<?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[Hope will lie to you, but lust is what it is; it never lies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope will lie to you, but lust is what it is; it never lies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I couldn't believe it, ... I started on a Monday and turned in the outline on a Friday. On the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37931]]></link><description><![CDATA[I couldn't believe it, ... I started on a Monday and turned in the outline on a Friday. On the Saturday they called and said, 'OK, we're making it.']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11078]]></link><description><![CDATA[The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who start war often know that because of theirhigh political position their own lives will not be indanger.on the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18503]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who start war often know that because of theirhigh political position their own lives will not be indanger.on the Diane Rehm Show.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As I sat on a sunny bank On Christmas day in the morning  I spied three ships come sailing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8633]]></link><description><![CDATA[As I sat on a sunny bank On Christmas day in the morning  I spied three ships come sailing in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46194]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32667]]></link><description><![CDATA[For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58360]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many have an irresistible itch for writing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many have an irresistible itch for writing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2749]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't make a habit of pointing out other people's flaws. You're not perfect either. Look in the mirror before you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62857]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't make a habit of pointing out other people's flaws. You're not perfect either. Look in the mirror before you look out the window.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The heritage of the state is very agricultural. Re-energizing agriculture is the key to Indiana's economy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33366]]></link><description><![CDATA[The heritage of the state is very agricultural. Re-energizing agriculture is the key to Indiana's economy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first half was almost like a boxing match, trying to see what the other guy was going to do. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31281]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first half was almost like a boxing match, trying to see what the other guy was going to do. In the second half, our conditioning allowed us to keep our intensity up and play at a pace that helped us extend the lead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One stroke fells not an oke. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49699]]></link><description><![CDATA[One stroke fells not an oke.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50942]]></link><description><![CDATA[One murder made a villain, Millions a hero.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything in art is but a copy of nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51142]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything in art is but a copy of nature.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51142</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16332]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay  It useth an enforced ceremony.   There are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5442]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay  It useth an enforced ceremony.   There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;    But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,     Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;      But when they should endure the bloody spur,       They fall their crests, and like deceitful jades        Sink in the trial.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49726]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was good to see us rise to occasion. Getting an early lead gives you a mental edge. You know ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33414]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was good to see us rise to occasion. Getting an early lead gives you a mental edge. You know one mistake is not going to beat you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing that costs only a dollar is not worth having ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34420]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing that costs only a dollar is not worth having]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60835]]></link><description><![CDATA[A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a little like being in a hit-and-run accident. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41630]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a little like being in a hit-and-run accident.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54068]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drive into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome, maids of honor, You doe bring  In the spring,   And wait upon her. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60710]]></link><description><![CDATA[Welcome, maids of honor, You doe bring  In the spring,   And wait upon her.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27909]]></link><description><![CDATA[Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the second day you know which dog is your favorite. They say the dog picks you and I really ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32551]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the second day you know which dog is your favorite. They say the dog picks you and I really think that's true.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou hadst once entered into the mind of Jesus, and hadst tasted, yea, even a little of his tender ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7970]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou hadst once entered into the mind of Jesus, and hadst tasted, yea, even a little of his tender love, then wouldst thou care nought for thine own convenience or inconvenience, but wouldst rather rejoice at trouble brought upon thee, because the love of Jesus maketh a man to despise himself. He that loveth Jesus and is inwardly true and free from inordinate affections, is able to turn himself readily unto God, and to rise above himself in spirit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They sort of made a point of that, which I thought was right, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37075]]></link><description><![CDATA[They sort of made a point of that, which I thought was right,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34476]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used very sparingly. Good government evolves from trust and a willingness to work together.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou beginnest better than thou endest. The last is inferior to the first.  [Lat., Coepisti melius quam desinis. Ultima ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3957]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou beginnest better than thou endest. The last is inferior to the first.  [Lat., Coepisti melius quam desinis. Ultima primis cedunt.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, teacher, 1872  We can do nothing, we say sometimes, we can only pray. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8044]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, teacher, 1872  We can do nothing, we say sometimes, we can only pray. That, we feel, is a terribly precarious second-best. So long as we can fuss and work and rush about, so long as we can lend a hand, we have some hope; but if we have to fall back upon God -- ah, then things must be critical indeed!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's adding to their cost of operations, but like any business, they'll probably add it onto our costs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36004]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's adding to their cost of operations, but like any business, they'll probably add it onto our costs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8811]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43848]]></link><description><![CDATA[Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom of expression without limits is like a car without brakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom of expression without limits is like a car without brakes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith is courage; it is creative while despair is always destructive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14996]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faith is courage; it is creative while despair is always destructive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodness is the only investment that never fails. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goodness is the only investment that never fails.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of such importance is early training. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51819]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of such importance is early training.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing can occur beyond the strength of faith to sustain, or, transcending the resources of religion, to relieve. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing can occur beyond the strength of faith to sustain, or, transcending the resources of religion, to relieve.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The speed on the water feels like 200 miles per hour. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29294]]></link><description><![CDATA[The speed on the water feels like 200 miles per hour.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He had a good start, ... Everything was, 'Yes, ma'am.' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40824]]></link><description><![CDATA[He had a good start, ... Everything was, 'Yes, ma'am.']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man. [Lat., In totum jurare, nisi ubi necesse est, gravi ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58474]]></link><description><![CDATA[To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man. [Lat., In totum jurare, nisi ubi necesse est, gravi viro parum convenit.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58474</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45656]]></link><description><![CDATA[Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was never law, or set, or opinion did so much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53456]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was never law, or set, or opinion did so much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49095]]></link><description><![CDATA[All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where round some mould'ring tow'r pale ivy creeps, And low-brow'd rocks hang nodding o'er the deeps. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where round some mould'ring tow'r pale ivy creeps, And low-brow'd rocks hang nodding o'er the deeps.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23113</guid></item></channel></rss>