<?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[In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64001]]></link><description><![CDATA[In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She is a wall of brass; You shall not pass! You shall not pass!  Spring up like Summer grass, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61133]]></link><description><![CDATA[She is a wall of brass; You shall not pass! You shall not pass!  Spring up like Summer grass,   Surge at her, mass on mass,    Still shall you break like glass,     Splinter and break like shivered glass,      But pass?       You shall not pass!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51074]]></link><description><![CDATA[Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45655]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literacy is not, as it is considered in our schools, a PORTION of education. It IS education. It is at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56824]]></link><description><![CDATA[Literacy is not, as it is considered in our schools, a PORTION of education. It IS education. It is at once the ability AND the inclination of the mind to find knowledge, to pursue understanding, and out of knowledge and understanding, not out of received attitudes and values or emotional responses, however "worthy," to make judgments.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sentinel angel sitting high in glory Heard this shrill wail ring out from Purgatory:  "Have mercy, mighty angel, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27338]]></link><description><![CDATA[A sentinel angel sitting high in glory Heard this shrill wail ring out from Purgatory:  "Have mercy, mighty angel, hear my story!"]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[. . . all who joy would win Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18638]]></link><description><![CDATA[. . . all who joy would win Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are a lot of species that have not been seen in the last 10 or 15 years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30530]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of species that have not been seen in the last 10 or 15 years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dead could not speak against thewar from Vietnam.Who to speak for them if not Kerry? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45977]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dead could not speak against thewar from Vietnam.Who to speak for them if not Kerry?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They [corporations] feel neither shame, remorse, gratitude, nor goodwill. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5033]]></link><description><![CDATA[They [corporations] feel neither shame, remorse, gratitude, nor goodwill.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apathy is a sort of living oblivion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2692]]></link><description><![CDATA[Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43930]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a tiny yellow daffodil, The butterfly can see it from afar,  Although one summer evening's dew could ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10978]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a tiny yellow daffodil, The butterfly can see it from afar,  Although one summer evening's dew could fill   Its little cup twice over, ere the star    Had called the lazy shepherd to his fold,     And be no prodigal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As they who make Good luck a god count all unlucky men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26010]]></link><description><![CDATA[As they who make Good luck a god count all unlucky men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To err is human; to forgive, divine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16545]]></link><description><![CDATA[To err is human; to forgive, divine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cute little babies that fall out of swings - These are a few of my favorite things. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43450]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cute little babies that fall out of swings - These are a few of my favorite things.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14276]]></link><description><![CDATA[No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39260]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience is so uncomfortable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who want the most approval get the least and people who needapproval the least get the most. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21294]]></link><description><![CDATA[People who want the most approval get the least and people who needapproval the least get the most.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just feel like it's helping children in the community and families, ... I enjoy doing the work. I like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28644]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just feel like it's helping children in the community and families, ... I enjoy doing the work. I like to kind of still use my brain instead of just running around with the kids.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain: Fought all his battles o'er again;  And thrice he routed all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60376]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain: Fought all his battles o'er again;  And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44307]]></link><description><![CDATA[It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34866]]></link><description><![CDATA[His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good sign. With him, he's either good or bad, and today he was able to address his problem. Before, if he got a bad hitter or two, things got out of hand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304 Commemoration of Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1988  The Bible ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6454]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304 Commemoration of Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1988  The Bible tells us very clearly that to "know" God is not an affair of the mind only, but an act in which our whole being -- heart, mind, and will -- is vitally engaged; so that sheer intellectual speculation would enable us to form certain ideas about God but never to know Him. To be grasped, God's will must be met with a readiness to obey.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/306]]></link><description><![CDATA[By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66492]]></link><description><![CDATA[My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The poor cows frozeneglected in a blizzardThey dug them upand ate their gizzards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18954]]></link><description><![CDATA[The poor cows frozeneglected in a blizzardThey dug them upand ate their gizzards.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we lost King, we lost our guy who pushes us, who pushes the ball up the court for us. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32452]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we lost King, we lost our guy who pushes us, who pushes the ball up the court for us. I didn't think we were going to be able to score quickly after that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We could have lots of warning in a matter of months, or we could have limited warning in a matter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38724]]></link><description><![CDATA[We could have lots of warning in a matter of months, or we could have limited warning in a matter of weeks. It's very difficult to tell so we have to focus on surveillance as prevention and on response and recovery.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dollar will weaken. We bought some euros below $1.20. We took advantage of the dip in the euro. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28441]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dollar will weaken. We bought some euros below $1.20. We took advantage of the dip in the euro.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is out of my mind but forever in my heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25740]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is out of my mind but forever in my heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43750]]></link><description><![CDATA[In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17958]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had a wonderful experience on the golf course today. I had a hole in nothing. Missed the ball and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33731]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had a wonderful experience on the golf course today. I had a hole in nothing. Missed the ball and sank the divot.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We hope all Iraqis will vote 'Yes' to the constitution so that the building of Iraq can begin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36217]]></link><description><![CDATA[We hope all Iraqis will vote 'Yes' to the constitution so that the building of Iraq can begin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Juliana of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c.1417  I saw full surely in this and in all, that ere ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6461]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Juliana of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c.1417  I saw full surely in this and in all, that ere God made us he loved us; which love never slackened, nor ever shall be. And in this love he hath done all his works; and in this love he hath made all things profitable to us; and in this love our life is everlasting. In our making we had beginning; but the love wherein he made us was in him from without beginning; in which love we have our beginning. And all this shall we see in God, without end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The last infirmity of noble mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27499]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last infirmity of noble mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've made several films that haven't been shown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39871]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've made several films that haven't been shown.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can forgive yourself a great deal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34237]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can forgive yourself a great deal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63948]]></link><description><![CDATA[The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34974]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hide your body in the Big Dipper ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4428]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hide your body in the Big Dipper]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the 10th round we could have half the season's work done. If we can finish the week well we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37404]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the 10th round we could have half the season's work done. If we can finish the week well we can be in a great situation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom begins at the end. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8423]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom begins at the end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember a mass of things, but nothing distinctly; a quarrel, but nothing wherefore. O God, that men should put ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22933]]></link><description><![CDATA[I remember a mass of things, but nothing distinctly; a quarrel, but nothing wherefore. O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause transform ourselves into beasts!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25927]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25927</guid></item></channel></rss>