<?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[If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36755]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8357]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy insect! what can be In happiness compared to thee?  Fed with nourishment divine,   The dewy morning's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happy insect! what can be In happiness compared to thee?  Fed with nourishment divine,   The dewy morning's gentle wine!    Nature waits upon thee still,     And thy verdant cup does fill;      'Tis fill'd wherever thou dost tread,       Nature's self's thy Ganymede.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His influence and popularity among the core constituency of the revolution and the government ... [has put him] in a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41306]]></link><description><![CDATA[His influence and popularity among the core constituency of the revolution and the government ... [has put him] in a situation where other figures cannot contradict him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jock, when he hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jock, when he hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye're sleeping.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46046]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never write a letter while you are angry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62844]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never write a letter while you are angry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's not my area, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35074]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's not my area,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13282]]></link><description><![CDATA[They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/844]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe that everything you do bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that's bad, I'm going ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11413]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe that everything you do bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that's bad, I'm going to suffer for it. But in my heart, I believe what I'm doing is right. So I feel like I'm going to heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33064]]></link><description><![CDATA[Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, Teachers, 379 & 389 Commemoration of Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Mystic, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6857]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, Teachers, 379 & 389 Commemoration of Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Mystic, Staretz, 1833   The fool for Christ holds a prophetic role in Christianity, from the early church to Russian Orthodox "pilgrims" and such later fools as Luther, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky, who were seekers after the true, the good, the holy, the beautiful. They were insane -- not in a clinical sense, but in the madness of the Holy, an insanity which ordinary sanity refuses to admit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be smart, be intelligent and be informed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be smart, be intelligent and be informed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Souls of poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known,  Happy field or mossy cavern,   Choicer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20993]]></link><description><![CDATA[Souls of poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known,  Happy field or mossy cavern,   Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20993</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The investments we're making, and the way we're executing our growth strategies, continue to pay off. In 1998 we invested ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34070]]></link><description><![CDATA[The investments we're making, and the way we're executing our growth strategies, continue to pay off. In 1998 we invested a record $7 billion in our businesses, and we continue to generate powerful revenue growth from sources such as data, wireless, Internet, enhanced calling features, and digital television.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or from a misguided idea about self-protection. In addition, most London shootings involve members of the black community and are often related to deprivation, gang rivalry or the illegal drug trade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrant, step from the throne, and give place to thy master. [Fr., Tyran, descends du trone et fais place a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59962]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tyrant, step from the throne, and give place to thy master. [Fr., Tyran, descends du trone et fais place a ton maitre.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies appear to have turned cautious because of the possibility of spikes in crude oil prices, which could hit corporate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Companies appear to have turned cautious because of the possibility of spikes in crude oil prices, which could hit corporate profitability. Oil prices have been stable recently, but are still generally at high levels.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They are absolutely delighted with the settlement. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42407]]></link><description><![CDATA[They are absolutely delighted with the settlement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The disesteem into which moralists have fallen is due at bottom to their failure to see that in an age ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43118]]></link><description><![CDATA[The disesteem into which moralists have fallen is due at bottom to their failure to see that in an age like this one the function of the moralist is not to exhort men to be good but to elucidate what the good is. The problem of sanctions is secondary.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4151]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School is a building which has fours walls with tomorrow inside. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22779]]></link><description><![CDATA[School is a building which has fours walls with tomorrow inside.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For to give is the business of the rich. [Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17438]]></link><description><![CDATA[For to give is the business of the rich. [Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asylum of the oppressed of every nation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2388]]></link><description><![CDATA[Asylum of the oppressed of every nation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blame is for God and small children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4296]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blame is for God and small children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. [Lat., Ira furor brevis est: animum rege: ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. [Lat., Ira furor brevis est: animum rege: qui nisi paret imperat.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter is a smart player. He can read the play and he doesn't have to run from one corner to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peter is a smart player. He can read the play and he doesn't have to run from one corner to the other. He always seems to be in good position. He's a guy who would rather pass than shoot. He's done exactly what I thought he would.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never insult anyone by accident. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22850]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never insult anyone by accident.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64644]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falsely luxurious, will not man awake? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26090]]></link><description><![CDATA[Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38509]]></link><description><![CDATA[BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been successful on our part. Over the last year we've had a little of this indigestion from a lot of mergers over a short period. We needed to take a little breather to refocus on organic revenue growth, and we think we're near that period of time where our internal operations are where we want, so we're looking at getting back into the (M&A) business.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17498]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The verdict of the world is conclusive. [Lat., Securus judicat orbis terrarum.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62191]]></link><description><![CDATA[The verdict of the world is conclusive. [Lat., Securus judicat orbis terrarum.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We just never got any breaks. I kept thinking surely we'll get a break somewhere down the line. And we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34443]]></link><description><![CDATA[We just never got any breaks. I kept thinking surely we'll get a break somewhere down the line. And we got some breaks at the end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Love is Immortality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20590]]></link><description><![CDATA[For Love is Immortality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are going to set up a committee of three members from the Land and Development Committee and three from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39702]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are going to set up a committee of three members from the Land and Development Committee and three from the speedway to sit down to try to work out some of the issues. That's where we're at.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So full of artless jealousy is guilt It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23166]]></link><description><![CDATA[So full of artless jealousy is guilt It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman isn't complete without a man. But where do you find a man - a real man - these ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27059]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman isn't complete without a man. But where do you find a man - a real man - these days?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10696]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under which king, Bezonian? speak, or die! -King Henry IV. Part II. Act v. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55943]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under which king, Bezonian? speak, or die! -King Henry IV. Part II. Act v. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50980]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1443]]></link><description><![CDATA[A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your muscles? It can't be done. It's just ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15249]]></link><description><![CDATA[You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your muscles? It can't be done. It's just a fact of life. You just have to accept inconsistent muscle development as an unalterable condition of weight training. -- Response to Arthur Jones, who solved the unsolvable problem by inventing Nautilus.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call a spade a spade. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43635]]></link><description><![CDATA[Call a spade a spade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5837]]></link><description><![CDATA[For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9561]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49979]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church still.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49979</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would be very happy to see 3.5 billion humans wiped out from the face of the earth within the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38788]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would be very happy to see 3.5 billion humans wiped out from the face of the earth within the next 150 or 200 years and I am quite prepared to go myself with this majority ... Let us all look forward to the day when the catastrophe strikes us down!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were hoping to get a better handle on it. We knew the plume was fairly widespread. I think the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40496]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were hoping to get a better handle on it. We knew the plume was fairly widespread. I think the testing changed our perspective from looking for one source to looking for multiple sources.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40496</guid></item></channel></rss>