<?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[Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess, Some are and must be greater than the rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45265]]></link><description><![CDATA[Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess, Some are and must be greater than the rest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31017]]></link><description><![CDATA[I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going to get a real job - so I started doing a little standup.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9831]]></link><description><![CDATA[While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50293]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once, and seek again that which he despised.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards. -Paul Richter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10413]]></link><description><![CDATA[A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards. -Paul Richter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Richard of Chichester, Bishop, 1253 Commemoration of Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Moral Philosopher, 1752   The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7950]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Richard of Chichester, Bishop, 1253 Commemoration of Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Moral Philosopher, 1752   The purpose of the covenant, in the Hebrew Bible and some subsequent writings, was never simply that the creator wanted to have Israel as a special people, irrespective of the fate of the rest of the world. The purpose of the covenant was that, through this means, the creator would address and save his entire world. The call of Abraham was designed to undo the sin of Adam.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgetting that several excuses are always less convincing than one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Forgetting that several excuses are always less convincing than one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expecting a carjacker or rapist or drug pusher to care that his possession or use of a gun is unlawful ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47221]]></link><description><![CDATA[Expecting a carjacker or rapist or drug pusher to care that his possession or use of a gun is unlawful is like expecting a terrorist to care that his car bomb is taking up two parking spaces. - "Usenet posting in talk.politics.guns".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46203]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want free life, and I want fresh air; And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,  The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16677]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want free life, and I want fresh air; And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,  The crack of the whip like shots in battle,   The medley of horns, and hoofs, and heads    That wars, and wrangles, and scatters and spreads;     The green beneath and the blue above,      And dash, and danger, and life and love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/761]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the German people lay down their weapons, the Soviets, according to the agreement between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23061]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the German people lay down their weapons, the Soviets, according to the agreement between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, would occupy all of East and Southeast Europe along with the greater part of the Reich. An iron curtain would fall over this enormous territory controlled by the Soviet Union, behind which nations would be slaughtered.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chip is an outstanding executive with solid resources industry experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chip is an outstanding executive with solid resources industry experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1136]]></link><description><![CDATA[Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give them all the credit. We didn't execute on offense, especially in the first half. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give them all the credit. We didn't execute on offense, especially in the first half.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy and persistence conquer all things. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46154]]></link><description><![CDATA[Energy and persistence conquer all things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11881]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falling in love is the single most expressive feeling a person can have. Losing that love suddenly, can be the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63034]]></link><description><![CDATA[Falling in love is the single most expressive feeling a person can have. Losing that love suddenly, can be the most painful feeling a person can have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A promising career can be cut short, ... The knee is the number one body part injured in football and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42581]]></link><description><![CDATA[A promising career can be cut short, ... The knee is the number one body part injured in football and a single injury can cost a scholarship or end a career.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64963]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63678]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are building may splendid churches in this country, but we are not providing leaders to run them. I would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7386]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are building may splendid churches in this country, but we are not providing leaders to run them. I would rather have a wooden church with a splendid parson, than a splendid church with a wooden parson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47858]]></link><description><![CDATA[One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can be a famous poisoner or a successful poisoner, but not both, and the same seems to apply to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32020]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can be a famous poisoner or a successful poisoner, but not both, and the same seems to apply to Great Train Robbers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I invent nothing. I rediscover. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45301]]></link><description><![CDATA[I invent nothing. I rediscover.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60328]]></link><description><![CDATA[Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57522]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47506]]></link><description><![CDATA[This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the first time in the history of Lebanon, the Lebanese feel that they have the power to decide their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34381]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the first time in the history of Lebanon, the Lebanese feel that they have the power to decide their fate,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For them to begin to see ACS as a more positive presence in the communities -- that's huge progress. We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42524]]></link><description><![CDATA[For them to begin to see ACS as a more positive presence in the communities -- that's huge progress. We sit now right on the cusp of losing that if we're not careful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5847]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man must behave as though he were sure of it. If at the end your cheerfulness was not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66407]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my finest moment, when all of my fantastic dreams have come true...I will be utterly and completely alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59064]]></link><description><![CDATA[In my finest moment, when all of my fantastic dreams have come true...I will be utterly and completely alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63360]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are very much focused ... on what more we can do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37060]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are very much focused ... on what more we can do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63408]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found one hath found a treasure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16834]]></link><description><![CDATA[A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found one hath found a treasure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4100]]></link><description><![CDATA[Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which marks it off with a disconcerting immortality from the other sciences. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26524]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which marks it off with a disconcerting immortality from the other sciences.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We started out a little rough, but we stepped it up in the fourth quarter. We wanted to win. We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30004]]></link><description><![CDATA[We started out a little rough, but we stepped it up in the fourth quarter. We wanted to win. We wanted the bragging rights, but we all were looking forward to this game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The short- term plan, then, is an operative plan defining goals in writing and clearly indicating how these goals are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9895]]></link><description><![CDATA[The short- term plan, then, is an operative plan defining goals in writing and clearly indicating how these goals are to be carried out...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more a man dreams, the less he believes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12827]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more a man dreams, the less he believes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1281]]></link><description><![CDATA[Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why should (need) a man die who has sage in his garden? [Lat., Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18913]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why should (need) a man die who has sage in his garden? [Lat., Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in horto?]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secular university is scandalized by the claims of revelation. Those who have, for whatever historical reasons, become seekers-on-principle, cannot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6438]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secular university is scandalized by the claims of revelation. Those who have, for whatever historical reasons, become seekers-on-principle, cannot tolerate the allegation that truth is a gift. To have to receive offends those who have determined to take.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're a good rebounding team because of technique and attitude. It helps that we have a lot of big men. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40553]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're a good rebounding team because of technique and attitude. It helps that we have a lot of big men. But we still have to have the right form.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40553</guid></item></channel></rss>