<?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[I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13227]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O villainy! Ho! let the door be lock'd. Treachery! seek it out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60648]]></link><description><![CDATA[O villainy! Ho! let the door be lock'd. Treachery! seek it out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the strain does. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31756]]></link><description><![CDATA[We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the strain does.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The NRSC has never heard of them and we're not affiliated with their fund-raising efforts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32422]]></link><description><![CDATA[The NRSC has never heard of them and we're not affiliated with their fund-raising efforts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66252]]></link><description><![CDATA[If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66407]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing a series on the person of Jesus:  Jesus is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6685]]></link><description><![CDATA[Continuing a series on the person of Jesus:  Jesus is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song of gladness in the heart.  ... Bernard of Clairvaux May 8, 2000 Feast of Juliana of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c.1417 Continuing a series on the person of Jesus:  And what might this noble Lord do of more worship and joy to me than to show me (that am so simple) this marvelous homeliness [i.e., naturalness and simplicity]? Thus it fareth with our Lord Jesus and with us. For truly it is the most joy that may be that He that is highest and mightiest, noblest and worthiest, is lowest and meekest, homeliest and most courteous: and truly this marvelous joy shall be shewn us all when we see Him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/173]]></link><description><![CDATA['Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk no more of the lucky escape of the head From a flint so unhappily thrown;  I think very ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Talk no more of the lucky escape of the head From a flint so unhappily thrown;  I think very different from thousands; indeed   'Twas a lucky escape for the stone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64282]]></link><description><![CDATA[People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lull'd by soft zephyrs thro' the broken pane. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62667]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lull'd by soft zephyrs thro' the broken pane.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35739]]></link><description><![CDATA[And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38315]]></link><description><![CDATA[But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that it is also to be conquered not without, but within thee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38315</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[Ill news, madam, Are swallow-winged, but what's good  Walks on crutches. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44462]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ill news, madam, Are swallow-winged, but what's good  Walks on crutches.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16274]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64551]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe into a good way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49333]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe into a good way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit the mark? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48894]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit the mark?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're losing a lot of talent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42382]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're losing a lot of talent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51498]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deitits and so forth, as distinguished ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19388]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deitits and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53128]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as inspiration or even what it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58088]]></link><description><![CDATA[I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as inspiration or even what it is we want to say, recall, regret, or rebel against. No, what's important is the way we say it. Art is all about craftsmanship. Others can interpret craftsmanship as style if they wish. Style is what unites memory or recollection, ideology, sentiment, nostalgia, presentiment, to the way we express all that. It's not what we say but how we say it that matters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12164]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby bye Here's a fly,  Let us watch him, you and I,   How he crawls   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16228]]></link><description><![CDATA[Baby bye Here's a fly,  Let us watch him, you and I,   How he crawls    Up the walls     Yet he never falls.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44188]]></link><description><![CDATA[To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friend is a gift you give yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63535]]></link><description><![CDATA[A friend is a gift you give yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the last 14 months we have been pumping gas to the national grid but the government is not paying ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30570]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the last 14 months we have been pumping gas to the national grid but the government is not paying our dues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26340]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end never really justifies the meanness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43128]]></link><description><![CDATA[The end never really justifies the meanness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The path to the Mideast is litteredwith Nobel peace laureateswho have not yet achievedwhat can only be achieved ineach heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25737]]></link><description><![CDATA[The path to the Mideast is litteredwith Nobel peace laureateswho have not yet achievedwhat can only be achieved ineach heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. -Albert Einstein. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. -Albert Einstein.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48346]]></link><description><![CDATA[We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters--from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19910]]></link><description><![CDATA[The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters--from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's telephone number--a sort of cheerful inefficiency which protects him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The comforters head never akes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49819]]></link><description><![CDATA[The comforters head never akes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even with their combined support, the cost of mounting a production has proved to be too much. We have continued ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28887]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even with their combined support, the cost of mounting a production has proved to be too much. We have continued to do fine productions, and I've found it even more challenging because we have to adapt productions to the recital stage, and yet we're doing full productions with sets, lights and everything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44913]]></link><description><![CDATA[An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is ignorance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20446]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is ignorance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed in virtue's cause;  And aiming at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54703]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed in virtue's cause;  And aiming at the self-same end,   Satire is always virtue's friend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64596]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29003]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29003</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all just monkeys in business suits running around pretending to be executives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19976]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all just monkeys in business suits running around pretending to be executives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go to your bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52747]]></link><description><![CDATA[Go to your bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people would rather give than get affection. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1625]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most people would rather give than get affection.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hard beginning maketh a good ending. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3975]]></link><description><![CDATA[A hard beginning maketh a good ending.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48321</guid></item></channel></rss>