<?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[One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14432]]></link><description><![CDATA[One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fool, 'tis in vain from wit to wit to roam: Know, sense, like charity, begins at home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55111]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fool, 'tis in vain from wit to wit to roam: Know, sense, like charity, begins at home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have known sorrow--therefore I May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily  Than those who never sorrowed upon ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24174]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have known sorrow--therefore I May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily  Than those who never sorrowed upon earth   And know not laughter's worth.    I have known laughter--therefore I     May sorrow with you far more tenderly      Than those who never guess how sad a thing       Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The public must be put in its place, so that it may exercise its own powers, but no less and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47408]]></link><description><![CDATA[The public must be put in its place, so that it may exercise its own powers, but no less and perhaps even more, so that each of us may live free of the trampling and the roar of a bewildered herd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hail to thee blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert,  That from Heaven, or near it,   Pourest thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24110]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hail to thee blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert,  That from Heaven, or near it,   Pourest thy full heart    In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John and Charles Wesley, Priests, Poets, Teachers, 1791 & 1788  Matthew xi. 27. JESUS, the infinite I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6224]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John and Charles Wesley, Priests, Poets, Teachers, 1791 & 1788  Matthew xi. 27. JESUS, the infinite I AM, With God essentially the same, With him enthroned above all height, As God of God, and Light of Light, Thou art by thy great Father known, From all eternity his Son. Thou only dost the Father know, And wilt to all thy followers show, Who cannot doubt thy gracious will His glorious Godhead to reveal; Reveal him now, if thou art he, And live, eternal Life, in me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61454]]></link><description><![CDATA[This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple is better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Simple is better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knavery and flattery are blood relations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16200]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knavery and flattery are blood relations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lark now leaves his watery nest, And climbing, shakes his dewy wings.  He takes your window for the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24092]]></link><description><![CDATA[The lark now leaves his watery nest, And climbing, shakes his dewy wings.  He takes your window for the East   And to implore your light he sings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every disasters screams for humor ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12386]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every disasters screams for humor]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher, 430   Thou lovest, without passion; art jealous, without anxiety; repentest, yet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8471]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher, 430   Thou lovest, without passion; art jealous, without anxiety; repentest, yet grievest not; art angry, yet serene; changest Thy works, Thy purpose unchanged; receivest again what Thou findest, yet didst never lose; never in need, yet rejoicing in gains; never covetous, yet exacting usury. Thou receivest over and above, that Thou mayest owe; and who hath aught that is not Thine? Thou payest debts, owing nothing; remittest debts, losing nothing. And that have I now said, my God, my life, my holy joy? or what saith any man when he speaks of Thee? Yet woe to him that speaketh not, since mute are even the most eloquent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43897]]></link><description><![CDATA[I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33575]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12678]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This world's a bubble. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62192]]></link><description><![CDATA[This world's a bubble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's definitely nice. It's kind of like home-court advantage because I played here two years in high school and then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29067]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's definitely nice. It's kind of like home-court advantage because I played here two years in high school and then a bunch of times in college. I'm real familiar with the gym and the baskets have nice shooting rims. I'm glad we're back in Denver.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stupid is as stupid does. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1124]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stupid is as stupid does.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For there's nae luck about the house; There's nae luck at aw;  There's little pleasure in the house  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/152]]></link><description><![CDATA[For there's nae luck about the house; There's nae luck at aw;  There's little pleasure in the house   When our gudeman's awa.   - William Julius Mickle,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte's sessions at Telecom NEXT really zero in on the issues of concern for companies trying to win in an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deloitte's sessions at Telecom NEXT really zero in on the issues of concern for companies trying to win in an evolving IP world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There were some fantastic matches between the two sides in the late eighties and into the early nineties. Perhaps not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30675]]></link><description><![CDATA[There were some fantastic matches between the two sides in the late eighties and into the early nineties. Perhaps not so much with the first team as these tended to be second team matches played on a Friday night, but that did not stop the two sides from going at one another, and I expect that to be the main theme on Saturday evening. We will both have a go at one another within the spirit of the game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be able to be caught up into the world of thought that is being educated. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13479]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be able to be caught up into the world of thought that is being educated.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am an expert in hookers. I'm an expert in doormats. I'm an expert in victims. They were the best ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60562]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am an expert in hookers. I'm an expert in doormats. I'm an expert in victims. They were the best parts. And when I woke up -- sociologically, politically, and creatively -- I could no longer take those parts and look in the mirror.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56697]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48654]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With this change in the mood on Argentina, investors are buying Brazilian stocks almost indiscriminately as everything here is so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35002]]></link><description><![CDATA[With this change in the mood on Argentina, investors are buying Brazilian stocks almost indiscriminately as everything here is so cheap now.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The question that faces every man born into this world is not what should be his purpose, which he should ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52252]]></link><description><![CDATA[The question that faces every man born into this world is not what should be his purpose, which he should set about to achieve, but just what to do with life? The answer, that he should order his life so that he can find the greatest happiness in it, is more a practical question, similar to that of how a man should spend his weekend, then a metaphysical proposition as to what is the mystic purpose of his life in the scheme of the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunities are everywhere. The recession might be drawing to a close, but its continuing legacy is employers' reliance on short-term ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22524]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opportunities are everywhere. The recession might be drawing to a close, but its continuing legacy is employers' reliance on short-term staff. There may be fewer jobs for life, but there are more jobs in a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9480]]></link><description><![CDATA[A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14646]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the afflicted, denies it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51158]]></link><description><![CDATA[He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the afflicted, denies it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you got in a scene with Don, it was like stepping up onto a surfboard, and you just flew ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33733]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you got in a scene with Don, it was like stepping up onto a surfboard, and you just flew through those waves. It was exhilarating.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This team is not soft. We've got guys who have a little edge about them, and you like that. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32706]]></link><description><![CDATA[This team is not soft. We've got guys who have a little edge about them, and you like that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is lost in men's capricious minds, but in women s, it fills all the room it finds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27086]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is lost in men's capricious minds, but in women s, it fills all the room it finds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security is a big deal and we are very familiar with it because we operate in that world today. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Security is a big deal and we are very familiar with it because we operate in that world today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10397]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13727]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearest the throne itself must be The footstool of humility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20029]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nearest the throne itself must be The footstool of humility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole Hollywood spin machine works together to create images that are impossible for any of us to live up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28213]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whole Hollywood spin machine works together to create images that are impossible for any of us to live up to. They purposefully set us up to admire and even covet something we can never have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53265]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart.Then in living - I have made my mark.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prejudice is the reason of fools ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48094]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prejudice is the reason of fools]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The time we enjoy wasting is usually a good indicator of our real values… The best things in life feel ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60361]]></link><description><![CDATA[The time we enjoy wasting is usually a good indicator of our real values… The best things in life feel like we feel when we waste our time!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike, but hear me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18994]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strike, but hear me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hours that make us happy make us wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22362]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hours that make us happy make us wise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22362</guid></item></channel></rss>