<?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[When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50064]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But it is not reason that governs love. [Fr., Mais la raison n'est pas ce qui regle l'amour.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53103]]></link><description><![CDATA[But it is not reason that governs love. [Fr., Mais la raison n'est pas ce qui regle l'amour.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The zebra fish is ideal because you can freeze the entire fish. Normal freezing is not conducted because it would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41357]]></link><description><![CDATA[The zebra fish is ideal because you can freeze the entire fish. Normal freezing is not conducted because it would be too slow and cause ice crystals to form.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you feel bad about yourselfyou reverse your magnet and repel people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5780]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you feel bad about yourselfyou reverse your magnet and repel people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was born within the sound of Bow-bell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25456]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was born within the sound of Bow-bell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22050]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19679]]></link><description><![CDATA[Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is notone's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22445]]></link><description><![CDATA[Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is notone's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet onhis ideas, to take a calculated risk-and to act.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy yourself, for there is nothing in the world we can call our own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62210]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enjoy yourself, for there is nothing in the world we can call our own.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25780]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24455]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60758]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have too great a soul to die like a criminal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10699]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13510]]></link><description><![CDATA[A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21802]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1197]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First we kill all the subversives; then, their collaborators; later, those who sympathize with them; afterward, those who remain indifferent; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45155]]></link><description><![CDATA[First we kill all the subversives; then, their collaborators; later, those who sympathize with them; afterward, those who remain indifferent; and finally, the undecided.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calamity is virtue's opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5178]]></link><description><![CDATA[Calamity is virtue's opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We never know the love of our parents for us until we have become parents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5949]]></link><description><![CDATA[We never know the love of our parents for us until we have become parents.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12277]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who in this world of ours their eyes In March first open shall be wise;  In days of peril ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23251]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who in this world of ours their eyes In March first open shall be wise;  In days of peril firm and brave,   And wear a Bloodstone to their grave.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49053]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is really a trend of consolidation across many, many industries and geographies. The pipeline is full, and I think ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35050]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is really a trend of consolidation across many, many industries and geographies. The pipeline is full, and I think we'll see a lot of transactions in the next few months.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tortoise and the EagleA tortoise, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her hard fate, that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1531]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Tortoise and the EagleA tortoise, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly. An Eagle, hovering near, heard her lamentation and demanded what reward she would give him if he would take her aloft and float her in the air. I will give you, she said, all the riches of the Red Sea. I will teach you to fly then, said the Eagle; and taking her up in his talons he carried her almost to the clouds suddenly he let her go, and she fell on a lofty mountain, dashing her shell to pieces. The Tortoise exclaimed in the moment of death: I have deserved my present fate; for what had I to do with wings and clouds, who can with difficulty move about on the earth?' If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought we did a decent job defensively, Toronto worried us because of their size. We had to create some ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34194]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thought we did a decent job defensively, Toronto worried us because of their size. We had to create some pressure so they wouldn't have the opportunity to just pound the ball inside on us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66613]]></link><description><![CDATA[It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre, He'd 'eard men sing by land an' sea;  An' what he thought 'e ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46641]]></link><description><![CDATA[When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre, He'd 'eard men sing by land an' sea;  An' what he thought 'e might require,   'E went an' took--the same as me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In time there is no present, In eternity no future,  In eternity no past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14212]]></link><description><![CDATA[In time there is no present, In eternity no future,  In eternity no past.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is ugliness ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59993]]></link><description><![CDATA[If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is ugliness]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59993</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO has been supporting Haj pilgrimage for those Afghans who wish to go to Saudi Arabia. The Alliance has played ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37061]]></link><description><![CDATA[NATO has been supporting Haj pilgrimage for those Afghans who wish to go to Saudi Arabia. The Alliance has played a role in helping transport concerning their security as they leave and come back to Afghanistan.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1701]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41047]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I needed a spark in my life. You become closer to the Lord. The word becomes alive and real. After ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29434]]></link><description><![CDATA[I needed a spark in my life. You become closer to the Lord. The word becomes alive and real. After the class, I felt God was talking to me and I knew my purpose was to bring his love to others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Twas sung, how they were lovely in their lives, And in their deaths had not divided been. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16764]]></link><description><![CDATA['Twas sung, how they were lovely in their lives, And in their deaths had not divided been.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64956]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone told me at halftime I had five assists, but I just laughed at it. The win's more important. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37107]]></link><description><![CDATA[Someone told me at halftime I had five assists, but I just laughed at it. The win's more important.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15697]]></link><description><![CDATA[Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63995]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends are the pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up, sometimes they lean on you, and sometimes it's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58504]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friends are the pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up, sometimes they lean on you, and sometimes it's just enough to know that they are standing by.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58504</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66392]]></link><description><![CDATA[I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But there aren't any businesses there (in that annexed section) to speak of, just residents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42162]]></link><description><![CDATA[But there aren't any businesses there (in that annexed section) to speak of, just residents.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She's had many double-doubles. She's a hard post to stop, and a dominating post inside. She's solid for us in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40164]]></link><description><![CDATA[She's had many double-doubles. She's a hard post to stop, and a dominating post inside. She's solid for us in the middle of our zone. She's the best post player in the district.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65728]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32355]]></link><description><![CDATA[I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12437]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53087]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cruelest lies are often told in silence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26152]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cruelest lies are often told in silence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23160]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all run on two clocks. One is the outside clock, which ticks away our decades and brings us ceaselessly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8883]]></link><description><![CDATA[We all run on two clocks. One is the outside clock, which ticks away our decades and brings us ceaselessly to the dry season. The other is the inside clock, where you are your own timekeeper and determine your own chronology, your own internal weather and your own rate of living. Sometimes the inner clock runs itself out long before the outer one, and you see a dead man going through the motions of living.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her pattern was when a child started crying, she couldn't stand it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40171]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her pattern was when a child started crying, she couldn't stand it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40171</guid></item></channel></rss>