<?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[Lovers eminent in love Ever diversities combine; The vocal chords of the cushat-dove, The snake's articulated spine. Such elective elements ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lovers eminent in love Ever diversities combine; The vocal chords of the cushat-dove, The snake's articulated spine. Such elective elements Educate the eye and lip With one's refreshing innocence, The other's claim to scholarship. The serpent's knowledge of the world Learn, and the dove's more naïve charm; Whether your ringlets should be curled, And why he likes his claret warm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["A fair day's wage for a fair day's work": it is as just a demand as governed men ever made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61061]]></link><description><![CDATA["A fair day's wage for a fair day's work": it is as just a demand as governed men ever made of governing. It is the everlasting right of man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For her, the lilies hang their heads and die. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25089]]></link><description><![CDATA[For her, the lilies hang their heads and die.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,  Shine by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53005]]></link><description><![CDATA[But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,  Shine by the side of every path we tread   With such a lustre he that runs may read.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O shame, where is thy blush? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56135]]></link><description><![CDATA[O shame, where is thy blush?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn Into earth's lap does throw  Brown apples gay in a game of play,   As the equinoctials ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3565]]></link><description><![CDATA[Autumn Into earth's lap does throw  Brown apples gay in a game of play,   As the equinoctials blow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizenship consists in the service of the country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Citizenship consists in the service of the country.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20469]]></link><description><![CDATA[Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As he cobbled and hammered from morning till dark, With the footgear to mend on his knees,  Stitching patches, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56210]]></link><description><![CDATA[As he cobbled and hammered from morning till dark, With the footgear to mend on his knees,  Stitching patches, or pegging on soles as he sang,   Out of tune, ancient catches and glees.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56210</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[I got a text message from (ISU assistant) coach (Todd) Fitch that said 'Congratulations, today is the day you've been ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29736]]></link><description><![CDATA[I got a text message from (ISU assistant) coach (Todd) Fitch that said 'Congratulations, today is the day you've been waiting for' and it really has been. I'm finally a part of the Cyclone family. I guess I was before, but now I really am part of the team. It's a great day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is run by C students. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13533]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is run by C students.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They had some fantastic swimmers in the 400 free and we were tired. The adrenaline flow was so heavy early ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39250]]></link><description><![CDATA[They had some fantastic swimmers in the 400 free and we were tired. The adrenaline flow was so heavy early and by the end it was a struggle. It was a very draining meet in terms of emotion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly branch shone on the old oak wall. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8625]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly branch shone on the old oak wall.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shun security. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55041]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shun security.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1740]]></link><description><![CDATA[Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Thou wert not, Solomon! in all thy glory Array'd," the lilies cry, "in robes like ours;  How vain your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25095]]></link><description><![CDATA["Thou wert not, Solomon! in all thy glory Array'd," the lilies cry, "in robes like ours;  How vain your grandeur! Ah, how transitory   Are human flowers!"]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Might does not make right, it only makes history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19522]]></link><description><![CDATA[Might does not make right, it only makes history.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're just making smart investments because they know people are coming. They have the money, and they saw a hot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31336]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're just making smart investments because they know people are coming. They have the money, and they saw a hot market, so it was easy for them to step in in a big way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/587]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20119]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28034]]></link><description><![CDATA[The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57599]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singing and rejoicing, As aye since time began,  The dying earth's last poet   Shall be the earth's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46837]]></link><description><![CDATA[Singing and rejoicing, As aye since time began,  The dying earth's last poet   Shall be the earth's last man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54899]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War, children, is just a shot away, it's just a shot away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27470]]></link><description><![CDATA[War, children, is just a shot away, it's just a shot away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50686]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among these treasures of our land is water--fast becoming our most valuable, most prized, most critical resource. A blessing where ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47676]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among these treasures of our land is water--fast becoming our most valuable, most prized, most critical resource. A blessing where properly used--but it can bring devastation and ruin when left uncontrolled.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45739]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Though sympathizing with the revolutionaries' analysis of what was wrong with society and in fact being mistaken for a revolutionary ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6323]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though sympathizing with the revolutionaries' analysis of what was wrong with society and in fact being mistaken for a revolutionary himself by the political authorities of his day, nevertheless Jesus did not advocate a new political regime to be established by force through revolutionary action. He called for the love of our enemies, not their destruction; ... for readiness to suffer instead of using force; for forgiveness instead of hate and revenge. One might even say [that] Jesus was more revolutionary than the revolutionaries, or revolutionary in a very different way. The revolution he had in mind was a radical change of heart on the part of mankind, involving conversion away from selfishness and toward the willing service of God and of people in general.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She would have made Hercules have turned spit, yea, and have cleft his club to make the fire too. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10146]]></link><description><![CDATA[She would have made Hercules have turned spit, yea, and have cleft his club to make the fire too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6030]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48315]]></link><description><![CDATA[Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're in a valley, surrounded by mountains, and the playing field gets dark very quickly in the fall. Many parents ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32723]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're in a valley, surrounded by mountains, and the playing field gets dark very quickly in the fall. Many parents can't get home from work in time to watch their children play, and kids who'd like to play don't get a chance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47469]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-by to the Bill of Rights.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you read the constitution, it does not say 'after obtaining the approval' of the parliament but 'after listening to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36233]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you read the constitution, it does not say 'after obtaining the approval' of the parliament but 'after listening to the considerations',]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53330]]></link><description><![CDATA[No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We look at each situation on a case-by-case basis. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40500]]></link><description><![CDATA[We look at each situation on a case-by-case basis.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. - The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52032]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. - The Heart's Domain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In fierce March weather White waves break tether,  And whirled together   At either hand,    ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26373]]></link><description><![CDATA[In fierce March weather White waves break tether,  And whirled together   At either hand,    Like weeds uplifted,     The tree-trunks rifted      In spars are drifted,       Like foam or sand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66803]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate. [Lat., Crede mihi, miseris ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1660]]></link><description><![CDATA[Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate. [Lat., Crede mihi, miseris coelestia numina parcunt;  Nec semper laesos, et sine fine, premunt.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60463]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need;  Pick out of tales ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57918]]></link><description><![CDATA[When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need;  Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence Love takes the meaning in love's conference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20961]]></link><description><![CDATA[O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence Love takes the meaning in love's conference.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17635]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23271]]></link><description><![CDATA[Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let me love Thee so that the honour, riches, and pleasures of the world may seem unworthy even of hatred ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8041]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let me love Thee so that the honour, riches, and pleasures of the world may seem unworthy even of hatred -- may not even be encumbrances.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8041</guid></item></channel></rss>