<?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[For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36436]]></link><description><![CDATA[For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blame is safer than praise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blame is safer than praise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to do my best for them, and I want to want to help the team do well in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30002]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want to do my best for them, and I want to want to help the team do well in 2007,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a tempest in a tumbler of water. [Fr., C'est une tempete dans un verre d'eau.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57900]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a tempest in a tumbler of water. [Fr., C'est une tempete dans un verre d'eau.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're pretty skinny and not very attractive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32518]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're pretty skinny and not very attractive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after her eggs are taken away ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34930]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after her eggs are taken away]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God has not cared that we should anywhere have assurance of His very words; and that not merely, perhaps, because ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8210]]></link><description><![CDATA[God has not cared that we should anywhere have assurance of His very words; and that not merely, perhaps, because of the tendency in His children to word-worship, false logic, and corruption of the truth, but because He would not have them oppressed by words, seeing that words, being human, and therefore but partially capable, could not absolutely contain or express what the Lord meant, and that even He must depend for being understood upon the spirit of His disciple. Seeing that it could not give life, the letter should not be throned with power to kill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There needs to be at some point some permanency to this thing, ... And I think thatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢s what our concern ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36875]]></link><description><![CDATA[There needs to be at some point some permanency to this thing, ... And I think thatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢s what our concern was. WeÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢re not trying to tell Auburn who should be the chief executive officer. (WeÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢re) asking them to go ahead and make decisions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for another.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50801]]></link><description><![CDATA[We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for another.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was the Social Democrats that did not want German reunification. It was the Christian Democrats who supported German reunification. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33694]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was the Social Democrats that did not want German reunification. It was the Christian Democrats who supported German reunification.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No good man ever became suddenly rich. [Lat., Repente dives nemo factus est bonus.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61430]]></link><description><![CDATA[No good man ever became suddenly rich. [Lat., Repente dives nemo factus est bonus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help thi kynne, Crist bit (biddeth), for ther bygynneth charitie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46470]]></link><description><![CDATA[Help thi kynne, Crist bit (biddeth), for ther bygynneth charitie.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43671]]></link><description><![CDATA[I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, "Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24753]]></link><description><![CDATA["A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43781]]></link><description><![CDATA[One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do not want to provoke a frontal confrontation between the students and the military because if that happens, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33547]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do not want to provoke a frontal confrontation between the students and the military because if that happens, the whole society loses because it would only lead to more anarchical violence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I got up to the Peacock--where I found everybody drinking hot punch in self-preservation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13003]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I got up to the Peacock--where I found everybody drinking hot punch in self-preservation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy word remaineth for ever, which word now appeareth unto us in the riddle of the clouds, and through the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thy word remaineth for ever, which word now appeareth unto us in the riddle of the clouds, and through the mirror of the heavens, not as it is: because that even we, though the well beloved of thy Son, yet it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. He looked through the lattice of our flesh and he spake us fair, yea, he set us on fire, and we hasten on his scent. But when he shall appear, then shall we be like him, for we shall see him as he is: as he is, Lord, will our sight be, though the time be not yet.  ... The Confessions of St. Augustine June 19, 1996 Commemoration of Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu, Evangelist, Teacher, 1929  Many we have who plead themselves to be Christians. This might be allowed them, would they not do such things as the Christian religion abhors. But this is the least part of their claim. They will also be the only Christians, all others who differ from them -- however so falsely called -- being only a drove of unbelievers, hastening unto hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The worst thing that can happen is when the bull jumps, he sets you up so that you lean way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33785]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worst thing that can happen is when the bull jumps, he sets you up so that you lean way back,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39838]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39838</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53581]]></link><description><![CDATA[I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jody helps us out a lot, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33268]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jody helps us out a lot,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act also. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21162]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act also.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3256]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trenchant blade Toledo trusty. For want of fighting was grown rusty,  And ate into itself for lack  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45872]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trenchant blade Toledo trusty. For want of fighting was grown rusty,  And ate into itself for lack   Of somebody to hew and hack.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He never, never worried about it. He seemed comfortable about it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34914]]></link><description><![CDATA[He never, never worried about it. He seemed comfortable about it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real secret of success is enthusiasm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55003]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real secret of success is enthusiasm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4697]]></link><description><![CDATA[Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4697</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[Peace is the gift of God. Do you want peace? Go to God. Do you want peace in four families? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45902]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace is the gift of God. Do you want peace? Go to God. Do you want peace in four families? Go to God. Do you want peace to brood over your families? If you do, live your religion, and the very peace of God will dwell and abide with you, for that is where peace comes from, and it doesn't dwell anywhere else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I lost my son, but at the same time I'm still a staunch supporter of the troops. [They] need to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42465]]></link><description><![CDATA[I lost my son, but at the same time I'm still a staunch supporter of the troops. [They] need to know that back home we are for them and we are behind them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight justly and sell dearely. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Weight justly and sell dearely.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her pattern was when a child started crying, she couldn't stand it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40171]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her pattern was when a child started crying, she couldn't stand it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn to think continentally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learn to think continentally.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you're a student or whatever, and you can't afford a car, or a plane fare, or even a train ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62945]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you're a student or whatever, and you can't afford a car, or a plane fare, or even a train fare, all you can do is hope that someone will stop and pick you up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your bank account is so overdrawn that it is positively photographic, steps must be taken. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3715]]></link><description><![CDATA[When your bank account is so overdrawn that it is positively photographic, steps must be taken.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having some retail experience is key. It really is where the battle is won or lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39129]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having some retail experience is key. It really is where the battle is won or lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39129</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15931]]></link><description><![CDATA[To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It also puts everyone on elevated alert ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â that we have emergencies we might have to deal with, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36575]]></link><description><![CDATA[It also puts everyone on elevated alert ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â that we have emergencies we might have to deal with, and the governor expects you're going to be ready to address those.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Charm" - which means the power to effect work without employing brute force - is indispensable to women. Charm is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5759]]></link><description><![CDATA["Charm" - which means the power to effect work without employing brute force - is indispensable to women. Charm is a woman's strength just as strength is a man's charm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is more silly than silly laughter. [Lat., Nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24166]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is more silly than silly laughter. [Lat., Nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can bring you to the door, but you have to walk through. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11629]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can bring you to the door, but you have to walk through.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is a beautiful place to be born into if you don't mind some people dying all the time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24953]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is a beautiful place to be born into if you don't mind some people dying all the time or maybe only starving some of the time which isn't half so bad if it isn't you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65413]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622   A really patient man neither complains nor seeks ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7004]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622   A really patient man neither complains nor seeks to be pitied; he will speak simply and truly of his trouble, without exaggerating its weight or bemoaning himself. If others pity him, he will accept their compassion patiently, unless they pity him for some ill he is not enduring, in which case he will say so with meekness, and abide in patience and truthfulness, combating his grief and not complaining of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5036]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5036</guid></item></channel></rss>