<?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[None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/355]]></link><description><![CDATA[None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15648]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Lawrence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258   Have you stopped seeing great things happen in your life? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6264]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Lawrence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258   Have you stopped seeing great things happen in your life? Perhaps you have stopped believing that God can work in a mighty way even in our generation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29342]]></link><description><![CDATA[The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East or Asia, laws and medical care are very different. We strive to make sure that travelers have the same information we as diplomats have. Americans and Western interests are targets, and Americans should be aware of that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should our moral beliefs really prove to be dependent on factual assumptions shown to be incorrect, it would be hardly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53502]]></link><description><![CDATA[Should our moral beliefs really prove to be dependent on factual assumptions shown to be incorrect, it would be hardly moral to defend them by refusing to acknowledge the facts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have a young girl, the owner's daughter, doing what family wants her to do, and an immigrant trying to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29720]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have a young girl, the owner's daughter, doing what family wants her to do, and an immigrant trying to save up to bring the rest of his family over.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My doctors offered us a free round of in vitro (fertilization), ... So after all this is over, if it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39238]]></link><description><![CDATA[My doctors offered us a free round of in vitro (fertilization), ... So after all this is over, if it doesn't work out, we have the money. We can adopt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17834]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49862]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53930]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12712]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52251]]></link><description><![CDATA[The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66662]]></link><description><![CDATA[The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are examining what alternative documents we could use for people in those border areas to go back and forth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37282]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are examining what alternative documents we could use for people in those border areas to go back and forth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10647]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20383]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In silence, . . . Steals on soft-handed Charity,  Tempering her gifts, that seem so free,   By ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5702]]></link><description><![CDATA[In silence, . . . Steals on soft-handed Charity,  Tempering her gifts, that seem so free,   By time and place,    Till not a woe the bleak world see,     But finds her grace.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45816]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I meant to lob it over his (Cotton's) head but I missed and he made a good play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32357]]></link><description><![CDATA[I meant to lob it over his (Cotton's) head but I missed and he made a good play.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50311]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I swear, if you existed I'd divorce you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28025]]></link><description><![CDATA[I swear, if you existed I'd divorce you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are encouraging people to come down and support the downtown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34458]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are encouraging people to come down and support the downtown.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58628]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many a good man I have seen go under. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11813]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many a good man I have seen go under.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. -Nikos Kazantzakis. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6084]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. -Nikos Kazantzakis.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46290]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can only change the world by changing men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62223]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can only change the world by changing men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55186]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, reallybelieve, your mind will find the ways to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21290]]></link><description><![CDATA[Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, reallybelieve, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution pavesthe way to solution.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24862]]></link><description><![CDATA[The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China has declared its commitment to human rights and has raised expectations for the country to match its growing prosperity ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41091]]></link><description><![CDATA[China has declared its commitment to human rights and has raised expectations for the country to match its growing prosperity with a firm commitment to advancing human rights.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The planets in their station list'ning stood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56517]]></link><description><![CDATA[The planets in their station list'ning stood.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39533]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do? Shouldn't I intervene? Shouldn't I do something?' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58063]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49299]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new age cannot live on naturalism or on secularism. Life becomes sterile and futile without the depth and power ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7905]]></link><description><![CDATA[The new age cannot live on naturalism or on secularism. Life becomes sterile and futile without the depth and power which come from participation in eternal realities. But this new age cannot any more successfully live on religious faiths that are out of harmony with known truth, or that hang loose in the air, cut apart from the fundamental intellectual culture of the age. The hour has struck for the serious business of rediscovering the foundations, and of interpenetrating all life and thought with the truths and realities of a victorious religious faith.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47663]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors, and that's what it would take.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I date this girl for two years, and then the nagging starts: 'I wanna know your name!' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65862]]></link><description><![CDATA[I date this girl for two years, and then the nagging starts: 'I wanna know your name!']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I definitely haven't given up my aspirations of being a rock star, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42723]]></link><description><![CDATA[I definitely haven't given up my aspirations of being a rock star,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22602]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. -Kurt Vonnegut. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55071]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. -Kurt Vonnegut.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If this phrase of the "balance of power" is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3690]]></link><description><![CDATA[If this phrase of the "balance of power" is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. -Indira Gandhi. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9077]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. -Indira Gandhi.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes questions are more important than answers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10852]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes questions are more important than answers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63500]]></link><description><![CDATA[Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5966]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5966</guid></item></channel></rss>