<?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[We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching. -Roy L. Smith. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45516]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching. -Roy L. Smith.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When people say there is too much violence in [my books], what they are saying is there is too much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60677]]></link><description><![CDATA[When people say there is too much violence in [my books], what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is very midsummer madness. -Twelfth Night. Act iii. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55763]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is very midsummer madness. -Twelfth Night. Act iii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings, But the immensest empire is too narrow ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9930]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings, But the immensest empire is too narrow for two kings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your chances of getting struck by lightning go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57891]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your chances of getting struck by lightning go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the sky, and say "Storms suck!"]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65714]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The impossible - what nobody can do until somebody does ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20651]]></link><description><![CDATA[The impossible - what nobody can do until somebody does]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49882]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66706]]></link><description><![CDATA[A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hats off! Along the street there comes  A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,   A flash ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16125]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hats off! Along the street there comes  A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,   A flash of color beneath the sky:    Hats off!     The flag is passing by.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine;  Or leave a kiss but in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59396]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine;  Or leave a kiss but in the cup,   And I'll not look for wine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59396</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44828]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With society and its public, there is no longer any other language than that of bombs, barricades, and all that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29542]]></link><description><![CDATA[With society and its public, there is no longer any other language than that of bombs, barricades, and all that follows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "kingdom of Heaven" is a condition of the heart - not something that comes "upon the earth" or "after ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63624]]></link><description><![CDATA[The "kingdom of Heaven" is a condition of the heart - not something that comes "upon the earth" or "after death."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21983]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65560]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56753]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not true that the assertion of spiritual principle is vain because we can not see at the moment ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7476]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not true that the assertion of spiritual principle is vain because we can not see at the moment how to express that principle in action. It would assuredly make a difference if Christians, in their approach one to another, realized that, in spite of appearances, they were in fact one. If, in their seeking after external reunion, they realized that they were seeking not to create a unity which does not yet exist, but to find an expression for a unity which does exist, which is indeed the one elemental reality, they would approach one another in a better frame of mind. The common recognition of the principle would in itself be a unifying force of great value, and would dispose those who shared it to approach questions of difference in a spirit of unity which would immensely assist their deliberations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are an impossibility in an impossible universe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60195]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think they have some very difficult challenges over the next three years. The silver lining is if they continue ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30630]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think they have some very difficult challenges over the next three years. The silver lining is if they continue to reduce costs and strive for flexible manufacturing, they can see a return to profits even without the sales levels of 2000. But the Asian brands and European brands aren't sitting still either.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59734]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35517]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26877]]></link><description><![CDATA[All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10291]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where we've gotten mixed up is that we believe actions follow belief. But experience creates belief.. N. Smith -Rev Cecil ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46074]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where we've gotten mixed up is that we believe actions follow belief. But experience creates belief.. N. Smith -Rev Cecil Williams.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16982]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Set a thief to catch a thief. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10677]]></link><description><![CDATA[Set a thief to catch a thief.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65669]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65669</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arm thyself for the truth! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Arm thyself for the truth!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14239]]></link><description><![CDATA[Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was huge for us. That's the kind of thing that the team works so hard to just to come ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29726]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was huge for us. That's the kind of thing that the team works so hard to just to come to this day right here. So it was a huge play for me because ... I really owe a lot to the team.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only paradise is paradise lost ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45453]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only paradise is paradise lost]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm glad Dorismar agreed to cooperate, but next time I would prefer a Mexican actress, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36592]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm glad Dorismar agreed to cooperate, but next time I would prefer a Mexican actress,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision looks inward and becomes duty.Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration.Vision looks upward and becomes faith. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60828]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vision looks inward and becomes duty.Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration.Vision looks upward and becomes faith.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dote on his very absence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/165]]></link><description><![CDATA[I dote on his very absence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We learn from history that we do not learn anything from history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28117]]></link><description><![CDATA[We learn from history that we do not learn anything from history.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53943]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearly no group can as an entity create ideas. Only individuals can do this. A group of individuals may, however, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clearly no group can as an entity create ideas. Only individuals can do this. A group of individuals may, however, stimulate one another in the creation of ideas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53191]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13363]]></link><description><![CDATA[Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58403]]></link><description><![CDATA[Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stately and tall he moves in the hall, The chief of a thousand for grace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18081]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stately and tall he moves in the hall, The chief of a thousand for grace.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I absolutely believe that an audit is warranted; 20 years is too long, ... There have been a lot of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31135]]></link><description><![CDATA[I absolutely believe that an audit is warranted; 20 years is too long, ... There have been a lot of allegations about this board, but the key word is 'allegations.' We need to, hopefully through an audit, see if the allegations have any merit. I'm not necessarily digging for any unethical behavior, but after 20 years, I think we should take a look.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. -William Ellery Channing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12239]]></link><description><![CDATA[Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. -William Ellery Channing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43932]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; a certain free-margin, and even vagueness - ignorance, credulity - helps your enjoyment of these things.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most business lines continue to exhibit strong sales during the quarter, including sales of consumer loans, deposits and credit cards, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36617]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most business lines continue to exhibit strong sales during the quarter, including sales of consumer loans, deposits and credit cards,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This kind of programming falls in line with what we're trying to do at WACV. Terry has said he wants ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33950]]></link><description><![CDATA[This kind of programming falls in line with what we're trying to do at WACV. Terry has said he wants us to do more community programming, and sporting events like this are ideal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death is a fearful thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death is a fearful thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64937</guid></item></channel></rss>