<?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://www.maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6007]]></link><description><![CDATA[But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51430]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32328]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51477]]></link><description><![CDATA[Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10338]]></link><description><![CDATA["I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22429]]></link><description><![CDATA[When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never trust the teller. Trust the tale. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59762]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never trust the teller. Trust the tale.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,-- Can your lurking thought surprise,  And interpret your device,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17749]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,-- Can your lurking thought surprise,  And interpret your device,   . . . .    All things wait for and divine him,--     How shall I dare to malign him?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20393]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had obeyed God, as I have obeyed him, He would not have punished me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62636]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I had obeyed God, as I have obeyed him, He would not have punished me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And lilies white, prepared to touch The whitest thought, nor soil it much,  Of dreamer turned to lover. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25080]]></link><description><![CDATA[And lilies white, prepared to touch The whitest thought, nor soil it much,  Of dreamer turned to lover.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail,  And give her to the God of storms, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16135]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail,  And give her to the God of storms,   The lightning and the gale.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18688]]></link><description><![CDATA[The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4288]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56882]]></link><description><![CDATA[Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winny and I lived in a house that ran on static electricity... If you wanted to run the blender, you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3710]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winny and I lived in a house that ran on static electricity... If you wanted to run the blender, you had to rub balloons on your head. If you wanted to cook, you had to pull off a sweater real quick.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What price Glory? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42315]]></link><description><![CDATA[What price Glory?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They either hit it hard, or they didn't hit it hard and it still found a hole. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39981]]></link><description><![CDATA[They either hit it hard, or they didn't hit it hard and it still found a hole.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39981</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pluck up thy spirits, look cheerfully upon me. Here, love, thou seest how diligent I am  To dress thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pluck up thy spirits, look cheerfully upon me. Here, love, thou seest how diligent I am  To dress thy meat myself and bring it thee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t expect everyone to understand your journey, especially if they have never had to walk your path. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64958]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don’t expect everyone to understand your journey, especially if they have never had to walk your path.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59953]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Records aren't what come to mind. The markets are improving, but they're not red hot. Local employers are still moving ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Records aren't what come to mind. The markets are improving, but they're not red hot. Local employers are still moving with caution.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link, ... ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link, ... My guess is that (Merkel's) Christian Democrats might be marginally more in line with the U.S. position.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're Fired. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23141]]></link><description><![CDATA[You're Fired.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5402]]></link><description><![CDATA[The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27441]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy next to me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move him into the sun —Gently its touch awoke him once,At home, whispering of fields unsown.Always it woke him, even ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Move him into the sun —Gently its touch awoke him once,At home, whispering of fields unsown.Always it woke him, even in France,Until this morning and this snow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how tohandle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how tohandle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One's personality can be understood from the people they mingle with. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46222]]></link><description><![CDATA[One's personality can be understood from the people they mingle with.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would be difficult, in this day and age, to fund art that made racial slurs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37187]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would be difficult, in this day and age, to fund art that made racial slurs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25848]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26764]]></link><description><![CDATA[All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adultery usually follows a law of diminishing returns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/640]]></link><description><![CDATA[Adultery usually follows a law of diminishing returns.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/640</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11353]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26197]]></link><description><![CDATA[An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14694]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44977]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18593]]></link><description><![CDATA[One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23410]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agreements which, I hope, will be followed by other treaties that will give increasing force to cooperation. It is now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Agreements which, I hope, will be followed by other treaties that will give increasing force to cooperation. It is now up to our diplomats to work for them to be implemented.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my opinion, with all due respect to those in attendance, this is a Trojan horse for District 300, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39882]]></link><description><![CDATA[In my opinion, with all due respect to those in attendance, this is a Trojan horse for District 300,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48639]]></link><description><![CDATA[A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48639</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've just got to go at them, like you've got no fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41874]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've just got to go at them, like you've got no fear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63536]]></link><description><![CDATA[For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of resistance: it is the dissidence ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48511]]></link><description><![CDATA[The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of resistance: it is the dissidence of dissent, and the Protestantism of the Protestant religion]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It humiliates millions and millions of ordinary peace-loving Muslims. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28568]]></link><description><![CDATA[It humiliates millions and millions of ordinary peace-loving Muslims.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your supper is like the Hidalgo's dinner; very little meat, and a great deal of tablecloth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13222]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your supper is like the Hidalgo's dinner; very little meat, and a great deal of tablecloth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A state has the right to prohibit the killingof dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9188]]></link><description><![CDATA[A state has the right to prohibit the killingof dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A drummer is usually like the backbone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30689]]></link><description><![CDATA[A drummer is usually like the backbone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30689</guid></item></channel></rss>