<?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[You are like the eels of Melun; you cry out before you are skinned. [Fr., Vous semblez les anguilles de ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10494]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are like the eels of Melun; you cry out before you are skinned. [Fr., Vous semblez les anguilles de Melun; vous criez devant qu'on vous esorche.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed. [Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er reussieren.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17436]]></link><description><![CDATA[Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed. [Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er reussieren.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's almost like we have ESPN.(on how well he and James Worthy work together) ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57647]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's almost like we have ESPN.(on how well he and James Worthy work together)]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world. [Ger., Wir Deutschen furchten Gott, sonst aber Nichts in der ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17391]]></link><description><![CDATA[We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world. [Ger., Wir Deutschen furchten Gott, sonst aber Nichts in der Welt.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12384]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3431]]></link><description><![CDATA[In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says, for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23927]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says, for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past labors is pleasant." [Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66657]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18243]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The worst thing that can happen is when the bull jumps, he sets you up so that you lean way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33785]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worst thing that can happen is when the bull jumps, he sets you up so that you lean way back,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25586]]></link><description><![CDATA[But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must use time creatively. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63943]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must use time creatively.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2971]]></link><description><![CDATA[As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461  If we would put some slight stress on ourselves at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7847]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461  If we would put some slight stress on ourselves at the beginning, then afterwards we should be able to do all things with ease and joy. It is a hard thing to break through a habit, and a yet harder thing to go contrary to our own will. Yet, if thou overcome not slight and easy obstacles, how wilt thou overcome greater ones? Withstand thy will at the beginning, and unlearn an evil habit, lest it lead thee little by little into worse difficulties. Oh, if thou knewest what peace to thyself thy holy life should bring, ... and what joy to others, methinketh thou wouldst be more zealous for spiritual profit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51890]]></link><description><![CDATA[The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27349]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20884]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61433]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When fight begins within himself, a man's worth something. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2261]]></link><description><![CDATA[When fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49892]]></link><description><![CDATA[The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50124]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But if We have such another victory, we are undone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60592]]></link><description><![CDATA[But if We have such another victory, we are undone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelical faith without Christian ethics is a travesty on the gospel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43126]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evangelical faith without Christian ethics is a travesty on the gospel.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43126</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The industry is awash in federal drilling permits. They have so many, they don't know what to do with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32774]]></link><description><![CDATA[The industry is awash in federal drilling permits. They have so many, they don't know what to do with them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285   If I slip into the place that can be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285   If I slip into the place that can be filled by Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading it to fasten upon Him, then I know nothing of Calvary love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56749]]></link><description><![CDATA[I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the mercy of God is so great that He can instruct us, to our salvation, even when He hides ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7544]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the mercy of God is so great that He can instruct us, to our salvation, even when He hides Himself, what a brilliance of light we must expect when He reveals Himself!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He played the rest of the game, and I have gotta tell you, we were watching him like a hawk. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31719]]></link><description><![CDATA[He played the rest of the game, and I have gotta tell you, we were watching him like a hawk. He did outstanding for a young guy that was a little nervous.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/352]]></link><description><![CDATA[That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks for your nice little note, though I am sorry to hear you find Through the Looking Glass so uninteresting. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24633]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thanks for your nice little note, though I am sorry to hear you find Through the Looking Glass so uninteresting. You see I have done my best, so it isn't really my fault if you think Tweedledum and Tweedledee stupid, and wish that I had left out all about the train and the gnat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26323]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris. -- Orville Wright. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15205]]></link><description><![CDATA[No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris. -- Orville Wright.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36241]]></link><description><![CDATA[We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious intervention -- international troops. And we need to end the occupation if there is to be security for both people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17761]]></link><description><![CDATA[One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1705]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having access to broadband is instrumental for so many businesses today and can greatly assist the running of an organisation, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33028]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having access to broadband is instrumental for so many businesses today and can greatly assist the running of an organisation, particularly those in more remote areas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33028</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50996]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and wives ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and wives]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26542]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31291]]></link><description><![CDATA[Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think it's very serious. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40128]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think it's very serious.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puns are a form of humor with words.rn ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Puns are a form of humor with words.rn]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[to continue the struggle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28615]]></link><description><![CDATA[to continue the struggle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves two, all the world else is blinde. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14827]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves two, all the world else is blinde.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we find a thinker reflecting or echoing an apparently erroneous, narrow, or even illogical thought that was popular or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52176]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we find a thinker reflecting or echoing an apparently erroneous, narrow, or even illogical thought that was popular or authoritative in his time, we must never rule out the possibility that what we have discovered is not the limit of his vision but only an example of his deliberate rhetorical accommodation to reigning prejudice which he does not share but thinks it best not to expose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You carry a very heavy burden, Prime Minister. You carry the hopes and dreams of every Japanese alive today and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29712]]></link><description><![CDATA[You carry a very heavy burden, Prime Minister. You carry the hopes and dreams of every Japanese alive today and those of our honored ancestors. You literally carry Japan upon your back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44832</guid></item></channel></rss>