<?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[History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19444]]></link><description><![CDATA[History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11153]]></link><description><![CDATA[One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For I verily, absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/139]]></link><description><![CDATA[For I verily, absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, . . .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then farewell, Horace; whom I hated so, Not for thy faults, but mine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then farewell, Horace; whom I hated so, Not for thy faults, but mine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Though they seem at opposite poles, fanatics of all kinds are actually crowded together at one end. It is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56839]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though they seem at opposite poles, fanatics of all kinds are actually crowded together at one end. It is the fanatic and the moderate who are poles apart and never meet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who works for the gold in the job rather than for the money in the pay envelope, is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17798]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who works for the gold in the job rather than for the money in the pay envelope, is the fellow who gets on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that hath little is the lesse durtie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49350]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that hath little is the lesse durtie.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness is the longing for repetition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53849]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness is the longing for repetition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63991]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn over a new leaf. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48522]]></link><description><![CDATA[Turn over a new leaf.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57468]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The compromise we made with the AA this time was a fair one. It is a privilege for us to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33086]]></link><description><![CDATA[The compromise we made with the AA this time was a fair one. It is a privilege for us to use these courts and in order to continue using them we need to work together so that the courts stay in good condition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In general those who nothing have to say Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58617]]></link><description><![CDATA[In general those who nothing have to say Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have beaten off a lot of competition from other clubs to secure Martin's signature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42706]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have beaten off a lot of competition from other clubs to secure Martin's signature.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beside Jesus, the whole lot of us are so contemptible... But God is like Jesus, and like Jesus, He will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6286]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beside Jesus, the whole lot of us are so contemptible... But God is like Jesus, and like Jesus, He will not give up until we, too, are like Jesus.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David's had an incredible year on clay and is in spectacular form at the moment, ... I think for him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39054]]></link><description><![CDATA[David's had an incredible year on clay and is in spectacular form at the moment, ... I think for him and the others it is a reward to be selected in the team and this will be a great incentive for him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20264]]></link><description><![CDATA[No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12245]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you "come to terms with" only to discover that they are still there. The real questions refuse to be placated. They barge into your life at the times when it seems most important for them to stay away. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will. -Ingrid Bengis.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I realize it's hard not to churn your problems and I'm not idealistically saying you shouldn't. Still, you can learn ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13734]]></link><description><![CDATA[I realize it's hard not to churn your problems and I'm not idealistically saying you shouldn't. Still, you can learn to manage your non-efficient thinking and emotions. Just learn to be as conscious of your *mental and emotional energy expenditures and returns* as you are conscious of your dollar expenditures and returns. Remember the mental and emotional budget sheet. If you *halfway* play with this concept, it can give you a new perspective on energy economy. -Doc Childre.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's simply an educational site, then I don't see it as a huge threat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31339]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's simply an educational site, then I don't see it as a huge threat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16037]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God sendeth cold after clothes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51918]]></link><description><![CDATA[God sendeth cold after clothes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We did everything tonight but win on the scoreboard. I think we dominated a large portion of the game, so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37600]]></link><description><![CDATA[We did everything tonight but win on the scoreboard. I think we dominated a large portion of the game, so you know we gave up a bad goal in the beginning. We have to put ourselves in a better position where we have to defend a lead in the last ten minutes rather than try to come back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness when they're sad;  But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61921]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness when they're sad;  But the gladness of their gladness, and the sadness of their sadness,   Are as nothing to their badness when they're bad.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My soul is more at rest from the tempter when I am busily employed ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34992]]></link><description><![CDATA[My soul is more at rest from the tempter when I am busily employed]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cut and come again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cut and come again.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9155]]></link><description><![CDATA[Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call a spade a spade. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43635]]></link><description><![CDATA[Call a spade a spade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24956]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19792]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think it comes off better on stage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35153]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think it comes off better on stage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48844]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15999]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19471]]></link><description><![CDATA[History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48788]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The market is euphoric. There is no stopping the peso's ascent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41444]]></link><description><![CDATA[The market is euphoric. There is no stopping the peso's ascent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll be damned for never a king's son in Christendom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58477]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll be damned for never a king's son in Christendom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56291]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is our sincere wish that the Northern Ireland institutions be restored as soon as possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30123]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is our sincere wish that the Northern Ireland institutions be restored as soon as possible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9905]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In response to higher electric costs, many customers have asked us to switch to monthly billing. We think monthly billing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32816]]></link><description><![CDATA[In response to higher electric costs, many customers have asked us to switch to monthly billing. We think monthly billing will especially help those on fixed incomes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes vision and courage to create--it takes faith and courage to prove. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10352]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes vision and courage to create--it takes faith and courage to prove.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35800]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58423]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It hurts. No one wants to lose a game where you fought so hard, especially with a charging call at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35776]]></link><description><![CDATA[It hurts. No one wants to lose a game where you fought so hard, especially with a charging call at the end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So much of this world is based on illusion, temporariness, and disposability that I think it's essential that our closest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35782]]></link><description><![CDATA[So much of this world is based on illusion, temporariness, and disposability that I think it's essential that our closest relationships reflect what is real.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58895]]></link><description><![CDATA[I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people: they go commonly together.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24555]]></link><description><![CDATA[He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24555</guid></item></channel></rss>