<?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 supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25865]]></link><description><![CDATA[The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13365]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest superiority.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50240]]></link><description><![CDATA[He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest superiority.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55530]]></link><description><![CDATA[The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act iv. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44631]]></link><description><![CDATA[Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kmart's significant losses and sales decline in the first quarter reflect the many challenges the company faced in the period ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36967]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kmart's significant losses and sales decline in the first quarter reflect the many challenges the company faced in the period following our voluntary Chapter 11 filing, ... These challenges included reduced inventory levels as vendors withheld shipments in the early days of the reorganization and reduced store traffic arising from the bankruptcy filing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66247]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics is the art of the possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47631]]></link><description><![CDATA[Politics is the art of the possible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18063]]></link><description><![CDATA[The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2508]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For though to smatter ends of Greek Or Latin be the rhetoric  Of pedants counted, and vain-glorious,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25121]]></link><description><![CDATA[For though to smatter ends of Greek Or Latin be the rhetoric  Of pedants counted, and vain-glorious,   To smatter French is meritorious.   - Samuel Butler (1),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friendship we share grows amidst the craggy rock pond; reeds of water spray fireflies scented with bonfires. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65781]]></link><description><![CDATA[The friendship we share grows amidst the craggy rock pond; reeds of water spray fireflies scented with bonfires.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each man has his fancy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50824]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each man has his fancy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, Half wishing they were dead to save the shame.  The sudden blush ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4370]]></link><description><![CDATA[Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, Half wishing they were dead to save the shame.  The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow;   They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats,    And flare up bodily, wings and all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams in life are like mirages in the desert where you can never reach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dreams in life are like mirages in the desert where you can never reach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10253]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A difference in your life today will start when you choose to move on from what happened yesterday. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62897]]></link><description><![CDATA[A difference in your life today will start when you choose to move on from what happened yesterday.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42845]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have to be unselfish. That's one concept I want them to get, but it can be a hard concept ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29497]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have to be unselfish. That's one concept I want them to get, but it can be a hard concept for young players to grasp.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are pretty,--we know it; and young,--it is true; and rich,--who can deny it? But when you praise yourself extravagantly, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14063]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are pretty,--we know it; and young,--it is true; and rich,--who can deny it? But when you praise yourself extravagantly, Fabulla, you appear neither rich, nor pretty, nor young.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goals are dreams with deadlines. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17624]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goals are dreams with deadlines.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29659]]></link><description><![CDATA[raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The program is having an impact on our young community. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31171]]></link><description><![CDATA[The program is having an impact on our young community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of France and Great Britain. [Fr., La cordiale entente qui existe entre ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57835]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of France and Great Britain. [Fr., La cordiale entente qui existe entre le gouvernement francais et celui de la Grande-Bretagne.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juliet: We've never got friendly. I just wanted to say I hope that can change. I'm nice, I really am, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41108]]></link><description><![CDATA[Juliet: We've never got friendly. I just wanted to say I hope that can change. I'm nice, I really am, apart from my terrible taste in pie. And it would be great if we could be friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This book fills a much-needed gap. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25298]]></link><description><![CDATA[This book fills a much-needed gap.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27782]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the cloak). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49797]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the cloak).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And he that stands upon a slippery place Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up. -King John. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55793]]></link><description><![CDATA[And he that stands upon a slippery place Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up. -King John. Act iii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22232]]></link><description><![CDATA[We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams -- even if it takes a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against; not with; the wind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against; not with; the wind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians seeking social justice have a special responsibility. Much more is required than the bringing of aid to people who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7436]]></link><description><![CDATA[Christians seeking social justice have a special responsibility. Much more is required than the bringing of aid to people who are homeless and in need, and contributing to their support. There are real dangers to be faced. It must never be allowed to appear that charity is dispensed to the unfortunate by superior beings... Much greater care must be taken to identify the giver with those whom he comes to serve.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43228]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58484]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it is useless. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50554]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it is useless.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak not too well of one who scarce will know Himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4941]]></link><description><![CDATA[Speak not too well of one who scarce will know Himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him what is, chiefly, true, Remembering always he belongs to you; Deal with him as a truant, if you will, But claim him, keep him, call him brother still!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The city is growing in leaps and bounds and we feel good about that. We want to expand on that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29937]]></link><description><![CDATA[The city is growing in leaps and bounds and we feel good about that. We want to expand on that and help the city keep growing in a positive way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56124]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61314]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We say little if not egged on by vanity. [Fr., On parle peu quand la vanite ne fait pas parler.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60380]]></link><description><![CDATA[We say little if not egged on by vanity. [Fr., On parle peu quand la vanite ne fait pas parler.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's child in Christ adopted -- Christ my all -- What that earth boasts were not lost cheaply, rather Than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7842]]></link><description><![CDATA[God's child in Christ adopted -- Christ my all -- What that earth boasts were not lost cheaply, rather Than forfeit that blest name, by which I call The Holy One, the Almighty God, my Father? -- Father! in Christ we live, and Christ in Thee -- Eternal Thou and everlasting we. The heir of heaven, henceforth I fear not death: In Christ I live! in Christ I draw the breath Of the true life! -- let then earth, sea, and sky Make war against me! On my front I show Their mighty Master's seal. In vain they try To end my life, that can but end its woe. Is that a death-bed where a Christian lies? Yes, but not his -- 'tis Death itself there dies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares, She blunder'd on some virtue unawares. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60500]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares, She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[hemorrhaging of the Democratic base usually happens when the incumbent mayor is perceived as the winner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35632]]></link><description><![CDATA[hemorrhaging of the Democratic base usually happens when the incumbent mayor is perceived as the winner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18043]]></link><description><![CDATA[Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't make a decision right now. I'm going to wait until next Monday. I want to know how I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41172]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't make a decision right now. I'm going to wait until next Monday. I want to know how I feel tomorrow. I don't feel any pain or anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dictynna, goodman Dull. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55492]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dictynna, goodman Dull. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scatter plenty o'er a smiling land. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46460]]></link><description><![CDATA[Scatter plenty o'er a smiling land.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through her re-enactments of the stereotypical ways in which women and the female body have typically been depicted, she drew ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34432]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through her re-enactments of the stereotypical ways in which women and the female body have typically been depicted, she drew attention to the power of media images to shape ideas of female identity,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27576]]></link><description><![CDATA["God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a cliff and "by a miracle" he only breaks his back. It would be more divine if he were a better driver and stayed on the road.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27576</guid></item></channel></rss>