<?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[Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15603]]></link><description><![CDATA[Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15603</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58227]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality. [Lat., Nemo unquam sine magna spe ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20606]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality. [Lat., Nemo unquam sine magna spe immortalitatatis se pro patria offerret ad mortem.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The coldest bodies warm with opposition; the hardest sparkle in collision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45139]]></link><description><![CDATA[The coldest bodies warm with opposition; the hardest sparkle in collision.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People say we have all got to join Europe for reasons which even the economists themselves aren't clear on-at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33239]]></link><description><![CDATA[People say we have all got to join Europe for reasons which even the economists themselves aren't clear on-at the same time we're saying, well yes of course Scotland has got to be independent. And why don't we make Wales independent too? And the north of England.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51524]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5383]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A child enters your home and makes so much noise for twenty years that you can hardly stand it: then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38586]]></link><description><![CDATA[A child enters your home and makes so much noise for twenty years that you can hardly stand it: then departs leaving the house so silent that you think you will go mad]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49340]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He loved politicians - even Republicans. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47022]]></link><description><![CDATA[He loved politicians - even Republicans.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They could bring the weapon today inside a cargo container that comes to one of our ports, and the technologies ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35958]]></link><description><![CDATA[They could bring the weapon today inside a cargo container that comes to one of our ports, and the technologies that we have deployed would have a low chance of finding it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11859]]></link><description><![CDATA[As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11859</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6013]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear waste is a heavy burden to lay on our children and their children and their children's children and their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4978]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nuclear waste is a heavy burden to lay on our children and their children and their children's children and their children's children's children and their children's children's children's children...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for man is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12691]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for man is the more laughable of the two animals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17417]]></link><description><![CDATA[He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't really know him (Matthews). But from what I understand, he did a lot for Pensacola. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39382]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't really know him (Matthews). But from what I understand, he did a lot for Pensacola.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65819]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It doesn't matter what you believe just so long as you're sincere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64473]]></link><description><![CDATA[It doesn't matter what you believe just so long as you're sincere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil is whatever distracts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63534]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evil is whatever distracts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. -Marian ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24482]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. -Marian Anderson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny can't kick. It seems bizarre. I'm not prepared to risk him. But, hopefully, he will be able to sit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38421]]></link><description><![CDATA[Danny can't kick. It seems bizarre. I'm not prepared to risk him. But, hopefully, he will be able to sit on the bench.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60962]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basically, we do it to showcase our products to celebrities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33307]]></link><description><![CDATA[Basically, we do it to showcase our products to celebrities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation. [Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10651]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation. [Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta committi.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59757]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1287]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10214]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61054]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15296]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55062]]></link><description><![CDATA[The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second disasterous. -Margot Fonteyn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36716]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century  Faith is indeed the energy of our whole universe directed to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century  Faith is indeed the energy of our whole universe directed to the highest form of being. Faith gives stability to our view of the universe. By faith we are convinced that our impressions of things without are not dreams or delusions, but, for us, true representations of our environment. By faith we are convinced that the signs of permanence, order, progress, which we observe in nature are true. By faith we are convinced that fellowship is possible with our fellow man and with God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They seemed to really concentrate on Dustin and nobody else really could get hot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28890]]></link><description><![CDATA[They seemed to really concentrate on Dustin and nobody else really could get hot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I am incredibly worried tonight about him and his safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40065]]></link><description><![CDATA[So I am incredibly worried tonight about him and his safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis said of love that it sometimes goes, sometimes flies; runs with one, walks gravely with another; turns a third ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25680]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis said of love that it sometimes goes, sometimes flies; runs with one, walks gravely with another; turns a third into ice, and sets a fourth in a flame: it wounds one, another it kills: like lightning it begins and ends in the same moment: it makes that fort yield at night which it besieged but in the morning; for there is no force able to resist it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51190]]></link><description><![CDATA[The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60951]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. But a giving person sees a glass of water and starts looking for someone who might be thirsty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11080]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess of Wimborne, c.725 Commemoration of John Bunyan, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7297]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess of Wimborne, c.725 Commemoration of John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer, 1688   Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45118]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democ'acy gives every man A right to be his own oppressor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11875]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democ'acy gives every man A right to be his own oppressor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66349]]></link><description><![CDATA[A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a great honor for our school. It shows the improvement we've made. We used to be one of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28806]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a great honor for our school. It shows the improvement we've made. We used to be one of the worst athletic programs around, but we've worked hard to get where we are today.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66177]]></link><description><![CDATA[The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66177</guid></item></channel></rss>