<?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[The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41488]]></link><description><![CDATA[The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66268]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You either move toward something you love or away from somethingyou fear. The first expands. The second constricts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22099]]></link><description><![CDATA[You either move toward something you love or away from somethingyou fear. The first expands. The second constricts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They wanted to get it out to all the appropriate agencies and individuals having to do with disaster preparedness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40560]]></link><description><![CDATA[They wanted to get it out to all the appropriate agencies and individuals having to do with disaster preparedness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reticence is a great gift. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51019]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reticence is a great gift.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...democracy can be interpreted to assert not only equality before the law but also essentialistic identity in all respects. This ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47578]]></link><description><![CDATA[...democracy can be interpreted to assert not only equality before the law but also essentialistic identity in all respects. This is expressed in the claim, "All men are created equal," which is something very different from the statement, "All men have equal rights and are equal before the law." Anyone who believes in the genetic uniqueness of every individual thereby believes in the conclusion, "No two individuals are created equal.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25530]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would ascent to an angelical stature; and, as he attached the fervent nature of his companion more and more closely to him, he heard the strange impersonal voice which he recognised as his own, insisting on the soul's incurable lonliness. We cannot give ourselves, it said: we are our own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11546]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1906]]></link><description><![CDATA[Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17916]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He misses playing. He prepared really hard for his senior year. It has been tough on him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32539]]></link><description><![CDATA[He misses playing. He prepared really hard for his senior year. It has been tough on him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism-a thing not to be sacrificed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60247]]></link><description><![CDATA[A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism-a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change, when it comes, cracks everything open. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66252]]></link><description><![CDATA[If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the moon's fair image quaketh In the raging waves of ocean,  Whilst she, in the vault of heaven, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43077]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the moon's fair image quaketh In the raging waves of ocean,  Whilst she, in the vault of heaven,   Moves with silent peaceful motion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is mighty and will prevail. [Lat., Magna est veritas et praevalebit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59810]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is mighty and will prevail. [Lat., Magna est veritas et praevalebit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59810</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56941]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4257]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood are conditions people have to work at. It's a serious matter. You compromise, you give, you take, you stand firm, and you're relentless...And it is an investment. Sisterhood means if you happen to be in Burma and I happen to be in San Diego and I'm married to someone who is very jealous and you're married to somebody who is very possessive, if you call me in the middle of the night, I have to come.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are coming back that haven't been in years. It's like moths to a flame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29136]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are coming back that haven't been in years. It's like moths to a flame.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46103]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hand that follows intellect can achieve. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22884]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hand that follows intellect can achieve.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth like a blanketthat always leavesyour feet coldscreenwriter of Dead Poets' Society. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth like a blanketthat always leavesyour feet coldscreenwriter of Dead Poets' Society.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're improving. And the good thing about this is that we haven't reached our potential yet as an overall team. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37343]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're improving. And the good thing about this is that we haven't reached our potential yet as an overall team. In certain tournaments we have guys that do well and some that falter. But when we get everyone clicking together, which is the sectional, district and state, then we're going to be turning some heads.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,  And say, within ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,  And say, within the moonlight in his room,   Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,    An angel, writing in a book of gold;     Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,      And to the presence in the room he said--       "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,        And, with a look made all of sweet accord,         Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys are sent out into the world to buffet with its temptations, to mingle with bad and good, to govern ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55289]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boys are sent out into the world to buffet with its temptations, to mingle with bad and good, to govern and direct - girls are to dwell in quiet homes among few friends, to exercise a noiseless influence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence is more eloquent than words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56277]]></link><description><![CDATA[Silence is more eloquent than words.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist    Wherever God's Word may be preached, His precepts remain a letter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7971]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist    Wherever God's Word may be preached, His precepts remain a letter and dead words so long as they are not received by men with a pure heart; only where they pierce to the soul do they become, so to speak, changed into Spirit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seek peace, and pursue it. Proverbs 34:14 ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45910]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seek peace, and pursue it. Proverbs 34:14]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31487]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was a real slap in the face. I think they perceive Microsoft as part of Western hegemony somehow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41788]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was a real slap in the face. I think they perceive Microsoft as part of Western hegemony somehow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In tears I tossed my coin from Trevi's edge. A coin unsordid as a bond of love--  And, with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54408]]></link><description><![CDATA[In tears I tossed my coin from Trevi's edge. A coin unsordid as a bond of love--  And, with the instinct of the homing dove,   I gave to Rome my rendezvous and pledge.    And when imperious Death     Has quenched my flame of breath,      Oh, let me join the faithful shades that throng that fount above.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64442]]></link><description><![CDATA[You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26214]]></link><description><![CDATA[It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57156]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our index reveals that for many, convenience and time saving are priorities and they are willing to bear the cost ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33016]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our index reveals that for many, convenience and time saving are priorities and they are willing to bear the cost for the luxury of third party home help. From cleaners and gardeners to ironing services we are increasingly searching for convenient services that also save us time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48215]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34276]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14087]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44385]]></link><description><![CDATA[Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage thatcounts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22297]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage thatcounts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58823]]></link><description><![CDATA[If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True praise rootes and spreedes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50021]]></link><description><![CDATA[True praise rootes and spreedes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sense of death is most in apprehension, And the poor beetle that we tread upon  In corporal sufferance ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3918]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sense of death is most in apprehension, And the poor beetle that we tread upon  In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great   As when a giant dies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I care about our young people, and I wish them great success, because they are our Hope for the Future, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62535]]></link><description><![CDATA[I care about our young people, and I wish them great success, because they are our Hope for the Future, and some day, when my generation retires, they will have to pay us trillions of dollars in social security]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64509]]></link><description><![CDATA[All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/204]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever you\'re selling, storage or networking or security, you\'re going head to head with the incumbent players. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66724]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever you\'re selling, storage or networking or security, you\'re going head to head with the incumbent players.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every drunken skipper trusts to Providence. But one of the ways of Providence with drunken skippers is to run them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every drunken skipper trusts to Providence. But one of the ways of Providence with drunken skippers is to run them on the rocks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56196</guid></item></channel></rss>