<?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[Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60473]]></link><description><![CDATA[Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A soul as white as Heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57270]]></link><description><![CDATA[A soul as white as Heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When daisies pied and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55506]]></link><description><![CDATA[When daisies pied and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act v. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20323]]></link><description><![CDATA[Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We started one year ago, and have had four drives since then. At the first drive we had 33 donations, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36040]]></link><description><![CDATA[We started one year ago, and have had four drives since then. At the first drive we had 33 donations, and at the last one in July we had 99. It's amazing. This year we are hoping to have between 75-80 donations because it's the hardest time for the people who need blood to get it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for, his sins. One may passively be cast ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for, his sins. One may passively be cast down by God's terrors, and yet not willingly throw himself down as he ought at God's footstool.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things to their proper places. [Lat., Deus haec fortasse benigna  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51926]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things to their proper places. [Lat., Deus haec fortasse benigna  Reducet in sedem vice.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The political world is stimulating. It's the most interesting thing you can do. It beats following the dollar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47034]]></link><description><![CDATA[The political world is stimulating. It's the most interesting thing you can do. It beats following the dollar.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 258 Commemoration of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8332]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 258 Commemoration of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253   This Gospel accords perfectly with the account which St. Paul gives of his preaching in the last address to the Ephesian elders, and it contains all the elements which are to be found in all the sermons and in all the notices of St. Paul's preaching in the Acts, except only the answers to the objections against the Gospel, and the proofs of its truth, which would be manifestly out of place in writing to Christians.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God keeps a niche In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit  He brake them to our faces, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19081]]></link><description><![CDATA[God keeps a niche In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit  He brake them to our faces, and denied   That our close kisses should impair their white,--    I know we shall behold them raised, complete,     The dust swept from their beauty, glorified,      New Memnons singing in the great God-light.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oxen and the Axle-TreesA heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1538]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Oxen and the Axle-TreesA heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: Hullo there! why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out. Those who suffer most cry out the least.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53022]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who can take no great interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44796]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who can take no great interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20480]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61383]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. Can anyone imagine M anyone imagine Moses, Jesus or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51253]]></link><description><![CDATA[The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31487]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not only is there no God, but trying getting a plumber on weekends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57098]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not only is there no God, but trying getting a plumber on weekends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24690]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14377]]></link><description><![CDATA[A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It becomes a very important component in establishing regional security and stability, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29697]]></link><description><![CDATA[It becomes a very important component in establishing regional security and stability,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48300]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48300</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just me and Cindy in the room - yelling, ... They banged on our door and asked, 'Could you please ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29871]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just me and Cindy in the room - yelling, ... They banged on our door and asked, 'Could you please quiet down?']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have some size as always and a great point guard in Philip Garnett. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39893]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have some size as always and a great point guard in Philip Garnett.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Richard! O my king! The universe forsakes thee! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54499]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Richard! O my king! The universe forsakes thee!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30077]]></link><description><![CDATA[Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8613]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening. But he who can no longer listen to his brother will soon be no longer listening to God, either; he will be doing nothing but prattle in the presence of God, too. This is the beginning of the death of the spiritual life, and in the end there will be nothing left but spiritual chatter and clerical condescension arrayed in pious words ... never really speaking to others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet letters of the angel tongue, I've loved ye long and well,  And never have failed in your fragrance ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet letters of the angel tongue, I've loved ye long and well,  And never have failed in your fragrance sweet   To find some secret spell,--    A charm that has bound me with witching power,     For mine is the old belief,      That midst your sweets and midst your bloom,       There's a soul in every leaf!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She bears her down majestically near, Speed on her prow, and terror in her tier. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56166]]></link><description><![CDATA[She bears her down majestically near, Speed on her prow, and terror in her tier.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some on commission, some for the love of learning, some because they have nothing better to do or because they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4686]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some on commission, some for the love of learning, some because they have nothing better to do or because they hope these walls of books will deaden the drumming of the demon in their ears.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7683]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life: and do the greatest things as though they were little and easy, because of His omnipotence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14117]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/808]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60557]]></link><description><![CDATA[Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's OK. We don't worry about rankings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38922]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's OK. We don't worry about rankings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12436]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,  And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6070]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,  And I will look on both indifferently;   For let the gods so speed me as I love    The name of honor more than I fear death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primarily, there are messages from a Yahoo group that are most interesting, ... There are memories, a few photos, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31891]]></link><description><![CDATA[Primarily, there are messages from a Yahoo group that are most interesting, ... There are memories, a few photos, a photo of Myron's hometown and some historic photos. There are links to other sites Welk related.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where there is peace, God is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50083]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where there is peace, God is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe that the addition of the 12th regular-season game would make any playoff even more difficult. I find little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42400]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe that the addition of the 12th regular-season game would make any playoff even more difficult. I find little support for a playoff among presidents of major universities, and I believe some voted for the 12th game in lieu of that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40035]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16618]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1641]]></link><description><![CDATA[Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5685]]></link><description><![CDATA[Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44481]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't simply redefine Jerusalem. The Palestinian claim is based on legality, on the international recognition that the situation created ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36242]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't simply redefine Jerusalem. The Palestinian claim is based on legality, on the international recognition that the situation created by the war in '67 is not valid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22267]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk. -D.J. Kaufman. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk. -D.J. Kaufman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea thatpossesses the mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22671]]></link><description><![CDATA[A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea thatpossesses the mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22671</guid></item></channel></rss>