<?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 short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52359]]></link><description><![CDATA[The short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The success of the wicked tempts many to sin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50848]]></link><description><![CDATA[The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Democrats are staring down the barrel of a gun. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32420]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Democrats are staring down the barrel of a gun.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He said: 'Judge me as an accused person. What crimes did I commit?' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29821]]></link><description><![CDATA[He said: 'Judge me as an accused person. What crimes did I commit?']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatively speaking, my understanding of the law is that if Google went to scan in a book without the author's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32944]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conservatively speaking, my understanding of the law is that if Google went to scan in a book without the author's permission, then that would be a violation of copyright law. I think it would be great to be able to search text electronically, but you have to get the copyright permission.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the memory of love is sweet, though the love itself were in vain. And what I have lost of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2139]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the memory of love is sweet, though the love itself were in vain. And what I have lost of pleasure, assuage what I find of pain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3232]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17319]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;  Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind,   And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are getting all the liberal democratic forces together as a secular movement because we feel that these forces are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29772]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are getting all the liberal democratic forces together as a secular movement because we feel that these forces are the only ones who will be able to unite the country,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28684]]></link><description><![CDATA[When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn  Loud as the virtues thou ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20220]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn  Loud as the virtues thou dost loudly vaunt,   Not practise!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being popular with an audience is a very rickety ladder to be on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being popular with an audience is a very rickety ladder to be on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're smart in that aspect. We know our spots. We get to where we need to be. We press as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41777]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're smart in that aspect. We know our spots. We get to where we need to be. We press as much as possible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there, From me, whose love was of that dignity  That it went hand ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12076]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there, From me, whose love was of that dignity  That it went hand in hand even with the vow   I made to her in marriage, and to decline    Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor     To those of mine!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10823]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The second best times tend to be more difficult. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62826]]></link><description><![CDATA[The second best times tend to be more difficult.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[if you are married, there exists no comfort in being intelligent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39648]]></link><description><![CDATA[if you are married, there exists no comfort in being intelligent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41649]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The virtue of deeds lies in completing them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/314]]></link><description><![CDATA[The virtue of deeds lies in completing them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53499]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was he.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66564]]></link><description><![CDATA[How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A name unmusical to the Volscians' ears, And harsh in sound to thine. -Coriolanus. Act iv. Sc. 5. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56083]]></link><description><![CDATA[A name unmusical to the Volscians' ears, And harsh in sound to thine. -Coriolanus. Act iv. Sc. 5.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48407]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is stronger than habit. [Lat., Nil consuetudine majus.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18527]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is stronger than habit. [Lat., Nil consuetudine majus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't know what he has to prove, ... He's an everyday player, and they need to play him at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34255]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know what he has to prove, ... He's an everyday player, and they need to play him at one position. Confidence is very important for him, and I think that would give him confidence. I don't know why they're waiting to make him an everyday guy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're just trying to piece together the last few days, hours of this woman's life. [The former doctor] is a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37731]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're just trying to piece together the last few days, hours of this woman's life. [The former doctor] is a person of interest at this point. We would like to speak to him about the fact we found a dead body in his house.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56174]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12337]]></link><description><![CDATA[A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home his face might burn up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's unusual. We don't just miss and miss free throws. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39379]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's unusual. We don't just miss and miss free throws.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humore is an affirmation of man's dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20098]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humore is an affirmation of man's dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The house is a castle which the King cannot enter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19620]]></link><description><![CDATA[The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to Heaven. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act i. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55715]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to Heaven. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/959]]></link><description><![CDATA[The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; anoptimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22474]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; anoptimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22474</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And filled the air with barbarous dissonance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57293]]></link><description><![CDATA[And filled the air with barbarous dissonance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63060]]></link><description><![CDATA[If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discord, a sleepless hag who never dies, With Snipe-like nose, and Ferret-glowing eyes,  Lean sallow cheeks, long chin with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12564]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discord, a sleepless hag who never dies, With Snipe-like nose, and Ferret-glowing eyes,  Lean sallow cheeks, long chin with beard supplied,   Poor crackling joints, and wither'd parchment hide,    As if old Drums, worn out with martial din,     Had clubb'd their yellow Heads to form her Skin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17303]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by,  And that has made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by,  And that has made all the difference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66629]]></link><description><![CDATA[The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49926]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance of God's prophetic outline, failure to know God's program for the Church, the nations, and Israel, is the cause ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14501]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance of God's prophetic outline, failure to know God's program for the Church, the nations, and Israel, is the cause of the overwhelming amount of error and misunderstanding of the events of the future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A goal without a plan is just a wish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17602]]></link><description><![CDATA[A goal without a plan is just a wish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4998]]></link><description><![CDATA[What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq or South East Asia or the Balkans. A foreign war is a wonderful lollipop to stuff in the mouth of a possibly quarrelsome press.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school, And took for truth the test of ridicule;  Lucy saw no such ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54214]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school, And took for truth the test of ridicule;  Lucy saw no such virtue in a jest,   Truth was with her of ridicule the test.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30937]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, ... Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47395]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be inequality in their actual position, and that the only way to place them in an equal position would be to treat them differently. Equality before the law and material equality are therefore not only different but are in conflict which each other; and we can achieve either one or the other, but not both at the same time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47395</guid></item></channel></rss>