<?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[Pleasantly, between the pelting showers, the sunshine gushes down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58282]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pleasantly, between the pelting showers, the sunshine gushes down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each week you have to wrestle at a higher level. We all have to step it up this week. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each week you have to wrestle at a higher level. We all have to step it up this week.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59875]]></link><description><![CDATA[You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4721]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War with vices, but peace with individuals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50409]]></link><description><![CDATA[War with vices, but peace with individuals.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17403]]></link><description><![CDATA[The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We learned what lines you could and could not cross ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35316]]></link><description><![CDATA[We learned what lines you could and could not cross]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of greatness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18247]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of greatness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The red wine first must rise In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em  Talk us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58624]]></link><description><![CDATA[The red wine first must rise In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em  Talk us to silence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730  The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8278]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730  The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride, and worldly honor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27377]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven't a chance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6089]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Echo speaks not on these radiant moors.   - Barry Cornwall (pseudonym of Bryan Waller Procter), ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13292]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even Echo speaks not on these radiant moors.   - Barry Cornwall (pseudonym of Bryan Waller Procter),]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is more blessed to give than to receive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5743]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is more blessed to give than to receive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25172]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62282]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3788]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36453]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How shall I speak thee, or thy power address Thou God of our idolatry, the Press.  . . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23338]]></link><description><![CDATA[How shall I speak thee, or thy power address Thou God of our idolatry, the Press.  . . . .   Like Eden's dead probationary tree,    Knowledge of good and evil is from thee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This has certainly been an exceptional year. The index surged to record highs that no one had expected. High oil ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28925]]></link><description><![CDATA[This has certainly been an exceptional year. The index surged to record highs that no one had expected. High oil prices played a pivotal role in the market's magnificent run, as they did in stock markets in neighboring oil-rich Gulf States.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When building a team, I first look for people who love towin, if I can't find any of those, then ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22356]]></link><description><![CDATA[When building a team, I first look for people who love towin, if I can't find any of those, then I look for people who hate tolose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52484]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wanted closure. And for him to thank me for being so loyal to him over the years. Instead he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40513]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wanted closure. And for him to thank me for being so loyal to him over the years. Instead he stood up and asked me if I wanted to see his penis.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63051]]></link><description><![CDATA[A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And over the pond are sailing Two swans all white as snow;  Sweet voices mysteriously wailing   Pierce ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58451]]></link><description><![CDATA[And over the pond are sailing Two swans all white as snow;  Sweet voices mysteriously wailing   Pierce through me as onward they go.    They sail along, and a ringing     Sweet melody rises on high;      And when the swans begin singing,       They presently must die.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56863]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They are easily persuaded and led.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56863</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3709]]></link><description><![CDATA[My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44399]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was ridiculous that they even went to Wayne. He was the biggest Western movie star of all time, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37074]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was ridiculous that they even went to Wayne. He was the biggest Western movie star of all time, and they must have known he couldn't take it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not a single living patient was left in the hospital. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36335]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not a single living patient was left in the hospital.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love lessens a woman's delicacy and increases a man's. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25674]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love lessens a woman's delicacy and increases a man's.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For years [my wedding ring] has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26548]]></link><description><![CDATA[For years [my wedding ring] has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65923]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65923</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56486]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14390]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler. [Lat., Componitur orbis  Regis ad exemplum; nec sic inflectere sensus   Humanos edicta valent, quam vita regentis.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48919]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw them go; one horse was blind, The tails of both hung down behind,  Their shoes were on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19847]]></link><description><![CDATA[I saw them go; one horse was blind, The tails of both hung down behind,  Their shoes were on their feet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25035]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45752]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were off most people's radar for a long time and we were constantly hearing from smaller retailers who were ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42574]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were off most people's radar for a long time and we were constantly hearing from smaller retailers who were blowing through the product. It's clear that in certain markets, this brand was almost a cult hit. It's more of a middle America story, but I think they look at bigger markets as having growth potential.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not the fruit of experience but experience itself, is theend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22381]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not the fruit of experience but experience itself, is theend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63461]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A vi'let on the meadow grew, That no one saw, that no one knew,  It was a modest flower. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60705]]></link><description><![CDATA[A vi'let on the meadow grew, That no one saw, that no one knew,  It was a modest flower.   A shepherdess pass'd by that way--    Light footed, pretty and so gay;     That way she came,      Softly warbling forth her lay.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34980]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is definitely a good sign. We definitely hope this is the breakthrough we have been looking for. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41543]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is definitely a good sign. We definitely hope this is the breakthrough we have been looking for.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9432]]></link><description><![CDATA[However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson: Nothing is impossible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37235]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning without thought is labor lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59232]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learning without thought is labor lost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59232</guid></item></channel></rss>