<?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[Feast of Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642 Continuing a short series of verse on Christ:   Break Thou ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6820]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642 Continuing a short series of verse on Christ:   Break Thou the bread of life,  Dear Lord, to me, As Thou didst break the loaves   Beside the sea; Beyond the sacred page  I seek Thee, Lord; My spirit pants for Thee,  O living word! Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord,  To me, to me, As Thou didst bless the bread  By Galilee; Then shall all bondage cease,  All fetters fall; And I shall find my peace,  My All-in-All.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're here because we want the board of trustees and ballet management to respond to their audience, their subscribers, their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32305]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're here because we want the board of trustees and ballet management to respond to their audience, their subscribers, their patrons and restore live music, Future Subscriber If There's Live Music.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head and lies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43051]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head and lies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10608]]></link><description><![CDATA[Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1721]]></link><description><![CDATA[So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We only react when there is a threat to the aircraft, passengers or crew. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32758]]></link><description><![CDATA[We only react when there is a threat to the aircraft, passengers or crew.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give a woman an inch and she thinks she's a ruler ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61907]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give a woman an inch and she thinks she's a ruler]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriotism is easy to understand in America - it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8360]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patriotism is easy to understand in America - it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3145]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20458]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38551]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13117]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the shadow than in the church.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up in the heights of the evening skies I see my City of Cities float In sunset's golden and crimson ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Up in the heights of the evening skies I see my City of Cities float In sunset's golden and crimson dyes: I look and a great joy clutches my throat!  Plateau of roofs by canyons crossed: windows by thousands fire-furled--   O gazing, how the heart is lost in the Deepest City in the World.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22757]]></link><description><![CDATA[Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are going to continue to work and focus on defense. We aren't being given much respect as a team ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31609]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are going to continue to work and focus on defense. We aren't being given much respect as a team to go out and make a run at this, so we are anxious to prove that we are a force to be reckoned with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[However, the inconsistencies of our program, coupled with a poor home record have resulted in a loss of confidence from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31720]]></link><description><![CDATA[However, the inconsistencies of our program, coupled with a poor home record have resulted in a loss of confidence from our community, as evidenced by our last two home games. Chris is a quality person and a solid coach. I wish things would have worked out but the fit is just not there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour. -Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55747]]></link><description><![CDATA[My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour. -Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/365]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3995]]></link><description><![CDATA[To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are back in business. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33758]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are back in business.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61844]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope is the power that gives us the power to step out and try. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19747]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope is the power that gives us the power to step out and try.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just do what you do best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1256]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just do what you do best.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Twas his ambition, generous and great A life to life's great end to consecrate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61253]]></link><description><![CDATA['Twas his ambition, generous and great A life to life's great end to consecrate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3741]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3781]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it draws near to witching time of night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44517]]></link><description><![CDATA[When it draws near to witching time of night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1137]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is always the best policy to speak the truth-- unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59822]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is always the best policy to speak the truth-- unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22530]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13596]]></link><description><![CDATA[The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62426]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62426</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17177]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How lovely he appears! his little cheeks In their pure incarnation, vying with  The rose leaves strewn beneath them. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3628]]></link><description><![CDATA[How lovely he appears! his little cheeks In their pure incarnation, vying with  The rose leaves strewn beneath them.   And his lips, too,    How beautifully parted! No; you shall not     Kiss him; at least not now; he will wake soon--      His hour of midday rest is nearly over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47209]]></link><description><![CDATA[The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public (authoritarianism).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27074]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6046]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/287]]></link><description><![CDATA[We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48870]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48870</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered. [Lat., Male parta, male dilabuntur.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47759]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered. [Lat., Male parta, male dilabuntur.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66381]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9627]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His head, Not yet by time completely silver'd o'er,  Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18582]]></link><description><![CDATA[His head, Not yet by time completely silver'd o'er,  Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth,   But strong for service still, and unimpair'd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42491]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tough luck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12946]]></link><description><![CDATA[Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. - ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25502]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. - The Art of Worldly Wisdom, 1647.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5990</guid></item></channel></rss>