<?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[Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29466]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48217]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONSIDERING THE VOID When I behold the charmof evening skies, their lulling endurance;the patterns of stars with namesof bears and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46793]]></link><description><![CDATA[CONSIDERING THE VOID When I behold the charmof evening skies, their lulling endurance;the patterns of stars with namesof bears and dogs, a swan, a virgin;other planets that the Voyager showed were like and so unlike our own,with all their diverse moons,bright discs, weird rings, and cratered faces;comets with their streaming tailsbent by pressure from our sun;the skyscape of our Milky Wayholding in its shimmering discan infinity of suns(or say a thousand billion);knowing there are holes of darknessgulping mass and even light,knowing that this galaxy of oursis one of multitudesin what we call the heavens,it troubles me. It troubles me.-President Jimmy Carter- (he has written a volume of poetry as well as a novel, The Hornet's Nest,about the Revolutionary War).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21127]]></link><description><![CDATA[If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let but the commons hear this testament, Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,  And they would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18165]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let but the commons hear this testament, Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,  And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds   And dip their napkins in his sacred blood;    Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,     And dying, mention it within their wills,      Bequeathing it as a rich legacy       Upon their issue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ugliness is a point of view: an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59996]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ugliness is a point of view: an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've heard old cunning stagers Say, fools for arguments use wagers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3041]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've heard old cunning stagers Say, fools for arguments use wagers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54613]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a rule of thumb, we give 10 days for them to move out if they are found to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35040]]></link><description><![CDATA[As a rule of thumb, we give 10 days for them to move out if they are found to be in possession of drugs. This is a government-funded complex and we have to follow the guidelines regarding drug offenses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23620]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29854]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29854</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's as good at his age as Jack (Nicklaus) was, and look at what Jack has done in the gime ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57447]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's as good at his age as Jack (Nicklaus) was, and look at what Jack has done in the gime of golf. That's the highest praise I can give anyone, to compare him to Jack Nicklaus.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13801]]></link><description><![CDATA[I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54119]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14938]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. -George Soros.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frigidity is desire imagined by a woman who doesn't desire the man offering himself to her. It's the desire of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17006]]></link><description><![CDATA[Frigidity is desire imagined by a woman who doesn't desire the man offering himself to her. It's the desire of a woman for a man who hasn't yet come to her, whom she doesn't yet know. She's faithful to this stranger even before she belongs to him. Frigidity is the non-desire for whatever is not him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As is the mother, so is her daughter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48567]]></link><description><![CDATA[As is the mother, so is her daughter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21622]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For zeal's a dreadful termagant, That teaches saints to tear and cant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62622]]></link><description><![CDATA[For zeal's a dreadful termagant, That teaches saints to tear and cant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character is a victory, not a gift. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5662]]></link><description><![CDATA[Character is a victory, not a gift.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63125]]></link><description><![CDATA[Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We benefit as a growing sport being in a growing region. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41675]]></link><description><![CDATA[We benefit as a growing sport being in a growing region.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A people free to choose will always choose peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63422]]></link><description><![CDATA[A people free to choose will always choose peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning makes an experience more positive. We played with some positive energy today, and with some intensity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winning makes an experience more positive. We played with some positive energy today, and with some intensity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in advance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15744]]></link><description><![CDATA[The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in advance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51349]]></link><description><![CDATA[With taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1002]]></link><description><![CDATA[As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your every human plan and calculation has miscarried, if, one by one, human props have been knocked out, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7982]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your every human plan and calculation has miscarried, if, one by one, human props have been knocked out, and doors have shut in your face, take heart. God is trying to get a message through to you, and the message is: "Stop depending on inadequate human resources. Let me handle the matter.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24568]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think the last goal was the point where things changed. I shouldn't have taken the two minutes, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32958]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think the last goal was the point where things changed. I shouldn't have taken the two minutes, and I should have stopped more pucks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business is a lot like a game of tennis — those who serve well usually end up winning ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Business is a lot like a game of tennis — those who serve well usually end up winning]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49315]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we find a thinker reflecting or echoing an apparently erroneous, narrow, or even illogical thought that was popular or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52176]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we find a thinker reflecting or echoing an apparently erroneous, narrow, or even illogical thought that was popular or authoritative in his time, we must never rule out the possibility that what we have discovered is not the limit of his vision but only an example of his deliberate rhetorical accommodation to reigning prejudice which he does not share but thinks it best not to expose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10407]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We believe that ongoing year-over-year improvement in GM North American operations should accelerate as we progress though 2006 and, coupled ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39184]]></link><description><![CDATA[We believe that ongoing year-over-year improvement in GM North American operations should accelerate as we progress though 2006 and, coupled with conclusion of the Delphi labor dispute, lead to a strong positive reaction in the company's stock price over time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More matter for a May morning. -Twelfth Night. Act iii. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55766]]></link><description><![CDATA[More matter for a May morning. -Twelfth Night. Act iii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. -David Tyson Gentry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16934]]></link><description><![CDATA[True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. -David Tyson Gentry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never been able to play defense in my life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34663]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never been able to play defense in my life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20968]]></link><description><![CDATA[A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we learn with pleasure we never forget. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26963]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we learn with pleasure we never forget.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shadow of a mighty name. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50594]]></link><description><![CDATA[The shadow of a mighty name.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24281]]></link><description><![CDATA[Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they are different.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can anyone picture God telling, taking, or enjoying a good joke? The idea is laughable. The Devil, on the other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Can anyone picture God telling, taking, or enjoying a good joke? The idea is laughable. The Devil, on the other hand, laughs with demonic mirth, is possessed of a sardonic wit, and his eyes hold a glint of wicked bemusement. The farthest God, in his popular image, ever strays from sobriety is a beneficent smile. Satan sniggers with fiendish scorn at God, who sits in his ivory tower emitting nary a chuckle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde was just unconscious tonight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37917]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clyde was just unconscious tonight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24668]]></link><description><![CDATA[All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20317]]></link><description><![CDATA[Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only the heart without a stain knows perfect ease. [Ger., Ganz unbefleckt geniesst sich nur das Herz.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only the heart without a stain knows perfect ease. [Ger., Ganz unbefleckt geniesst sich nur das Herz.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48060]]></link><description><![CDATA[A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65746]]></link><description><![CDATA[A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65746</guid></item></channel></rss>