<?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[You to the left and I to the right, For the ways of men must sever--  And it may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59393]]></link><description><![CDATA[You to the left and I to the right, For the ways of men must sever--  And it may be for a day and a night,   And it well may be forever.    But whether we meet or whether we part,     (For our ways are past our knowing)      A pledge from the heart to its fellow heart,       On the ways we all are going!        Here's luck!         For we know not where we are going.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad monetary and fiscal policy, often designed by the IMF, is the real cause of global problems. The only explanation ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47300]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bad monetary and fiscal policy, often designed by the IMF, is the real cause of global problems. The only explanation for why government leaders continue to follow these policies is that by blaming markets, they avoid blaming themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47300</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56112]]></link><description><![CDATA[At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[one of the more enjoyable aspects of the job. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42578]]></link><description><![CDATA[one of the more enjoyable aspects of the job.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10328]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19492]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The differences between a competent person and an incompetent person are demonstrated in his environment (surroundings). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9208]]></link><description><![CDATA[The differences between a competent person and an incompetent person are demonstrated in his environment (surroundings).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally. Finally. She [Strickland] finally broke the barrier. She was sick, and she's finally starting to feel better. She won ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42377]]></link><description><![CDATA[Finally. Finally. She [Strickland] finally broke the barrier. She was sick, and she's finally starting to feel better. She won bars at states last year and she could be right up there again this year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44119]]></link><description><![CDATA[From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46239]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ye living lamps, by whose dear light The nightingale does sit so late;  And studying all the summer night, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17580]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ye living lamps, by whose dear light The nightingale does sit so late;  And studying all the summer night,   Her matchless songs does meditate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praise a hill, but keepe below. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49713]]></link><description><![CDATA[Praise a hill, but keepe below.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4037]]></link><description><![CDATA[The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alas! worse every day! this colony grows backward like the tail of a calf. [Lat., Heu quotidie pejus! haec colonia ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18393]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alas! worse every day! this colony grows backward like the tail of a calf. [Lat., Heu quotidie pejus! haec colonia retroversus crescit tanquam coda vituli.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17947]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just know this is the best job I've ever had because I have had so many other jobs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33691]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just know this is the best job I've ever had because I have had so many other jobs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1971]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7427]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It makes a great difference whether Davus or a hero speaks. [Lat., Intererit multum Davusne loquatur an heros.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45237]]></link><description><![CDATA[It makes a great difference whether Davus or a hero speaks. [Lat., Intererit multum Davusne loquatur an heros.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22245]]></link><description><![CDATA[The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bad ending follows a bad beginning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54048]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bad ending follows a bad beginning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Light that Failed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25058]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Light that Failed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/455]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18278]]></link><description><![CDATA[Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They didn't want to include that provision in the original document because they were afraid it would deter sales. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37239]]></link><description><![CDATA[They didn't want to include that provision in the original document because they were afraid it would deter sales.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to visit Paris, the best time to go is during August, when there aren't any French people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19568]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to visit Paris, the best time to go is during August, when there aren't any French people there]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The resolution passed by the IAEA board of governors on 24 September makes clear the depth of international concern at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34027]]></link><description><![CDATA[The resolution passed by the IAEA board of governors on 24 September makes clear the depth of international concern at Iran's decision. It remains to be seen how Iran will respond. Iran has an opportunity now to come into line with requests made by the IAEA board; we hope it would choose that constructive path.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41719]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One has no great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37234]]></link><description><![CDATA[One has no great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No amount of artificial reinforcement can offset the natural inequalities of human individuals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56930]]></link><description><![CDATA[No amount of artificial reinforcement can offset the natural inequalities of human individuals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite our agreement on Monday, we felt it was essential to add a factor that safeguarded the employees' pension scheme. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite our agreement on Monday, we felt it was essential to add a factor that safeguarded the employees' pension scheme. This was rejected by the trade union which prevented them from endorsing or accepting the rest of the offer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War is hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61208]]></link><description><![CDATA[War is hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59785]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1248]]></link><description><![CDATA[At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23899]]></link><description><![CDATA[Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22561]]></link><description><![CDATA[The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And yet no man would foolishly contend. That where he sees it not, it makes an end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65468]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10063]]></link><description><![CDATA[The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21958]]></link><description><![CDATA[The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death.... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56648]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But when the sun in all his state, Illumed the eastern skies,  She passed through glory's morning gate,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11162]]></link><description><![CDATA[But when the sun in all his state, Illumed the eastern skies,  She passed through glory's morning gate,   And walked in Paradise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19655]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people, what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52371]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General wisdom is not a threat to the gospel, because everything good traces to God. God is merciful and kind; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6547]]></link><description><![CDATA[General wisdom is not a threat to the gospel, because everything good traces to God. God is merciful and kind; he bestows truth, as well as rain and sunshine, upon the just and the unjust. Christ is the "true light that enlightens every man". This bestowal should inspire feelings of joy, not resentment, in the heart of a Christian. Aristotle said many wise things about logic, Confucius many wise things about morals. When a Christian attacks general wisdom in the name of the gospel, the natural man will attack the gospel in the name of general wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51527]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are still committed to calm, but the calm is fading with the wind as a result of the Zionist ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28316]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are still committed to calm, but the calm is fading with the wind as a result of the Zionist violations, ... When they hit us, we will respond with an earthquake-like reaction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47633]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59803]]></link><description><![CDATA[As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26076</guid></item></channel></rss>