<?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[Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad, but it's everything in between that makes it all worth living. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65769]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad, but it's everything in between that makes it all worth living.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is unknown whether the patients had clearly expressed their intentions (for euthanasia), and I find it particularly problematic. We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36527]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is unknown whether the patients had clearly expressed their intentions (for euthanasia), and I find it particularly problematic. We apologize for the concerns we have caused to our patients.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't be happy where you are, it's a cinch you can't be happywhere you ain't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21810]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't be happy where you are, it's a cinch you can't be happywhere you ain't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21810</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joking apart, now let us be serious. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50288]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joking apart, now let us be serious.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think withpurpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21076]]></link><description><![CDATA[To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think withpurpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognizefailure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditionsserve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplishmasterfully.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is a ball hog, plain and simple. He could probably be our best player on offense, but we need ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33446]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is a ball hog, plain and simple. He could probably be our best player on offense, but we need him over there on defense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15157]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were trying to focus on defense and once our defense got going, it helped us click on offense. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39442]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were trying to focus on defense and once our defense got going, it helped us click on offense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51216]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to do what the Republican Congress didn't have the decency to do, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42286]]></link><description><![CDATA[We need to do what the Republican Congress didn't have the decency to do,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66371]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's very unfair, in my opinion. It's also something we can't control. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37172]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's very unfair, in my opinion. It's also something we can't control.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On South Cloverdale Road, there were both poles and lines down, which took crews four hours to replace. Most of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32815]]></link><description><![CDATA[On South Cloverdale Road, there were both poles and lines down, which took crews four hours to replace. Most of the customers hit were residential. There may have been a school without power, but that is less of a problem on a Sunday.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The issue of school choice is still alive but vouchers as a means is not a choice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33246]]></link><description><![CDATA[The issue of school choice is still alive but vouchers as a means is not a choice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64195]]></link><description><![CDATA[For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.rn]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16596]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3198]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've been together now for forty years, An' it don't seem a day too much;  There ain't a lady ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26563]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've been together now for forty years, An' it don't seem a day too much;  There ain't a lady livin' in the land   As I'd swop for my dear old Dutch.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea of "conviction" is complex. It involves the conceptions of authoritative examination, of unquestionable proof, of decisive judgment, of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6666]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea of "conviction" is complex. It involves the conceptions of authoritative examination, of unquestionable proof, of decisive judgment, of punitive power. Whatever the final issue may be, he who "convicts" another must place the truth of the case in a clear light before him, so that it must be seen and acknowledged as truth. He who then rejects the conclusion which the exposition involves, rejects it with his eyes open and at his peril. Truth seen as truth carries with it condemnation to all who refuse to welcome it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16744]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more thou dam'st it up, the more it burns. The current that with gentle murmur glides,  Thou know'st, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4926]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more thou dam'st it up, the more it burns. The current that with gentle murmur glides,  Thou know'st, being stopped, impatiently doth rage;   But when his fair course is not hindered,    He makes sweet music with th' enameled stones,     Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge,      He overtaketh in his pilgrimage.       And so by many winding nooks he strays        With willing sport to the wild ocean.         Then let me go and hinder not my course.          I'll be as patient as a gentle stream           And make a pastime of each weary step,            Till the last step have brought me to my love;             And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil              A blessed soul doth in Elysium.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acting is happy agony. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/446]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acting is happy agony.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1619]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1619</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8482]]></link><description><![CDATA[To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14044]]></link><description><![CDATA[As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25207]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign. [Fr., Qui ne sait dissimuler, ne sait regner.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54482]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign. [Fr., Qui ne sait dissimuler, ne sait regner.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47921]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living. -Wendell Phillips. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13523]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living. -Wendell Phillips.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47115]]></link><description><![CDATA[A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. - "Amendment II".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47115</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5766]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We would of course speak with any interested shareholder of relevant thoughts and perspectives. We have informed Icahn that we'd ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34168]]></link><description><![CDATA[We would of course speak with any interested shareholder of relevant thoughts and perspectives. We have informed Icahn that we'd be happy to meet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was not made of common calf, Nor ever meant for country loon;  If with an axe I seem ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56208]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was not made of common calf, Nor ever meant for country loon;  If with an axe I seem cut out,   The workman was no cobbling clown;    A good jack boot with double sole he made,     To roam the woods, or through the rivers wade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55000]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one has not given everything, one has given nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22508]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one has not given everything, one has given nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13401]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pot clashes with its lidIn someones hurried kitchenA telephone boils off the hook.Outside, a car doorAn airplane pulls a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46061]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pot clashes with its lidIn someones hurried kitchenA telephone boils off the hook.Outside, a car doorAn airplane pulls a drag of cloud.muffled thunder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The same goes for the sausage. I buy it freshly ground and seasonedÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âbut with absolutely no unwanted preservatives addedÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âfrom a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31136]]></link><description><![CDATA[The same goes for the sausage. I buy it freshly ground and seasonedÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âbut with absolutely no unwanted preservatives addedÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âfrom a local butcher shop, and freeze it (three-quarters of a pound per container) in pint cartons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61943]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. [Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51846]]></link><description><![CDATA[I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. [Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59758]]></link><description><![CDATA[As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27654]]></link><description><![CDATA[We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that lives well sees a farre off. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49375]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that lives well sees a farre off.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49375</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61192]]></link><description><![CDATA[All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing. [Lat., Vile latens virtus.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing. [Lat., Vile latens virtus.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21538]]></link><description><![CDATA[No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beauteous eyes of the spring's fair night With comfort are downward gazing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57793]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beauteous eyes of the spring's fair night With comfort are downward gazing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58219]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58219</guid></item></channel></rss>