<?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[Old noted oak! I saw thee in a mood Of vague indifference; and yet with me  Thy memory, like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44714]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old noted oak! I saw thee in a mood Of vague indifference; and yet with me  Thy memory, like thy fate, hath lingering stood   For years, thou hermit, in the lonely sea    Of grass that waves around thee!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we do here also affects the county -- and vice versa. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37738]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we do here also affects the county -- and vice versa.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgement of others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23489]]></link><description><![CDATA[To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgement of others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I assumed there would be an influx of women on the podium, but there are not many more at my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41632]]></link><description><![CDATA[I assumed there would be an influx of women on the podium, but there are not many more at my level than there were 20 years ago. Maybe boards don't want to hire women because they don't meet the archetypal image of the maestro.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature's great law, and law of all men's minds?-- To its own impulse every creature stirs;  Live by thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature's great law, and law of all men's minds?-- To its own impulse every creature stirs;  Live by thy light, and earth will live by hers!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not consolation. It is light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63612]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is not consolation. It is light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2132]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13645]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate has carried me 'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--  Not shrink and let the shaft ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15393]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fate has carried me 'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--  Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast   To pierce another.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The groves of Blarney They look so charming  Down by the purling   Of sweet, silent brooks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23049]]></link><description><![CDATA[The groves of Blarney They look so charming  Down by the purling   Of sweet, silent brooks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You tell your doctor, that y' are ill And what does he, but write a bill,  Of which you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26710]]></link><description><![CDATA[You tell your doctor, that y' are ill And what does he, but write a bill,  Of which you need not read one letter,   The worse the scrawl, the dose the better.    For if you knew but what you take,     Though you recover, he must break.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35840]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35840</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10387]]></link><description><![CDATA[Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59725]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59725</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13978]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63399]]></link><description><![CDATA[A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the worse! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50729]]></link><description><![CDATA[I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the worse!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23287]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51196]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The situations is clear ... they have to change the situation and come back to the level of standard VAT. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41585]]></link><description><![CDATA[The situations is clear ... they have to change the situation and come back to the level of standard VAT.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60557]]></link><description><![CDATA[Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agribusiness professionals are concerned that there's been a decline in the number of farmers who make purchases based on their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Agribusiness professionals are concerned that there's been a decline in the number of farmers who make purchases based on their longstanding relationships with businesses. Our study shows they are correct and provides insight into how today's farmer makes those decisions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my Father's house are many mansion: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19077]]></link><description><![CDATA[In my Father's house are many mansion: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultimately, the fragmentation is going to make it tougher for them [broadcasters] to hold on to their share. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34227]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ultimately, the fragmentation is going to make it tougher for them [broadcasters] to hold on to their share.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continued from yesterday:  The result of all this is that the Christian is a free man. It is here ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7479]]></link><description><![CDATA[Continued from yesterday:  The result of all this is that the Christian is a free man. It is here to be observed that the term "freedom" is ambiguous in common usage. It is sometimes used to imply that a man can do just as he likes, undetermined by any external force. To this the determinist replies that as a matter of fact this freedom is so limited by the laws which condition man's empirical existence as to be illusory. The rejoinder from the advocates of free will is that no external force can determine a man's moral conduct (and with mere automatism we are not concerned), unless it is presented in consciousness, and that in being so presented it becomes a desire, a temptation, or a motive. In suffering himself to be determined by these, the man is not submitting to external control, but to something which he has already made a part of himself, for good or ill. When, however, we have said that, we are faced with a further problem. Not all that is desired is desirable, and in being moved by my immediate desire I may be balking myself of that ultimate satisfaction which is the real object of all effort. If that is so, then to "do as I like" may well be no freedom at all. There is a law of our being which forbids satisfaction to be found along that line, as it is written, "He gave them their desire, and sent leanness into their souls." (Ps. 106:15) (Continued tomorrow).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others have done,  But that life may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48058]]></link><description><![CDATA[I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others have done,  But that life may have just enough shadow   To temper the glare of the sun;    I would pray God to guard them from evil,     But my prayer would bound back to myself:      Ah! a seraph may pray for a sinner,       But a sinner must pray for himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee that repaires not a part, builds all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49475]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the gilded car of day, His glowing axle doth allay  In the steep Atlantic stream. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58334]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the gilded car of day, His glowing axle doth allay  In the steep Atlantic stream.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among the dwellings framed by birds In field or forest with nice care,  Is none that with the little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among the dwellings framed by birds In field or forest with nice care,  Is none that with the little wren's   In snugness may compare.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62382</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[Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23078]]></link><description><![CDATA[Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See he doesn't respect you. He said attorneys can reach a better decision. His ideas seem liberal and this race ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32432]]></link><description><![CDATA[See he doesn't respect you. He said attorneys can reach a better decision. His ideas seem liberal and this race is about conservative issues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm having the time of my life figuring out this next move. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9921]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm having the time of my life figuring out this next move.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5992]]></link><description><![CDATA[The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61846]]></link><description><![CDATA[On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ordinary houses. Writers,teachers, nurses, computer programmers, artists,lawyers, poets, plumbers,and auto mechanics - women and men from many backgrounds cometogether to celebrate the mysteries of the Triple Goddess of the Danceof Life. The religion they practise is called Witchcraft.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock started out as a pro-wrestler years before he got into fighting. When he started with WWE he picked it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30830]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shamrock started out as a pro-wrestler years before he got into fighting. When he started with WWE he picked it up again very fast. He actually turned into a really good worker and adapted to the WWE style, meaning he did more than just shoot-style stuff.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-storms and did my duty faithfully. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57911]]></link><description><![CDATA[For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-storms and did my duty faithfully.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel deserves all the credit. We had several scoring opportunities to break the game open. We didn't do it but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41379]]></link><description><![CDATA[Daniel deserves all the credit. We had several scoring opportunities to break the game open. We didn't do it but our pitching staff came through.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Unknown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1393]]></link><description><![CDATA[It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Unknown.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5965]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10828]]></link><description><![CDATA[Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52027]]></link><description><![CDATA[The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fear of life is the favorite disease of the twentieth century. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12508]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fear of life is the favorite disease of the twentieth century.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there an audience for it? I don't know. I don't think it's the audience who bought it originally. But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36479]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is there an audience for it? I don't know. I don't think it's the audience who bought it originally. But there's a younger audience that might appreciate it. These are good songs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do have maps in the lobby of the Des Moines Police Department that's open 24 hours a day, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30210]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do have maps in the lobby of the Des Moines Police Department that's open 24 hours a day, but they will see there's very limited space. And the space they have open, I'd be surprised if they (have) any luck finding a place to live,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He ploughs in sand, and sows against the wind, That hopes for constant love of woman kind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14920]]></link><description><![CDATA[He ploughs in sand, and sows against the wind, That hopes for constant love of woman kind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14920</guid></item></channel></rss>