<?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 this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real thing if it happens. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10937]]></link><description><![CDATA[If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real thing if it happens.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure!  Still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19624]]></link><description><![CDATA[How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure!  Still to ourselves in every place consigned,   Our own felicity we make or find.    With secret course, which no loud storms annoy,     Glides the smooth current of domestic joy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boils and plagues Plaster you o'er, that you may be abhorr'd  Further than seen, . . . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boils and plagues Plaster you o'er, that you may be abhorr'd  Further than seen, . . .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is "thequiet acceptance of what is.". ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21601]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is "thequiet acceptance of what is.".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have been in every game except one. When Copley and Revere get together, you just throw out the records. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32526]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have been in every game except one. When Copley and Revere get together, you just throw out the records. It's always a hotly contested game.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.   - George Colman ("The Younger"), ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56235]]></link><description><![CDATA[But when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.   - George Colman ("The Younger"),]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The words of the world want to make sentences. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4707]]></link><description><![CDATA[The words of the world want to make sentences.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66454]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61331]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus does the white swan, as he lies on the wet grass, when the Fates summon him, sing at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus does the white swan, as he lies on the wet grass, when the Fates summon him, sing at the fords of Maeander.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country.   - Thomas W. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25962]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country.   - Thomas W. Higginson,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British tourist was askedwhat he thought of theGrand Canyon.. and wroteback'gorge-ous'. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20123]]></link><description><![CDATA[The British tourist was askedwhat he thought of theGrand Canyon.. and wroteback'gorge-ous'.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22031]]></link><description><![CDATA[All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord, what fools these mortals be! -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act iii. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55525]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lord, what fools these mortals be! -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act iii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men perish with whispering sins--nay, with silent sins, sins that never tell the conscience that they are sins, as often ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men perish with whispering sins--nay, with silent sins, sins that never tell the conscience that they are sins, as often with crying sins; and in hell there shall meet as many men that never thought what was sin, as that spent all their thoughts in the compassing of sin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29574]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We thought it would be a really good chance for us to get to know her and her to get ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33862]]></link><description><![CDATA[We thought it would be a really good chance for us to get to know her and her to get to know us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8692]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8692</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[As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1229]]></link><description><![CDATA[As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18704]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In life, as in chess, forethought wins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27737]]></link><description><![CDATA[In life, as in chess, forethought wins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee stands not surely, that never slips. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49435]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee stands not surely, that never slips.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A maiden born when Autumn leaves Are rustling in September's breeze,  A Sapphire on her brow should bind,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23255]]></link><description><![CDATA[A maiden born when Autumn leaves Are rustling in September's breeze,  A Sapphire on her brow should bind,   'Twill cure diseases of the mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopefully, this thing subsides and he's going to be able to toe that slab here before the year is over, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hopefully, this thing subsides and he's going to be able to toe that slab here before the year is over, but we have no projected date for him, ... There's no way he's going to be able to take the ball in Anaheim.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This year may be President Bush's best year; it would have been President Clinton's worst year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28545]]></link><description><![CDATA[This year may be President Bush's best year; it would have been President Clinton's worst year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell; Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54053]]></link><description><![CDATA[How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell; Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26763]]></link><description><![CDATA[Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27230]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being his jail-keeper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22250]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58296]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The picture that approaches sculpture nearest Is the best picture. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45425]]></link><description><![CDATA[The picture that approaches sculpture nearest Is the best picture.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We sent AB back home to learn some more about ODI cricket. He had a bit of an identity crisis ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42694]]></link><description><![CDATA[We sent AB back home to learn some more about ODI cricket. He had a bit of an identity crisis in this form of the game. I'm happy to see how well he did and we will definitely consider him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Catholic has earned the respect of all the other teams in this tournament. There was questions about their schedule ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32157]]></link><description><![CDATA[Central Catholic has earned the respect of all the other teams in this tournament. There was questions about their schedule and them being a Division V school, but they're just as good as any team in the area. They're very well coached and we'll have our hands full.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43510]]></link><description><![CDATA[Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10302]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was the lark, the herald of the morn; No nightingale. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24107]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was the lark, the herald of the morn; No nightingale.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know you can't make that big play, get that turnover every time. We've got to do some basic things, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30521]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know you can't make that big play, get that turnover every time. We've got to do some basic things, some good, overall football things.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3099]]></link><description><![CDATA[An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50847]]></link><description><![CDATA[The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's all nonviolence is - organized love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44627]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's all nonviolence is - organized love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a man's world, and you men can have it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27033]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a man's world, and you men can have it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person is either the effect of his environment or is able to have an effect upon his environment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13602]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person is either the effect of his environment or is able to have an effect upon his environment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53014]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53014</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at first. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17846]]></link><description><![CDATA[No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at first.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power to question is the basis of all human progress. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52738]]></link><description><![CDATA[The power to question is the basis of all human progress.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other. [Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch dergleichen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61822]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other. [Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch dergleichen recontre erkennen.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show Her better eye, the farther off we go,  The swing of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27343]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show Her better eye, the farther off we go,  The swing of Justice deals the mightier blow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes in the morning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45216]]></link><description><![CDATA[In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes in the morning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45216</guid></item></channel></rss>