dolor, atque exaestuat intus,  Cogitur et vires multiplicare suas.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He always gets it done. If it's not scoring, it's assists, it's steals, and he always has a big night ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29513]]></link><description><![CDATA[He always gets it done. If it's not scoring, it's assists, it's steals, and he always has a big night rebounding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62808]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love" and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1425]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love" and the second, "For my best friend.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61772]]></link><description><![CDATA[My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That which sufficeth is not little. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49788]]></link><description><![CDATA[That which sufficeth is not little.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We kind of expected him to be suspended. Kicking has no part in this game. I understand the suspension. It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32571]]></link><description><![CDATA[We kind of expected him to be suspended. Kicking has no part in this game. I understand the suspension. It's tough. Things happen so quick, but you shouldn't kick anyone. I think he realizes his mistake and I don't think you will see him do that again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We seem to think, at this point, it was just a little trash fire that quickly got out of control. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30549]]></link><description><![CDATA[We seem to think, at this point, it was just a little trash fire that quickly got out of control.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and that they can not be repelled. [Lat., ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56132]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and that they can not be repelled. [Lat., Pudet haec opprobria nobis  Et dici potuisse et non potuisse repelli.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water pressure is very high on these earth dikes and there are more in danger of collapse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34377]]></link><description><![CDATA[Water pressure is very high on these earth dikes and there are more in danger of collapse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What men turn to is more important than what they turn from, even if that to which they turn is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7279]]></link><description><![CDATA[What men turn to is more important than what they turn from, even if that to which they turn is only a higher moral truth; but to turn to Christ is far more important than to turn to higher moral truth: it is to turn the face towards Him in whom is all moral truth; it is to turn to HIm in whom is not only the virtue which corresponds to the known vice from which the penitent wishes to flee, but all virtue; it is to turn the face to all holiness, all purity, all grace. It was this repentance which the apostles preached after Pentecost.  ... Roland Allen, Pentecost and the World  ... Also see comments on this book in Bookworms August 23, 2000 Commemoration of Rose of Lima, Contemplative, 1617 Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: To think without confusion clearly, To love his fellow men sincerely, To act from honest motives purely, To trust in God and heaven securely.   ... Henry van Dyke August 24, 2000 Feast of Bartholomew the Apostle Beginning a short series on the Bible:  The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Edward all in gold, as he great Jove had been, The Mountfords all in plumes, like estridges were seen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prince Edward all in gold, as he great Jove had been, The Mountfords all in plumes, like estridges were seen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He closed his eyes and just swung. He got the good part of the bat on it, and it was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40573]]></link><description><![CDATA[He closed his eyes and just swung. He got the good part of the bat on it, and it was a deep shot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men, together riding, Can win new worlds at their will;  Resolute, ne'er dividing,   Lead, and be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58137]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three men, together riding, Can win new worlds at their will;  Resolute, ne'er dividing,   Lead, and be victors still.    Three can laugh and doom a king,     Three can make the planets sing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future belongs to crowds ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10769]]></link><description><![CDATA[The future belongs to crowds]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sire, I am my own Rudolph of Hapsburg. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2499]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sire, I am my own Rudolph of Hapsburg.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that hopes not for good, feares not evill. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49360]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15878]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many millions of faces there should be none alike. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14847]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many millions of faces there should be none alike.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At this point, we're actually running pretty smoothly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28676]]></link><description><![CDATA[At this point, we're actually running pretty smoothly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Saints & Martyrs of England  And I said to the man who stood at the gate of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6505]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Saints & Martyrs of England  And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light. that I may tread safely into the unknown." And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had no reports which described him as a stud, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37091]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had no reports which described him as a stud,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37091</guid></item></channel></rss>