<?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 war is history, the Iran-Iraq borders should turn into borders of peace and friendship, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41295]]></link><description><![CDATA[The war is history, the Iran-Iraq borders should turn into borders of peace and friendship,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We still have a refining issue. Refineries in other parts of the country have been able to increase output but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39168]]></link><description><![CDATA[We still have a refining issue. Refineries in other parts of the country have been able to increase output but they will have to go down later this year for maintenance. Refinery output will then fall below normal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19254]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/176]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease to change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11290]]></link><description><![CDATA[As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief,  The doves of Noah ne'er had roost ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18329]]></link><description><![CDATA[Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief,  The doves of Noah ne'er had roost   Nor found an olive-leaf.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast;  The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4398]]></link><description><![CDATA[But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast;  The breath of Heaven must swell the sail,   Or all the toil is lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anybody who has been seriously engaged is scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9446]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anybody who has been seriously engaged is scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not at all simple to understand the simple. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56881]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not at all simple to understand the simple.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were very wrong in October. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36031]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were very wrong in October.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's finger touched him, and he slept. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11405]]></link><description><![CDATA[God's finger touched him, and he slept.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12865]]></link><description><![CDATA[All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've always been suspicious of collective truths. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64198]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've always been suspicious of collective truths.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are wholly complete and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1149]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are wholly complete and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16989]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56954]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165 Commemoration of Angela de'Merici, Founder of the Institute of St. Ursula, 1540  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7333]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165 Commemoration of Angela de'Merici, Founder of the Institute of St. Ursula, 1540   Visit, I beseech thee, O Lord, this habitation with thy mercy, and me with thy grace and salvation. Let thy holy angels pitch their tents round about and dwell here, that no illusion of the night may abuse me, the spirits of darkness may not come near to hurt me, no evil or sad accident oppress me; and let the eternal Spirit of the Father dwell in my soul and body, filling every corner of my heart with light and grace. Let no deed of darkness overtake me; and let thy blessing, most blessed God, be upon me for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant falling. [Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46163]]></link><description><![CDATA[The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant falling. [Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The purpose firm is equal to the deed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16041]]></link><description><![CDATA[The purpose firm is equal to the deed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15599]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true gentleman does not preach his beliefs until he does so by his actions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/540]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true gentleman does not preach his beliefs until he does so by his actions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crooked log makes a strait fire [A crooked log makes a straight fire.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16009]]></link><description><![CDATA[A crooked log makes a strait fire [A crooked log makes a straight fire.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect on the human temperament would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60454]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect on the human temperament would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deeds, not words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deeds, not words.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55551]]></link><description><![CDATA[Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe, Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast;  Is that portentous phrase, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48448]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe, Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast;  Is that portentous phrase, "I told you so."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60759]]></link><description><![CDATA[Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess of Wimborne, c.725 Commemoration of John Bunyan, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess of Wimborne, c.725 Commemoration of John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer, 1688  Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, ... but delight to be alone and single with Omnipresency... Life is pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9645]]></link><description><![CDATA[We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's like making As available to all students, ... That's not good either. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31101]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's like making As available to all students, ... That's not good either.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27796]]></link><description><![CDATA[If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/853]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. The mind that grows could not predict the times, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22878]]></link><description><![CDATA[The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. The mind that grows could not predict the times, the means, the mode of that spontaneity. God enters by a private door into every individual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody knows how to love but few people know how to stay in love with one person forever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65755]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everybody knows how to love but few people know how to stay in love with one person forever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that sends a foole expects one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49392]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that sends a foole expects one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would hate to see a future U.S. Social Security commissioner urging American older workers to just keep working until ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39878]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would hate to see a future U.S. Social Security commissioner urging American older workers to just keep working until the markets come back, ... We don't really know how long that wait might be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next time I have meat and mashed potatoes, I think I'll put a very large blob of potatoes on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11779]]></link><description><![CDATA[The next time I have meat and mashed potatoes, I think I'll put a very large blob of potatoes on my plate with just a little piece of meat. And if someone asks me why I didn't get more meat, I'll just say, "Oh, you mean this?" and pull out a big piece of meat from inside the blob of potatoes, where I've hidden it. Good magic trick, huh?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For some life lasts a short while, but the memories it holds last forever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26906]]></link><description><![CDATA[For some life lasts a short while, but the memories it holds last forever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25395]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt everwithout eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22165]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt everwithout eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude andfallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47902]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62871]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64535]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53751]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63192]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and almost never leave. Our lives are measured by those.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honour as deserving real distinction are those who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44774]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honour as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This would be the biggest pipeline built in the last 20 years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37785]]></link><description><![CDATA[This would be the biggest pipeline built in the last 20 years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62016]]></link><description><![CDATA[Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The last two years it has been working for us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40784]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last two years it has been working for us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40784</guid></item></channel></rss>