<?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[And after the earthquake was a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60908]]></link><description><![CDATA[And after the earthquake was a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63805]]></link><description><![CDATA[Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27141]]></link><description><![CDATA[As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lovers eminent in love Ever diversities combine; The vocal chords of the cushat-dove, The snake's articulated spine. Such elective elements ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lovers eminent in love Ever diversities combine; The vocal chords of the cushat-dove, The snake's articulated spine. Such elective elements Educate the eye and lip With one's refreshing innocence, The other's claim to scholarship. The serpent's knowledge of the world Learn, and the dove's more naïve charm; Whether your ringlets should be curled, And why he likes his claret warm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The harsh reality of the verdict in the Stewart case, we believe, will enable management and the board to make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34049]]></link><description><![CDATA[The harsh reality of the verdict in the Stewart case, we believe, will enable management and the board to make the necessary difficult strategic decisions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whether it's one dollar from a kid, or five, 10 or 20 dollars from an adult, it all adds up, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whether it's one dollar from a kid, or five, 10 or 20 dollars from an adult, it all adds up,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56974]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1973]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual fantasies which involve doing uncomfortable things in those tiny toilets.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO is not moving to the Pacific. NATO is not moving anywhere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37056]]></link><description><![CDATA[NATO is not moving to the Pacific. NATO is not moving anywhere.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20659]]></link><description><![CDATA[Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's always a highlight of the year for our kids. It's a fun time. The weather should be good Monday ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32151]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's always a highlight of the year for our kids. It's a fun time. The weather should be good Monday through Thursday so the playing conditions should be good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Th' oppressive, sturdy, man-destroying villains, Who ravag'd kingdoms, and laid empires waste,  And in a cruel wantonness of power, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59957]]></link><description><![CDATA[Th' oppressive, sturdy, man-destroying villains, Who ravag'd kingdoms, and laid empires waste,  And in a cruel wantonness of power,   Thinn'd states of half their people, and gave up    To want the rest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel? By th' mass and 'tis, like a camel ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8919]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel? By th' mass and 'tis, like a camel indeed.  Methinks it is like a weasel.   It is backed like a weasel.    Or like a whale.     Very like a whale.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mr. absent, and the house dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49898]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Mr. absent, and the house dead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You make decisions, and it doesn't always turn out right. That doesn't mean you made the wrong decision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41226]]></link><description><![CDATA[You make decisions, and it doesn't always turn out right. That doesn't mean you made the wrong decision.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64386]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4274]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1094]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would rather think of life as a good book. The further you get into it,the more it begins to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22467]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would rather think of life as a good book. The further you get into it,the more it begins to come together and make sense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man cannot live by incompetence alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20703]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man cannot live by incompetence alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The promoter called and said, 'What should we do?' People were calling to say they were sure it was canceled, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40528]]></link><description><![CDATA[The promoter called and said, 'What should we do?' People were calling to say they were sure it was canceled, but I thought that to have a public event that night would be a good idea.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vengeance is mine, and I will repay. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57465]]></link><description><![CDATA[The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd,-- "How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude."  But grant me still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57172]]></link><description><![CDATA[I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd,-- "How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude."  But grant me still a friend in my retreat,   Whom I may whisper--Solitude is sweet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687  The Church is her true self only when she exists for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8577]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687  The Church is her true self only when she exists for humanity. As a fresh start, she should give away all her endowments to the poor and needy. The clergy should live solely on the free-will offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every act of creation is first an act of destruction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12108]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no delight in owning anything unshared. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56153]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no delight in owning anything unshared.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should compete with most anyone in the league. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39962]]></link><description><![CDATA[We should compete with most anyone in the league.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36147]]></link><description><![CDATA[The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50538]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This speech will be a turning point. It will come as a real response direct from the source, clearing up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36207]]></link><description><![CDATA[This speech will be a turning point. It will come as a real response direct from the source, clearing up the speculation,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who loses money loses much; he who loses a friend loses muchmore;he who loses faith loses all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53587]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who loses money loses much; he who loses a friend loses muchmore;he who loses faith loses all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can look back at that and say the injury bug bit us a little, but that's why you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39948]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can look back at that and say the injury bug bit us a little, but that's why you have 15 guys on the team. When somebody goes down, other people have to step up and take the challenge.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53522]]></link><description><![CDATA[The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas the things one loves, lives, and dies for are not, in the last analysis completely expressible in words.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your every human plan and calculation has miscarried, if, one by one, human props have been knocked out, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7982]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your every human plan and calculation has miscarried, if, one by one, human props have been knocked out, and doors have shut in your face, take heart. God is trying to get a message through to you, and the message is: "Stop depending on inadequate human resources. Let me handle the matter.".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All mass movements avail themselves of action as a means of unification. The conflicts a mass movement seeks and incites ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15801]]></link><description><![CDATA[All mass movements avail themselves of action as a means of unification. The conflicts a mass movement seeks and incites serve not only to down its enemies but also to strip its followers of their distinct individuality and render them more soluble in the collective medium.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She that with poetry is won, Is but a desk to write upon;  And what men say of her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62006]]></link><description><![CDATA[She that with poetry is won, Is but a desk to write upon;  And what men say of her they mean   No more than on the thing they lean.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are many victories worse than a defeat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60598]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are many victories worse than a defeat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36436]]></link><description><![CDATA[For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28297]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down...]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9514]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1368]]></link><description><![CDATA[I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never done this before. This is the best feeling in the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28367]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never done this before. This is the best feeling in the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28367</guid></item></channel></rss>