<?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[Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27162]]></link><description><![CDATA[He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11905]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52839]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't seem to play well in the opening game of doubleheaders. Our destiny is in our hands. If we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30578]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't seem to play well in the opening game of doubleheaders. Our destiny is in our hands. If we win, we still have a chance to win the district championship.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the greatest good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is kinda tough because it seem like everyone is running for second place. I have been trying to chip ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35558]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is kinda tough because it seem like everyone is running for second place. I have been trying to chip away all season.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12049]]></link><description><![CDATA[We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47209]]></link><description><![CDATA[The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public (authoritarianism).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can remember the lush spring excitement of language in childhood. Sitting in church, rolling it around my mouth like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24037]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can remember the lush spring excitement of language in childhood. Sitting in church, rolling it around my mouth like marbles--tabernacle and pharisee and parable, tresspass and Babylon and covenant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exasperation is the mother of invention. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Exasperation is the mother of invention.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41535]]></link><description><![CDATA[once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything that seems unnecessary, and once to make the whole thing sound as if I have only just thought of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's great that he's with us for the semi-final after missing the last two matches. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41647]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's great that he's with us for the semi-final after missing the last two matches.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true source of cheerfulness is benevolence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4148]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true source of cheerfulness is benevolence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either for church or commonwealth. If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11889]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either for church or commonwealth. If the people be governors, who shall be governed?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it for all the thrones in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3887]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it for all the thrones in the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46801]]></link><description><![CDATA[A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While we are under the tyranny of Priests [...] it will ever be their interest, to invalidate the law of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34751]]></link><description><![CDATA[While we are under the tyranny of Priests [...] it will ever be their interest, to invalidate the law of nature and reason, in order to establish systems incompatible therewith.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must kill the spider to get rid of the cobweb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23711]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must kill the spider to get rid of the cobweb.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20103]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can read this, thank a teacher. -Anonymous teacher. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13541]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can read this, thank a teacher. -Anonymous teacher.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51024]]></link><description><![CDATA[The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a big-time win for College Park. My kids played hard. They played inspired. I'm very proud of them. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40169]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a big-time win for College Park. My kids played hard. They played inspired. I'm very proud of them. They fought until the end and we pulled it off. Monique hit two big free throws in the fourth quarter and Allie iced it with two free throws. Rachel was everywhere defensively. We made more history at College Park. This group is making history every couple of weeks. It's an exciting group of kids.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now give me my camel back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36724]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now give me my camel back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For what made that in glory shine so long But poets' Pens, pluckt from Archangels' wings? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46017]]></link><description><![CDATA[For what made that in glory shine so long But poets' Pens, pluckt from Archangels' wings?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59499]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defensively, I thought we played pretty well with the exception of a couple plays. But we had some opportunities on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40421]]></link><description><![CDATA[Defensively, I thought we played pretty well with the exception of a couple plays. But we had some opportunities on offense, and I'm disappointed we didn't capitalize on those.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(The hype) speaks for itself. It's a big game, and we're going to be prepared. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36370]]></link><description><![CDATA[(The hype) speaks for itself. It's a big game, and we're going to be prepared.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56174]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65737]]></link><description><![CDATA[I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the next surest thing for an Indian was soap and education. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run; because a half-massacred Indian may recover, but if you educate him and wash him, it is bound to finish him some time or other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting a new coach ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8953]]></link><description><![CDATA[Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting a new coach]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28005]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach,  And, if it can, at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/431]]></link><description><![CDATA[A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach,  And, if it can, at once both please and preach.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21695]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better to starve free than be a fat slave ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56572]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better to starve free than be a fat slave]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The aqueducts are off. The water I have in storage is what I've got. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35410]]></link><description><![CDATA[The aqueducts are off. The water I have in storage is what I've got.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66541]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53223]]></link><description><![CDATA[If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Caterpillar plant invited us to come. As you can imagine, the president gets invited to a lot of places. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28968]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Caterpillar plant invited us to come. As you can imagine, the president gets invited to a lot of places.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are losing your leisure, look out, you may be losing your soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24614]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are losing your leisure, look out, you may be losing your soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24614</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted to take advantage of our mismatches. We felt Darnell had not been getting the ball enough lately. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35465]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted to take advantage of our mismatches. We felt Darnell had not been getting the ball enough lately.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher, 397   To the good man to die is gain. The foolish ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8486]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher, 397   To the good man to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52169]]></link><description><![CDATA[All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5269]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45403]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what\'s right . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63960]]></link><description><![CDATA[True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what\'s right .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41483]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't open a shop unless you like to smile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62817]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The opposite of love is not hate, it 's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it\'s indifference. The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65466]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opposite of love is not hate, it 's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it\'s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it 's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it\'s indifference.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65466</guid></item></channel></rss>