<?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[Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48594]]></link><description><![CDATA[Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea thatpossesses the mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22671]]></link><description><![CDATA[A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea thatpossesses the mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe that we were very, very lucky that it went that way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35801]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe that we were very, very lucky that it went that way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more.  Wisdom and goodness they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17674]]></link><description><![CDATA[God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more.  Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools   Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore.    This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules:     'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63472]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49366]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60527]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/764]]></link><description><![CDATA[Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The order of the world is always right -- such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57877]]></link><description><![CDATA[The order of the world is always right -- such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but he has left his judgment behind, the way the Cheshire Cat left his grin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Ourrewards will always be in exact ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21749]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Ourrewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is our illusions that create the world ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20468]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is our illusions that create the world]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26945]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a long work sleep may be naturally expected. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50268]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Round numbers are always false. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26131]]></link><description><![CDATA[Round numbers are always false.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44994]]></link><description><![CDATA[One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Brooks of Sheffield": "'Somebody's sharp.' 'Who is?'" asked the gentleman, laughing. I looked up quickly, being curious to know. "Only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43644]]></link><description><![CDATA["Brooks of Sheffield": "'Somebody's sharp.' 'Who is?'" asked the gentleman, laughing. I looked up quickly, being curious to know. "Only Brooks of Sheffield," said Mr. Murdstone. I was glad to find it was only Brooks of Sheffield; for at first I really thought that it was I.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19400]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To serve thy generation, this thy fate: "Written in water," swiftly fades thy name;  But he who loves his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23334]]></link><description><![CDATA[To serve thy generation, this thy fate: "Written in water," swiftly fades thy name;  But he who loves his kind does, first and late,   A work too late for fame.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we beat them the first time, some people thought it was a fluke. But then we beat them again? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37689]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we beat them the first time, some people thought it was a fluke. But then we beat them again? We proved to people we could play and that gave us confidence heading into states.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37502]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have to include the Boeing- Airbus dispute - which, given its complexity, should be settled through negotiations anyway.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17924]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50484]]></link><description><![CDATA[So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am very excited for Josh and the opportunity that he has earned. He has worked very hard of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33943]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am very excited for Josh and the opportunity that he has earned. He has worked very hard of the past four years and been an invaluable ember of our team. He will have a degree from a great university and a chance at a professional career in soccer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no remedy for love but to love more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25718]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no remedy for love but to love more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/793]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing is the true test of art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3188]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drawing is the true test of art.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confessed faults are half-mended. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confessed faults are half-mended.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50033]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The natural inclination of a child is to take pleasure in the use of the mind no less than of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52123]]></link><description><![CDATA[The natural inclination of a child is to take pleasure in the use of the mind no less than of the body. The child's primary business is learning. It is also the primary entertainment. To retain that orientation into adulthood, so that consciousness is not a burden but a joy, is the mark of the successfully developed human being.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of the residents thought because they were going south, the climate was going to be a lot warmer, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38726]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of the residents thought because they were going south, the climate was going to be a lot warmer,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most tragic cases are the ones where you find out someone was desperately trying to get help and didn't, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33040]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most tragic cases are the ones where you find out someone was desperately trying to get help and didn't, and as a result, someone died.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2875]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51299]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow your heart regardless of what others tell you to do. At the end of the day it's you that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63103]]></link><description><![CDATA[Follow your heart regardless of what others tell you to do. At the end of the day it's you that has to live with your decisions, not them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The education of a man is never completed until he dies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13484]]></link><description><![CDATA[The education of a man is never completed until he dies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women it is merely a good ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57736]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women it is merely a good excuse not to play football.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5713]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn... and change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13554]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn... and change.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore; Give me to see, and Ajax asks no more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore; Give me to see, and Ajax asks no more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At length corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood),  Shall deluge all; and avarice, creeping ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10195]]></link><description><![CDATA[At length corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood),  Shall deluge all; and avarice, creeping on,   Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So may the outward shows be least themselves; The world is still deceived with ornament.  In law, what plea ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51413]]></link><description><![CDATA[So may the outward shows be least themselves; The world is still deceived with ornament.  In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt   But being seasoned with a gracious voice,    Obscures the show of evil? In religion,     What damned error but some sober brow      Will bless it and approve it with a text,       Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54675]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's almost at the top, but not quite. There's room for some growth. He's already had such a tremendous impact, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38624]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's almost at the top, but not quite. There's room for some growth. He's already had such a tremendous impact, but I think he's come close to maxing out the benefit for golf.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24205]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11910]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57591]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth crushed to earth shall rise again: Th' eternal years of God are hers;  But Error, wounded, writhes in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59813]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth crushed to earth shall rise again: Th' eternal years of God are hers;  But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,   And dies among his worshippers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14697]]></link><description><![CDATA[One has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you’re thirty you’re old enough to know better, but still young enough to go ahead and do it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27445]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you’re thirty you’re old enough to know better, but still young enough to go ahead and do it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27445</guid></item></channel></rss>