<?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[Quotation... A writer expresses himself in words that have been used before because they give his meaning better than he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4661]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quotation... A writer expresses himself in words that have been used before because they give his meaning better than he can give it himself, or because they are beautiful or witty, or because he expects them to touch a cord of association in his reader, or because he wishes to show that he is learned and well read. Quotations due to the last motive are invariably ill-advised; the discerning reader detects it and is contemptuous; the undiscerning is perhaps impressed, but even then is at the same time repelled, pretentious quotations being the surest road to tedium.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64298]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2915]]></link><description><![CDATA[Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knots was about the relationships that were built over many years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37982]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knots was about the relationships that were built over many years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46367]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. - Aphorisms from His Bedside Teachings and Writings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll be home in 15 minutes. Call me back in 15 minutes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41980]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll be home in 15 minutes. Call me back in 15 minutes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That guy has been a rock all year and I don't have to think twice about his game. He's given ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40029]]></link><description><![CDATA[That guy has been a rock all year and I don't have to think twice about his game. He's given us a chance to win all year. Things happen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hast thou betrayed my credulous innocence With vizor'd falsehood and base forgery? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59633]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hast thou betrayed my credulous innocence With vizor'd falsehood and base forgery?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If anyone is involved in the trade of selling and buying firearms, they have to obtain a federal firearms license. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29265]]></link><description><![CDATA[If anyone is involved in the trade of selling and buying firearms, they have to obtain a federal firearms license. That is the law of the land today, so to say that there's a loophole is disingenuous.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business without profit is not business any more than a pickle is candy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5047]]></link><description><![CDATA[Business without profit is not business any more than a pickle is candy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My parents are from Mexico and when they came here they weren't legal. Now they are, but I still have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38016]]></link><description><![CDATA[My parents are from Mexico and when they came here they weren't legal. Now they are, but I still have family that isn't. It affects me personally; that's why I got involved.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They didn't define what they were going to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37883]]></link><description><![CDATA[They didn't define what they were going to do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60368]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching is the single most important thing we do here at the University. To cultivate knowledge and watch it grow ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42562]]></link><description><![CDATA[Teaching is the single most important thing we do here at the University. To cultivate knowledge and watch it grow is immensely rewarding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Tharsus, o'er which I have the government, A city on whom Plenty held full hand,  For Riches strewed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11843]]></link><description><![CDATA[This Tharsus, o'er which I have the government, A city on whom Plenty held full hand,  For Riches strewed herself even in her streets;   Whose towers bore heads so high they kissed the clouds,    And strangers ne'er beheld but wond'red at;     Whose men and dames so jetted and adorned,      Like one another's glass to trim them by;       Their tables were stored full, to glad the sight,        And not so much to feed on as delight;         All poverty was scorned, and pride so great          The name of help grew odious to repeat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly. [Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17836]]></link><description><![CDATA[To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly. [Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28037]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29584]]></link><description><![CDATA[A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God bless us every one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4316]]></link><description><![CDATA[God bless us every one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you're battling with everything you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27885]]></link><description><![CDATA[You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you're battling with everything you have. That's the real fun of the game.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2323]]></link><description><![CDATA[They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First he wrought, and afterward he taught. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25379]]></link><description><![CDATA[First he wrought, and afterward he taught.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43179]]></link><description><![CDATA[I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's time for me to make a mark in this league. I'm getting chances; that is the good thing. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29678]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's time for me to make a mark in this league. I'm getting chances; that is the good thing. I just need to keep doing it on a more consistent basis.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24195]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air doesn't conduct electricity as well. When it happens, it's called a lightning bolt and you don't need special receptors ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36996]]></link><description><![CDATA[Air doesn't conduct electricity as well. When it happens, it's called a lightning bolt and you don't need special receptors to sense it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57579]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4302]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52513]]></link><description><![CDATA[The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman of 35 thinks of having children. A man of 35 thinks of Dating children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11104]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman of 35 thinks of having children. A man of 35 thinks of Dating children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cat has too much spirit to have no heart ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5309]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cat has too much spirit to have no heart]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher, 407  You must not lose confidence in God because you lost ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6495]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher, 407  You must not lose confidence in God because you lost confidence in your pastor. If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, we would be on shifting sand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where law ends, tyranny begins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24315]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where law ends, tyranny begins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What were vices have become the fashion of the day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51209]]></link><description><![CDATA[What were vices have become the fashion of the day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A career is born in public, talent in privacy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5261]]></link><description><![CDATA[A career is born in public, talent in privacy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66141]]></link><description><![CDATA[Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5917]]></link><description><![CDATA[The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27947]]></link><description><![CDATA[How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35663]]></link><description><![CDATA[Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap metal,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We strive to create the best possible experience for all students. Students have usually had a very positive response to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33276]]></link><description><![CDATA[We strive to create the best possible experience for all students. Students have usually had a very positive response to the overall study abroad experience. As the student participation increases, staff support will be adjusted accordingly.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44032]]></link><description><![CDATA[Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55052]]></link><description><![CDATA[A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1245]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was concerned and when I asked Ashton if she was OK, she smiled. I knew then that she would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33394]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was concerned and when I asked Ashton if she was OK, she smiled. I knew then that she would be OK.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kick that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48079]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kick that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27615]]></link><description><![CDATA[What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19569]]></link><description><![CDATA[To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things start out as hopes and end up as habbits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18546]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things start out as hopes and end up as habbits.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18546</guid></item></channel></rss>