<?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[If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27920]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5956]]></link><description><![CDATA[A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't have to have faith, I have experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65296]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't have to have faith, I have experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23642</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[As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44454]]></link><description><![CDATA[As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47415]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It is a pacific substitute for civil war in which the opposing armies are counted and victory is awarded to the larger before any blood is shed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47415</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12453]]></link><description><![CDATA[Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12453</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[Our land is the dearer of our sacrifices. The blood of our martyrs sanctifies and enriches it. Their spirit passes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45831]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our land is the dearer of our sacrifices. The blood of our martyrs sanctifies and enriches it. Their spirit passes into thousands of hearts. How costly is the progress of the race. It is only by the giving of life that we can have life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Morning breaks upon the tomb, Jesus scatters all its gloom. Day of triumph through the skies-- See the glorious ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Easter Morning breaks upon the tomb, Jesus scatters all its gloom. Day of triumph through the skies-- See the glorious Saviour rise. Christians! Dry your flowing tears, Chase those unbelieving fears; Look on his deserted grave, Doubt no more his power to save. Ye who are of death afraid, Triumph in the scattered shade: Drive your anxious cares away, See the place where Jesus lay.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Sex War ended with the slaughter of the Grandmothers, / They found a bachelor's baby suffocating under them; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55280]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the Sex War ended with the slaughter of the Grandmothers, / They found a bachelor's baby suffocating under them; / Somebody called him George and that was the end of it: / They hitched him up to the Army.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19454]]></link><description><![CDATA[How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes time, it takes manpower, it takes aircraft, ships, to verify this. That's why we are calling on all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34275]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes time, it takes manpower, it takes aircraft, ships, to verify this. That's why we are calling on all citizens to help the government, to help the military, to help the police in providing information.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34275</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain  Of finite hearts that yearn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain  Of finite hearts that yearn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will no longer tolerate from this day the security anarchy, the armed chaos and the kidnappings, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41316]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will no longer tolerate from this day the security anarchy, the armed chaos and the kidnappings,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14480]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19782]]></link><description><![CDATA[The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49924]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461 Lord, forgive -- That I have dwelt too long on Golgotha, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6295]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461 Lord, forgive -- That I have dwelt too long on Golgotha, My wracked eyes fixed On Thy poor, tortured human form upon the cross, And have not seen The lilies in Thy dawn-sweet garden bend To anoint Thy risen feet; nor known the ways Thy radiant spirit walks abroad with men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I should be making plans more for the next world than for this one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35821]]></link><description><![CDATA[I should be making plans more for the next world than for this one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A happy family is but an earlier heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21597]]></link><description><![CDATA[A happy family is but an earlier heaven.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54223]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The branded industry is losing drugs from patent and the generic industry is circling like buzzards to pick them up. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31166]]></link><description><![CDATA[The branded industry is losing drugs from patent and the generic industry is circling like buzzards to pick them up. It's wonderful for the generic pharmaceutical industry. There's more food on the plate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12195]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bleed, bleed, poor Country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,  For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bleed, bleed, poor Country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,  For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,   The title is affeered!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've owned a lot of crap in my days -- rental houses and strip malls -- but we finally got ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33347]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've owned a lot of crap in my days -- rental houses and strip malls -- but we finally got this place, and it's worth all the crap.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While the quarter's financials are important, the stock performance keys off the PeopleSoft decision. A resolution will be positive one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35286]]></link><description><![CDATA[While the quarter's financials are important, the stock performance keys off the PeopleSoft decision. A resolution will be positive one way or another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46927]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43056]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God helps him who strives hard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19159]]></link><description><![CDATA[God helps him who strives hard.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The project raises some concerns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32190]]></link><description><![CDATA[The project raises some concerns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people ""the cops."" But you know, sometimes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32858]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people ""the cops."" But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23024]]></link><description><![CDATA[An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44337]]></link><description><![CDATA[The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My father, now in heaven, is a keeper of the birds. And his eye is on his sparrow ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48508]]></link><description><![CDATA[My father, now in heaven, is a keeper of the birds. And his eye is on his sparrow]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe The bosom of a friend will hold a secret  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54985]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe The bosom of a friend will hold a secret  Mine own could not contain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath & Wells, Hymnographer, 1711  To take up the cross of Christ is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7172]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath & Wells, Hymnographer, 1711  To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...The purpose of man's life...is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62681]]></link><description><![CDATA[...The purpose of man's life...is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62681</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No creature smarts so little as a fool. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50941]]></link><description><![CDATA[No creature smarts so little as a fool.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill! Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?  Lord help 'em, how I pities them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44007]]></link><description><![CDATA[A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill! Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?  Lord help 'em, how I pities them   Unhappy folks on shore now!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone, Not God's, and not the beast's;  God is, they are,   Man ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48355]]></link><description><![CDATA[Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone, Not God's, and not the beast's;  God is, they are,   Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Delay did bugs exterminatebefore he did kid soldiers terminate.Kissinger's Bremer has not been forthrightabout how many died in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/216]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tom Delay did bugs exterminatebefore he did kid soldiers terminate.Kissinger's Bremer has not been forthrightabout how many died in the last fortnight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45254]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51944]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I really didn't want to get that far back but the turns were really tough, I didn't really run them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41782]]></link><description><![CDATA[I really didn't want to get that far back but the turns were really tough, I didn't really run them right. I'm a long-strider and I had to shorten them up. I felt really uncomfortable on the track.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23746]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the greatest good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11208</guid></item></channel></rss>