<?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[I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me. Your path is not one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53246]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me. Your path is not one of merit. Bring the recurring desires of your mind to me, every time they emerge. They cannot shock me, for I willed them! Bring me your confusion, your fear, your craving, your anxiety, your inability to love the world, your hesitation to serve, your jealousy, all the deficiencies that defy your spiritual disciplines.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3459]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42491]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tough luck.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But woman's grief is like a summer storm, Short as it violent is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61925]]></link><description><![CDATA[But woman's grief is like a summer storm, Short as it violent is.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She said some very good things. But her very soft phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30896]]></link><description><![CDATA[She said some very good things. But her very soft phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning;  Alas! the gratitude of men   Hath ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18166]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning;  Alas! the gratitude of men   Hath often left me mourning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6000]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret to humor is surprise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55006]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret to humor is surprise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15688]]></link><description><![CDATA[We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have not yet begun to fight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54153]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have not yet begun to fight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty. [Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae vel ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56131]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty. [Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae vel frugalitatis.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63549]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21110]]></link><description><![CDATA[We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O welcome pure-ey'd Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14978]]></link><description><![CDATA[O welcome pure-ey'd Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[None but an author knows an author's cares, Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3526]]></link><description><![CDATA[None but an author knows an author's cares, Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. [Lat., Gratus animus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18152]]></link><description><![CDATA[A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. [Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17821]]></link><description><![CDATA[Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64411]]></link><description><![CDATA[The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that they cannot teach us how to make the best use of them; the information revolution came without an instruction manual.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15511]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60634]]></link><description><![CDATA[I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around your skin, I tie and untie mine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56507]]></link><description><![CDATA[Around your skin, I tie and untie mine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65641]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But to move the whole monument, it would have crumbled. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42038]]></link><description><![CDATA[But to move the whole monument, it would have crumbled.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42038</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move on!It's just a chapter in the past! But don't close the book,just turn the page.... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63187]]></link><description><![CDATA[Move on!It's just a chapter in the past! But don't close the book,just turn the page....]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11903]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let anyone or anything to get in your way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't take a well-tanned person seriously ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32012]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't take a well-tanned person seriously]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At this point, we have grave concerns because of the expense that small businesses might incur in trying to comply ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35446]]></link><description><![CDATA[At this point, we have grave concerns because of the expense that small businesses might incur in trying to comply with the ordinance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will have to act like a serious efficient government with a small number of ministers, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35815]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will have to act like a serious efficient government with a small number of ministers,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richie is about two weeks from throwing off the mound. Pauly is a little behind him, probably a month away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38902]]></link><description><![CDATA[Richie is about two weeks from throwing off the mound. Pauly is a little behind him, probably a month away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman and a glasse are ever in danger. [A woman and a glass are ever in danger.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49089]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman and a glasse are ever in danger. [A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Propaganda) proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time comes - The two great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48418]]></link><description><![CDATA[(Propaganda) proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time comes - The two great routes that this sub-propaganda takes are the conditioned reflex and the myth]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48418</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17468]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredlythe idea, buried deep in our subconscious, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21361]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredlythe idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the pathto its fulfillment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5956]]></link><description><![CDATA[A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65734]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Antony of Egypt, Abbot, 356 Commemoration of Charles Gore, Bishop, Teacher, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Antony of Egypt, Abbot, 356 Commemoration of Charles Gore, Bishop, Teacher, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932 In the pure soul, whether it sing or pray, The Christ is born anew from day to day. The life that knoweth Him shall bide apart And keep eternal Christmas in the heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53225]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53225</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He might have failed against Sri Lanka but we still believe that he has the potential to serve the country ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34854]]></link><description><![CDATA[He might have failed against Sri Lanka but we still believe that he has the potential to serve the country in the longer-version game. We are trying to find a solid combination -- that's why we went for the same team.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34854</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would be better if we were able to get a deal, but it had to be the right deal. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34026]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would be better if we were able to get a deal, but it had to be the right deal. It needs to be the right deal for Britain, and it needs to be the right deal for Europe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25484]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41176]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh goodie, goth mimes. The best of both worlds. They pretend they're trapped in a box and then whine about ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17928]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh goodie, goth mimes. The best of both worlds. They pretend they're trapped in a box and then whine about how cruel and unfair it is.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17928</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52371]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no knight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no knight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59424]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20587]]></link><description><![CDATA[We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people were really wonderful. They helped each other. We passed places where there was a forest on one side ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33699]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people were really wonderful. They helped each other. We passed places where there was a forest on one side of the road. Our route took us where there had been small homes and multi-million dollar homes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hail to thee, far above the rest In joy of voice and pinion!  Thou, linnet! in thy green array, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25143]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hail to thee, far above the rest In joy of voice and pinion!  Thou, linnet! in thy green array,   Presiding spirit here to-day,    Dost lead the revels of the May;     And this is thy dominion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25143</guid></item></channel></rss>