<?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 attended the event in Napa in July and it was amazing, so when we heard about this one, we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33329]]></link><description><![CDATA[I attended the event in Napa in July and it was amazing, so when we heard about this one, we had to sign up. I'm going to keep coming back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62808]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16770]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde;  But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale and woe;   The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the same overthrowe.   - edited by John Payne Collier,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16770</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45411]]></link><description><![CDATA[And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[we cannot give in to terror. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41264]]></link><description><![CDATA[we cannot give in to terror.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15576]]></link><description><![CDATA[I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love lies bleeding in the bed whereover Roses lean with smiling mouths or pleading:  Earth lies laughing where the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love lies bleeding in the bed whereover Roses lean with smiling mouths or pleading:  Earth lies laughing where the sun's dart clove her:   Love lies bleeding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Darwinian theory is in principle capable of explaining life. No other theory that has ever been suggested is in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56964]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Darwinian theory is in principle capable of explaining life. No other theory that has ever been suggested is in principle capable of explaining life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, That fact has not created in me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44758]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, That fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52571]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4184]]></link><description><![CDATA[When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As there is no worldly gain without some loss so there is no worldly loss without some gain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26501]]></link><description><![CDATA[As there is no worldly gain without some loss so there is no worldly loss without some gain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are we when we are alone? Some, when they are alone, cease to exist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52325]]></link><description><![CDATA[What are we when we are alone? Some, when they are alone, cease to exist.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7683]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life: and do the greatest things as though they were little and easy, because of His omnipotence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8376]]></link><description><![CDATA[People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being were good, their works would shine forth brightly. Do not imagine that you can ground your salvation upon actions; it must rest on what you are. The ground upon which good character rests is the very same ground from which man's work derives its value, namely, a mind wholly turned to God. Verily, if you were so minded, you might tread on a stone and it would be a more pious work than if you, simply for your own profit, were to receive the Body of the Lord and were wanting in spiritual detachment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11328]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In this spacious isle I think there is not one But he hath heard some talk of Hood and Little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57915]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this spacious isle I think there is not one But he hath heard some talk of Hood and Little John,  Of Tuck, the merry friar, which many a sermon made   In praise of Robin Hood, his outlaws, and their trade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1338]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it is to make plans for the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52148]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it is to make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that more people will make more plans in such areas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever I feel like exercise I lie down until the feeling passes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57441]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever I feel like exercise I lie down until the feeling passes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51950]]></link><description><![CDATA[The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66563]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will file a legal complaint against all of those people behind this conference, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39787]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will file a legal complaint against all of those people behind this conference,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not blind. Love sees what is most true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is not blind. Love sees what is most true.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing that we know is that we know nothing and that is thehighest flight of human wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21687]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing that we know is that we know nothing and that is thehighest flight of human wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hippies are lots of fun, as long as they are not involved in commerce. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19288]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hippies are lots of fun, as long as they are not involved in commerce.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first horror film I remember seeing in the theatre was Halloween and from the first scene when the kid ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33197]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first horror film I remember seeing in the theatre was Halloween and from the first scene when the kid puts on the mask and it is his POV, I was hooked.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9989]]></link><description><![CDATA[The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the under-wood and the over-wood There is murmur and trill this day,  For every bird is in lyric ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26617]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the under-wood and the over-wood There is murmur and trill this day,  For every bird is in lyric mood,   And the wind will have its way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only the mediocre are always at their best! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only the mediocre are always at their best!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48480]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51672]]></link><description><![CDATA[Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[lovers alone wear sunlight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25792]]></link><description><![CDATA[lovers alone wear sunlight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43516]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occasionally, we'll run into kids who are about as fast as Drew. But those are usually smaller players. He's run ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Occasionally, we'll run into kids who are about as fast as Drew. But those are usually smaller players. He's run a 4.45 (in the 40-yard dash). And when he gets out into the open, he has a faster gear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colours have faded, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17096]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has died,  We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it--lie down for an aeon or two,   Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Records aren't what come to mind. The markets are improving, but they're not red hot. Local employers are still moving ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Records aren't what come to mind. The markets are improving, but they're not red hot. Local employers are still moving with caution.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The industry keeps saying that this is a West Coast phenomenon, ... I don't think we know it's just the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42056]]></link><description><![CDATA[The industry keeps saying that this is a West Coast phenomenon, ... I don't think we know it's just the West Coast. I think this industry has some rocky roads ahead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have never been contained except I made the prison. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2254]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have never been contained except I made the prison.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61492]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26401]]></link><description><![CDATA[My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is nothing but healthy speech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46765]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've seen it on every line, on almost every train. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29236]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've seen it on every line, on almost every train.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have seen Sunshine and rain at once--her smiles and tears  Were like, a better way: those happy smilets ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56689]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have seen Sunshine and rain at once--her smiles and tears  Were like, a better way: those happy smilets   That played on her ripe lip seemed not to know    What guests were in her eyes, which parted thence     As pearls from diamonds dropped.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60099]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing a short series on topics of Christian apologetics:  A certain group of scholars, mostly German or influenced by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6247]]></link><description><![CDATA[Continuing a short series on topics of Christian apologetics:  A certain group of scholars, mostly German or influenced by German protestant theology, has rushed to abandon positions before they were attacked, and to demythologize the Gospel message when there was no clear evidence that intelligent minds outside the Church were any more frightened by her mystery than by her morals.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advertising is the principal reason why the business man has come to inherit the earth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36955]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advertising is the principal reason why the business man has come to inherit the earth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23575]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23575</guid></item></channel></rss>