<?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[The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one;  And the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12866]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one;  And the maiden dreameth her love-lit dream;   And what is it all, when all is done?    The net of the fisher the burden breaks,     And always the dreaming the dreamer wakes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4550]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64539]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26457]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26457</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big egos are big shields for lots of empty space. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Big egos are big shields for lots of empty space.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old unix hackers don't die, they just turn into zombie processes ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62675]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old unix hackers don't die, they just turn into zombie processes]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any young person who has studied Heidegger; or seen Ionesco's 'plays'; or listened to the 'music' of John Cage; or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52209]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any young person who has studied Heidegger; or seen Ionesco's 'plays'; or listened to the 'music' of John Cage; or looked at Andy Warhol's 'paintings'- has experienced that feeling of incredulous puzzlement: But this is nonsense! Can I really be expected to take this seriously?In fact, of course, it is necessary for it to be nonsense; if it made sense, it could be evaluated. The essence of modern intellectual snobbery is the 'emperor's new cloths' approach. Teachers, critics, our self-appointed intellectual elite, make it quite clear to us that if we cannot see the superlative nature of this 'art'- why, it merely shows our ignorance, our lack of sophistication and insight. Of course, they go beyond the storybook emperor's tailors, who dressed their victim in nothing and called it fine garments. The modern tailors dress the emperor in garbage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want in the moment ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60085]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want in the moment]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when Lady, the brach, may stand by the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51337]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped, when Lady, the brach, may stand by the fire and stink.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43987]]></link><description><![CDATA[O pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's always a shot in the locker. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51036]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's always a shot in the locker.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51036</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11070]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue--agree with him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1937]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue--agree with him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't need to reiterate the outrage and disgust with which we watched these events in New Orleans unfolding, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42287]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't need to reiterate the outrage and disgust with which we watched these events in New Orleans unfolding,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46146]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crafty knave needs no broker. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10661]]></link><description><![CDATA[A crafty knave needs no broker.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58586]]></link><description><![CDATA[All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37950]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but to make people laugh is a very intoxicating, wonderful thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Twas he that ranged the words at random flung, Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46742]]></link><description><![CDATA['Twas he that ranged the words at random flung, Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The foremost art of kings is the ability to endure hatred. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23807]]></link><description><![CDATA[The foremost art of kings is the ability to endure hatred.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23807</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are thrilled with our schedule for this season on many different levels. This schedule allows our fans to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37175]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are thrilled with our schedule for this season on many different levels. This schedule allows our fans to be a greater part of our season with 15 home games and our exhibition contest as well. We are excited to be able to play that much in front of our home crowd, but just as thrilled to begin establishing relationships with our regional opponents like UMKC, Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts, that our fans will enjoy seeing in Charles Koch Arena in years to come. Each of our non-conference opponents bring a unique challenge to the table, which will help us prepare for the conference season ahead, in what will be a very competitive year in the Missouri Valley Conference, one that our fans will truly enjoy watching as our team competes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nor can his blessed soul look down from heaven, Or break the eternal sabbath of his rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nor can his blessed soul look down from heaven, Or break the eternal sabbath of his rest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17945]]></link><description><![CDATA[A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. -Mother Teresa. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26331]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. -Mother Teresa.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55167]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You shape your own destiny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31468]]></link><description><![CDATA[You shape your own destiny.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;  And while it satisfies, it censures too. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27562]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;  And while it satisfies, it censures too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56488]]></link><description><![CDATA[The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where thou art, that is home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19633]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where thou art, that is home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52395]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true Amphitryon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13189]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true Amphitryon.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses O! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48694]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses O!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26442]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a lot of overlapping.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever may be the issue we shall share one common danger, one safety. [Lat., Quo res cunque cadant, unum et ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60149]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever may be the issue we shall share one common danger, one safety. [Lat., Quo res cunque cadant, unum et commune periculum,  Una salus ambobus erit.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women do most delight in revenge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54080]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women do most delight in revenge.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/457]]></link><description><![CDATA[Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/457</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63059]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrary to what many people may think, the nation's children are faring better in many respects than they have in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34093]]></link><description><![CDATA[Contrary to what many people may think, the nation's children are faring better in many respects than they have in previous years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was on the outside corner, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37629]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was on the outside corner,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own. [Lat., Nam genus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2501]]></link><description><![CDATA[Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own. [Lat., Nam genus et proavos et quae non fecimus ipsi  Vix ea nostra voco.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2501</guid></item><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[Over the brink of it Picture it--think of it,  Dissolute man.   Lave in it--drink of it  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Over the brink of it Picture it--think of it,  Dissolute man.   Lave in it--drink of it    Then, if you can.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We did spot an opportunity in property at a time when the market was neglecting the sector. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31365]]></link><description><![CDATA[We did spot an opportunity in property at a time when the market was neglecting the sector.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10403]]></link><description><![CDATA[Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one can guard him. He's strong with a low center of gravity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40355]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one can guard him. He's strong with a low center of gravity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62326]]></link><description><![CDATA[You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us live for the beauty of our own reality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53041]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weakest goeth to the wall. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61329]]></link><description><![CDATA[The weakest goeth to the wall.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5097]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5097</guid></item></channel></rss>