<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Obstacles - 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[Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65883]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it simply ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44833]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it simply means to follow through.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; 'Tis dearness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44834]]></link><description><![CDATA[The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; 'Tis dearness only that gives everything its value.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44835]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who commence deliberately. They plod on. They stick to it. They persevere and finally reap their rewards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who commence deliberately. They plod on. They stick to it. They persevere and finally reap their rewards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44837]]></link><description><![CDATA[Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44828]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44830]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...cops and reporters are much alike. Both are absolutely dedicated to doing the job at hand, regardless of obstacles. And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44823]]></link><description><![CDATA[...cops and reporters are much alike. Both are absolutely dedicated to doing the job at hand, regardless of obstacles. And both, deep down, really believe the rules don't apply to them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44825]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44815]]></link><description><![CDATA[An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44816]]></link><description><![CDATA[The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44817]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44818]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44820]]></link><description><![CDATA[Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals - Think of using all obstacles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44813]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals - Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43252]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25343]]></link><description><![CDATA[The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22528]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21878]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19507]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17605]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1435]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1435</guid></item></channel></rss>