<?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[That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34085]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what we want people to talk about.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone informed that the universe is expanding and contracting in pulsations of eighty billion years has a right to ask, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60191]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone informed that the universe is expanding and contracting in pulsations of eighty billion years has a right to ask, "What's in it for me?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality. -Norman Cousins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55230]]></link><description><![CDATA[If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality. -Norman Cousins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O shame, where is thy blush? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56135]]></link><description><![CDATA[O shame, where is thy blush?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19193]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19193</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom is a sacred communion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom is a sacred communion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not a quick fix. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33768]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not a quick fix.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't get it right, just get it written ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54237]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't get it right, just get it written]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58536]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are the wronged party in this action, and on behalf of the 50,000 people who signed these petitions, we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41998]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are the wronged party in this action, and on behalf of the 50,000 people who signed these petitions, we need an answer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9623]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intellectual brilliance is no guaranty against being dead wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27643]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intellectual brilliance is no guaranty against being dead wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It also puts everyone on elevated alert ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â that we have emergencies we might have to deal with, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36575]]></link><description><![CDATA[It also puts everyone on elevated alert ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â that we have emergencies we might have to deal with, and the governor expects you're going to be ready to address those.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9741]]></link><description><![CDATA[The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23026]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The market is in a wait-and-see mode. It's waiting for confirmation of an economic recovery, some kind of resolution on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34030]]></link><description><![CDATA[The market is in a wait-and-see mode. It's waiting for confirmation of an economic recovery, some kind of resolution on Iraq and on what the Federal Reserve is going to do in its meeting this month.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is going to follow what the nominal (Treasury) curve is doing. It's not that great of a surprise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32934]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is going to follow what the nominal (Treasury) curve is doing. It's not that great of a surprise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An honest man's the noblest work of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19671]]></link><description><![CDATA[An honest man's the noblest work of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fighting Cocks and the EagleTwo game cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard. One at last ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1570]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Fighting Cocks and the EagleTwo game cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard. One at last put the other to flight. The vanquished Cock skulked away and hid himself in a quiet corner, while the conqueror, flying up to a high wall, flapped his wings and crowed exultingly with all his might. An Eagle sailing through the air pounced upon him and carried him off in his talons. The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery. Pride goes before destruction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life onpurpose and focused on giving of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21613]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life onpurpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived intomy life, then I was prosperous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the 30-year Treasury ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42449]]></link><description><![CDATA[Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the 30-year Treasury is so low is because people are expecting an economic slowdown, and that's not going to be good for earnings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth. -Much Ado about Nothing. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55432]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I 'll not budge an inch. -The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55701]]></link><description><![CDATA[I 'll not budge an inch. -The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science is all metaphor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science is all metaphor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my integrity I'll wrap me up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50274]]></link><description><![CDATA[In my integrity I'll wrap me up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A favorite has no friend! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1304]]></link><description><![CDATA[A favorite has no friend!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was just nice to get out and play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30839]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was just nice to get out and play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that filches from me my good name Robs me of that, which not enriches him,  And makes me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51448]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that filches from me my good name Robs me of that, which not enriches him,  And makes me poor indeed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43607]]></link><description><![CDATA[Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43607</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those.  The bursting tears my heart ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54316]]></link><description><![CDATA[Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those.  The bursting tears my heart declare;   Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379   All angels, all saints, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6813]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379   All angels, all saints, all the devils, all the world shall know all the deeds that ever thou didest, though thou have been shriven of them and contrite. But this knowledge shall be no shame to thee if that thou be saved, but rather a witness to God -- right as we read of the deeds of Mary Magdalene [as] her witness to God and not to her reproof.   ... Middle English Sermons  July 20, 2002 Commemoration of Bartolomè de las Casas, Apostle to the Indies, 1566   Our union with God -- his presence with us, in which our aloneness is banished and the meaning and full purpose of human existence is realized -- consists chiefly in a conversational relationship with God while we are each consistently and deeply engaged as his friend and colaborer in the affairs of the kingdom of the heavens.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24157]]></link><description><![CDATA[If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me  Weary and old with service. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51362]]></link><description><![CDATA[My high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me  Weary and old with service.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always thought there was gonna be one more solution, one more last minute investor, just one more little nibble. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29329]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always thought there was gonna be one more solution, one more last minute investor, just one more little nibble. It wasn't meant to be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66537]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spend in pure converse our eternal day; Think each in each, immediately wise;  Learn all we lacked before; hear, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19080]]></link><description><![CDATA[Spend in pure converse our eternal day; Think each in each, immediately wise;  Learn all we lacked before; hear, know, and say   What this tumultuous body now denies;    And feel, who have laid our groping hands away;     And see, no longer blinded by our eyes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dreamed a thousand new paths. I woke and walked my old one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65538]]></link><description><![CDATA[I dreamed a thousand new paths. I woke and walked my old one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sin is not harmful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56420]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sin is not harmful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting sot I meet, the word  Is Satisfaction: ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54710]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting sot I meet, the word  Is Satisfaction: straight to thrusts I go,   And pointed satire runs him through and through.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63694]]></link><description><![CDATA[As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64122]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whales, you see, eat up the little fish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16065]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whales, you see, eat up the little fish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This earth that bears thee dead Bears not alive so stout a gentleman. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act v. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55898]]></link><description><![CDATA[This earth that bears thee dead Bears not alive so stout a gentleman. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act v. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A market is the combined behavior of thousands of people responding to information, misinformation and whim. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15904]]></link><description><![CDATA[A market is the combined behavior of thousands of people responding to information, misinformation and whim.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation . . . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17179]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation . . . . A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6242]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3721]]></link><description><![CDATA[I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12580]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12580</guid></item></channel></rss>