<?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[Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27264]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's so amazing, if I can use that word, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39237]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's so amazing, if I can use that word,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10807]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10807</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49188]]></link><description><![CDATA[Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16843]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Considering the enormous range of human knowledge, from intimate personal knowledge of specific individuals to the complexities of organizations and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52164]]></link><description><![CDATA[Considering the enormous range of human knowledge, from intimate personal knowledge of specific individuals to the complexities of organizations and the subtleties of feelings, it is remarkable that one speck in this firmament should be the sole determinant of whether someone is considered knowledgeable or ignorant in general. Yet it is a fact of life that an unlettered person is considered ignorant, however much he may know about nature and man, and a Ph.D. is never considered ignorant, however barren his mind might be outside his narrow specialty and however little he grasps about human feeling or social complexities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24581]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15405]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lo. sifted through the winds that blow, Down comes the soft and silent snow,  White petals from the flowers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56710]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lo. sifted through the winds that blow, Down comes the soft and silent snow,  White petals from the flowers that grow   In the cold atmosphere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She went for a lay-up and came down kind of funny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40796]]></link><description><![CDATA[She went for a lay-up and came down kind of funny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45250]]></link><description><![CDATA[Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46352]]></link><description><![CDATA[Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51125]]></link><description><![CDATA[A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance is always afraid of change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance is always afraid of change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Department has refused to allow the firm to tell its story to a grand jury, in violation of both ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29658]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Department has refused to allow the firm to tell its story to a grand jury, in violation of both Department policy and the basic precepts of fundamental fairness,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5193]]></link><description><![CDATA[Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5193</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25505]]></link><description><![CDATA[Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet is revenge--especially to women. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48791]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet is revenge--especially to women.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48791</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God, My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27347]]></link><description><![CDATA[Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God, My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else, and it'll ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60971]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else, and it'll become like a wildfire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678 O for a closer walk with God,  A calm and heavenly frame, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7632]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678 O for a closer walk with God,  A calm and heavenly frame, A light to shine upon the road  That leads me to the Lamb Return, O holy Dove, return,  Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made Thee mourn  And drove Thee from my breast The dearest idol I have known,  Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne,  And worship only Thee. So shall my walk be close with God,  Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road  That leads me to the Lamb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18565]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thingwell, you're needed by someone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21423]]></link><description><![CDATA[Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thingwell, you're needed by someone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blasted with excess of light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25055]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blasted with excess of light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25055</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[The Satanic school. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12174]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Satanic school.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14659]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3094]]></link><description><![CDATA[The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17335]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compassion is no substitute for justice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9174]]></link><description><![CDATA[Compassion is no substitute for justice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And soften'd sounds along the waters die: Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62668]]></link><description><![CDATA[And soften'd sounds along the waters die: Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From morn To moon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,  A summer's day; and with the setting sun ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12156]]></link><description><![CDATA[From morn To moon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,  A summer's day; and with the setting sun   Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a dog of Blenheim birth, With fine long ears and full of mirth;  And sometimes, running o'er ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12669]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have a dog of Blenheim birth, With fine long ears and full of mirth;  And sometimes, running o'er the plain,   He tumbles on his nose:    But quickly jumping up again,     Like lightning on he goes!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12669</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know. - Reflections on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27734]]></link><description><![CDATA[To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know. - Reflections on Life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth. -Thich Nhat Hanh. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25017]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth. -Thich Nhat Hanh.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1a 'a n, pl a's or as 'az often cap, often attrib (bef. 12c) 1 a : the 1st letter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4614]]></link><description><![CDATA[1a 'a n, pl a's or as 'az often cap, often attrib (bef. 12c) 1 a : the 1st letter of the English alphabet b : a representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic a 2 : the 6th tone of a C-major scale 3 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter a 4 : one designated a esp. as the 1st in order or class 5 a : a grade rating a student's work as superior in quality b : one graded or rated with an A 6 : something shaped like the letter A   - Unattributed Author,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4614</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Within a stone's throw of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Within a stone's throw of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The judge's duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts. [Lat., Judicis officium est ut res ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23510]]></link><description><![CDATA[The judge's duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts. [Lat., Judicis officium est ut res ita tempora rerum  Quaerere.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fond man! though all the heroes of your line Bedeck your halls, and round your galleries shine  In proud ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44578]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fond man! though all the heroes of your line Bedeck your halls, and round your galleries shine  In proud display; yet take this truth from me--   Virtue alone is true nobility!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch, For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3042]]></link><description><![CDATA['Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch, For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without. [There is fault on both sides.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without. [There is fault on both sides.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28573]]></link><description><![CDATA[True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; When health is lost, something is lost;  When character is lost, all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25578]]></link><description><![CDATA[When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; When health is lost, something is lost;  When character is lost, all is lost!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're a team trying to find ourselves right now. We just ran into a good basketball team with a good ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39957]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're a team trying to find ourselves right now. We just ran into a good basketball team with a good shooter tonight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19421]]></link><description><![CDATA[I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloriously drunk, obey the important call. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22917]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gloriously drunk, obey the important call.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They know who keep a broken tryst, Till something from the Spring be missed  We have not truly known ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57799]]></link><description><![CDATA[They know who keep a broken tryst, Till something from the Spring be missed  We have not truly known the Spring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,  For purple mountains majesties   Above the fruited ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2395]]></link><description><![CDATA[O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,  For purple mountains majesties   Above the fruited plain.    America! America! God shed His grace on thee,     And crown thy good with brotherhood      From sea to shining sea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2395</guid></item></channel></rss>