<?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[For after all, the best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/290]]></link><description><![CDATA[For after all, the best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45056]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of the Naming & Circumcision of Jesus There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6755]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of the Naming & Circumcision of Jesus There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God; Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode: That sacred stream, thine holy word, That all our raging fear controls; Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/388]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by committee. If it was God's committeefor an animal adapted to communities without water..it was a divine consensus.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48233]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['He means well' is useless unless he does well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4017]]></link><description><![CDATA['He means well' is useless unless he does well.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/619]]></link><description><![CDATA[We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/619</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62063]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44975]]></link><description><![CDATA[We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5957]]></link><description><![CDATA[I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22202]]></link><description><![CDATA[The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works doesn't mean it is desirable. Concentration camps work, if your purpose is to enslave people. Stealing works, if all you care about is money. Lying works, if you don't give a damn about your personal integrity. Literally anything, no matter how monstrously immoral will work, depending on your desires and how you define the term work,.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63633]]></link><description><![CDATA[here is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48028]]></link><description><![CDATA[Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48028</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44200]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're an Italian family, so that is good. She makes it very easy to be a guest in our home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30496]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're an Italian family, so that is good. She makes it very easy to be a guest in our home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no future pang Can deal that justice on the self condemn'd  He deals on his own soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9793]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no future pang Can deal that justice on the self condemn'd  He deals on his own soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24781]]></link><description><![CDATA[The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so much needed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They love this spot. It's a high point. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37850]]></link><description><![CDATA[They love this spot. It's a high point.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the seathe sun aborningNot adorned butall adorningwith his awesome lightof morningsays to youCome! My Mavoorning! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51939]]></link><description><![CDATA[Out of the seathe sun aborningNot adorned butall adorningwith his awesome lightof morningsays to youCome! My Mavoorning!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55616]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted. -The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dog in the Manger A dog lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the oxen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1535]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Dog in the Manger A dog lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the oxen from eating the hay which had been placed for them. What a selfish Dog! said one of them to his companions; he cannot eat the hay himself, and yet refuses to allow those to eat who can.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Princes are venison in Heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49720]]></link><description><![CDATA[Princes are venison in Heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52853]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was deeply and fundamentally Irish. But we know that at one point he also became French. He loved France, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29429]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was deeply and fundamentally Irish. But we know that at one point he also became French. He loved France, he chose to live here, he wrote in French. It's why we're here, French and Irish together, to pay tribute to this great man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The highest qualities of character must be earned. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41193]]></link><description><![CDATA[The highest qualities of character must be earned.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41193</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24054]]></link><description><![CDATA[For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19552]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather and prunello. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62336]]></link><description><![CDATA[Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather and prunello.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11454]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suddenly it looks like the policy is not tough diplomacy, but the path to war. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38951]]></link><description><![CDATA[Suddenly it looks like the policy is not tough diplomacy, but the path to war.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pilot project verifies that we're delivering [new products] as the customers wanted them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35917]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pilot project verifies that we're delivering [new products] as the customers wanted them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved; no sooner loved but they sighed; no sooner ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55690]]></link><description><![CDATA[No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved; no sooner loved but they sighed; no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason; no sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy. -As You Like It. Act v. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be rather than to seem. [Lat., Esse quam videri.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2803]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be rather than to seem. [Lat., Esse quam videri.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The walls are the publishers of the poor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25309]]></link><description><![CDATA[The walls are the publishers of the poor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're trying to make this a little bit of a hotter network, a little bit of a younger network. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35280]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're trying to make this a little bit of a hotter network, a little bit of a younger network.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears are words the heart can't express ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15546]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tears are words the heart can't express]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melissa is a very versatile player. She has a great game sense and a great defensive presence on the field. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Melissa is a very versatile player. She has a great game sense and a great defensive presence on the field. She has proven she can play back and midfield and is ready for this level. One of the best things about Melissa is that she really enjoys to compete. She has a tremendous amount of passion for the game and I believe she will make a significant contribution as a freshman.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After all, tomorrow is another day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59460]]></link><description><![CDATA[After all, tomorrow is another day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The picture that approaches sculpture nearest Is the best picture. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45425]]></link><description><![CDATA[The picture that approaches sculpture nearest Is the best picture.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58004]]></link><description><![CDATA[Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43230]]></link><description><![CDATA[A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure is an event, never a person. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44151]]></link><description><![CDATA[Failure is an event, never a person.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60737]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9748]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1101]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are -- chaff and grain together -- certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away….]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm very pleased with my performance and being up there with Karin and Joane, both of whom I look up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40269]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm very pleased with my performance and being up there with Karin and Joane, both of whom I look up to, is great. I hope to be in their seats in future years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40269</guid></item></channel></rss>