<?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[The death of junk e-mail will come from a social reason, ... One of two things will happen: No one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34604]]></link><description><![CDATA[The death of junk e-mail will come from a social reason, ... One of two things will happen: No one will check their e-mail boxes, or junkers will know no one is reading their e-mail. Either way, the message is not being delivered.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41089]]></link><description><![CDATA[He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which caused sundry pairs of feminine eyes to look approvingly after him, and sundry dandies in black velvet suits, with rose-colored neckties, buff gloves, and orange flowers in their buttonholes, to shrug their shoulders, and then envy him his inches.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8230]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I watched the sky a long time, concluding that such beauty was reserved for distant, dangerous places, and that nature ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14778]]></link><description><![CDATA[I watched the sky a long time, concluding that such beauty was reserved for distant, dangerous places, and that nature has good reason for exacting her own special sacrifices from those determined to witness them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47654]]></link><description><![CDATA[The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports is the toy department of human life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sports is the toy department of human life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22044]]></link><description><![CDATA[I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We got some real good looks ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41653]]></link><description><![CDATA[We got some real good looks]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation . . . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17179]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation . . . . A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65278]]></link><description><![CDATA[The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respect cannot be learned, purchased or acquired - it can only be earned ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53983]]></link><description><![CDATA[Respect cannot be learned, purchased or acquired - it can only be earned]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56305]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25413]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We're not the brain, we are a cancer on nature.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The changes implemented by the AHL last season were successful in increasing the flow of the game and generating additional ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33107]]></link><description><![CDATA[The changes implemented by the AHL last season were successful in increasing the flow of the game and generating additional offensive opportunities, and the NHL's recent revisions in their own rules package will further enhance the quality of our sport.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the sweet voice of a bird, Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,  Moves him to think ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51690]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the sweet voice of a bird, Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,  Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,   That sings so delicately clear, and make    Conjecture of the plumage and the form.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1356]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23584]]></link><description><![CDATA[The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44102]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't become political, ... I was born political. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31822]]></link><description><![CDATA[I didn't become political, ... I was born political.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience: (1) Words are not the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24229]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience: (1) Words are not the things we are speaking about; and (2) There is no such thing as an object in absolute isolation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we're a decent basketball team. I hope we can get better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33969]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we're a decent basketball team. I hope we can get better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15133]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was born here, ... He didn't do anything other than British culture. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29907]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was born here, ... He didn't do anything other than British culture.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15362]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To me, he's one of the best guys I've ever seen at this stage of his career. He can be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28914]]></link><description><![CDATA[To me, he's one of the best guys I've ever seen at this stage of his career. He can be another Alex Rodriguez or better than him. This kid is coming up from Double-A. What he's doing is amazing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's the only time of year I wish I was back in the pro shop. I probably have 100 outstanding ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30008]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's the only time of year I wish I was back in the pro shop. I probably have 100 outstanding lessons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Besides winning, [the most fun thing is] getting out there and mixing it up with friends; it's the competition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9222]]></link><description><![CDATA[Besides winning, [the most fun thing is] getting out there and mixing it up with friends; it's the competition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38541]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitality should have no other nature than love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hospitality should have no other nature than love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59768]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9243]]></link><description><![CDATA[The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14121]]></link><description><![CDATA[Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20873]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he  Did that they did in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44585]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he  Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;   He, only in a general honest thought    And common good to all, made one of them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insist upon yourself. Be original. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Insist upon yourself. Be original.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York;  And all the clouds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58276]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York;  And all the clouds that lowered upon our house   In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone taken as an individual, is tolerably sensible and reasonable- as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56933]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone taken as an individual, is tolerably sensible and reasonable- as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was from an old friend who . thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, Life and death issues don't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11355]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was from an old friend who . thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, Life and death issues don't come along that often, thank God, so don't treat everything like it's life or death. Go easier.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They (Penn-Trafford) did everything perfect until the final three minutes. They really didn't deserve to lose this game. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32451]]></link><description><![CDATA[They (Penn-Trafford) did everything perfect until the final three minutes. They really didn't deserve to lose this game.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man may blaspheme against the Son of Man and be forgiven; but the sin against the Spirit of Truth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8371]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man may blaspheme against the Son of Man and be forgiven; but the sin against the Spirit of Truth -- what can God Himself do with or for the man who will not acknowledge the truth he knows, or follow the light he sees?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If there was one thing all the losses in her life had taught her it was that life was short, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66100]]></link><description><![CDATA[If there was one thing all the losses in her life had taught her it was that life was short, fleeting, and way too precious to waste waiting around for happiness to hit you over the head and make itself known. Happiness wasn't something you found, happiness was something you made - by living in the moment, by cherishing the people in your life right now, by finding the courage to change those things you didn't like]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no knight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no knight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's just unreal. I get 53 miles per gallon and it still hurts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35341]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's just unreal. I get 53 miles per gallon and it still hurts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10482]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62899]]></link><description><![CDATA[For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5954]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't call a man mad who believes that he eats God, but we do the one who says he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5298]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't call a man mad who believes that he eats God, but we do the one who says he is Jesus Christ]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man is a God in ruins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26999]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man is a God in ruins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26999</guid></item></channel></rss>