<?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[Reproachful speech from either side The want of argument supplied;  They rail, reviled; as often ends   The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reproachful speech from either side The want of argument supplied;  They rail, reviled; as often ends   The contests of disputing friends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48720]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65107]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46573]]></link><description><![CDATA[In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think a lot will change right away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34732]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think a lot will change right away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19385]]></link><description><![CDATA[The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59358]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is never certain. Failure is never final. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21574]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is never certain. Failure is never final.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10564]]></link><description><![CDATA[... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12406]]></link><description><![CDATA[No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Luke the Evangelist He is my Altar, I His holy place; I am His guest, and He my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6582]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Luke the Evangelist He is my Altar, I His holy place; I am His guest, and He my living food; I'm His by penitence, He is mine by grace; I'm His by purchase, He is mine by blood; He's my supporting elm, and I His vine: Thus I my Best-beloved's am; thus He is mine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26593]]></link><description><![CDATA[May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43723]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24942]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. -Crowfoot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach,  And, if it can, at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/431]]></link><description><![CDATA[A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach,  And, if it can, at once both please and preach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17103]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter of accidents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/291]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chapter of accidents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are a number of moderate Republicans around who are qualified for the court. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35079]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a number of moderate Republicans around who are qualified for the court.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down & Connor, Priest, Teacher, 1667 Commemoration of Florence Nightingale, Social Reformer, 1910 Commemoration ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7093]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down & Connor, Priest, Teacher, 1667 Commemoration of Florence Nightingale, Social Reformer, 1910 Commemoration of Octavia Hill, Worker for the Poor, 1912  The law of nature is nothing but the law of God given to mankind for the conservation of his nature and the promotion of his perfective end: a law of which a man sees a reason and feels a necessity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3112]]></link><description><![CDATA[No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've lately had two spiders Crawling upon my startled hopes--  Now though thy friendly hand has brushed 'em from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57370]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've lately had two spiders Crawling upon my startled hopes--  Now though thy friendly hand has brushed 'em from me,   Yet still they crawl offensive to mine eyes:    I would have some kind friend to tread upon 'em.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54763]]></link><description><![CDATA[Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14336]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/371]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the newspapers have their own conflict of interest because they are protected by the businessmen, businessmen that Berlusconi has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41120]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the newspapers have their own conflict of interest because they are protected by the businessmen, businessmen that Berlusconi has not been able to dominate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The e-mails are primarily angry that this could happen; that's the most common theme. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30267]]></link><description><![CDATA[The e-mails are primarily angry that this could happen; that's the most common theme.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wretches hang that jurymen may dine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nor can his blessed soul look down from heaven, Or break the eternal sabbath of his rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nor can his blessed soul look down from heaven, Or break the eternal sabbath of his rest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am become death, shatterer of worlds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11342]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am become death, shatterer of worlds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53412]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53412</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you kidnapped Jeff, you contacted me at my residence and we discussed matters of importance to us both. My ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40731]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you kidnapped Jeff, you contacted me at my residence and we discussed matters of importance to us both. My telephone number remains the same and my willingness to continue this dialogue remains as strong as it was before.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They exchanged the quick, brilliant smile of women who dislike each other on sight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44136]]></link><description><![CDATA[They exchanged the quick, brilliant smile of women who dislike each other on sight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She governs but she does not reign. [Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54468]]></link><description><![CDATA[She governs but she does not reign. [Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3983]]></link><description><![CDATA[To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm delighted we have a general manager who is in demand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41846]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm delighted we have a general manager who is in demand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope and fear are inseparable. -La Rochefoucauld. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope and fear are inseparable. -La Rochefoucauld.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10294]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21533]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23200]]></link><description><![CDATA[The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62909]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody trips over mountains.  It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.  Pass all the pebbles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62802]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody trips over mountains.  It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.  Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62523]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33131]]></link><description><![CDATA[From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware how you take away hope from another human being. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65655]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware how you take away hope from another human being.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19487]]></link><description><![CDATA[How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right human relations is the only true peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26864]]></link><description><![CDATA[Right human relations is the only true peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26864</guid></item></channel></rss>