<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Storms - 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[For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-storms and did my duty faithfully. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57911]]></link><description><![CDATA[For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-storms and did my duty faithfully.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At first, heard solemn o'er the verge of Heaven, The Tempest growls; but as it nearer comes,  And rolls ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57910]]></link><description><![CDATA[At first, heard solemn o'er the verge of Heaven, The Tempest growls; but as it nearer comes,  And rolls its awful burden on the wind,   The Lightnings flash a larger curve, and more    The Noise astounds; till overhead a sheet     Of livid flame discloses wide, then shuts,      And opens wider; shuts and opens still       Expansive, wrapping ether in a blaze.        Follows the loosen'd aggravated Roar,         Enlarging, deepening, mingling, peal on peal,          Crush'd, horrible, convulsing Heaven and Earth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why, now blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark! The storm is up, and all is on the hazard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57906]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why, now blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark! The storm is up, and all is on the hazard.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As far as could ken thy chalky cliffs, When from thy shore the tempest beat us back,  I stood ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57907]]></link><description><![CDATA[As far as could ken thy chalky cliffs, When from thy shore the tempest beat us back,  I stood upon the hatches in the storm,   And when the dusky sky began to rob    My earnest-gaping sight of thy land's view,     I took a costly jewel from my neck,      A heart it was, bound in with diamonds,       And threw it toward thy land.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little gale will soon disperse that cloud And blow it to the source from whence it came.  Thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57908]]></link><description><![CDATA[A little gale will soon disperse that cloud And blow it to the source from whence it came.  Thy very beams will dry those vapors up,   For every cloud engenders not a storm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks. Rage, blow, You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout  Till you have drenched our steeples, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57909]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks. Rage, blow, You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout  Till you have drenched our steeples, downed the cocks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The winds grow high; Impending tempests charge the sky;  The lightning flies, the thunder roars;   And big ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57901]]></link><description><![CDATA[The winds grow high; Impending tempests charge the sky;  The lightning flies, the thunder roars;   And big waves lash the frightened shores.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightnings, that show the vast and foamy deep, The rending thunders, as they onward roll,  The loud winds, that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57902]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lightnings, that show the vast and foamy deep, The rending thunders, as they onward roll,  The loud winds, that o'er the billows sweep--   Shake the firm nerve, appal the bravest soul!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The storm is master. Man, as a ball, is tossed twixt winds and billows. [Ger., Der Sturm ist Meister; Wind ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57903]]></link><description><![CDATA[The storm is master. Man, as a ball, is tossed twixt winds and billows. [Ger., Der Sturm ist Meister; Wind und Well spielen  Ball mit dem Menschen.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll, And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole,  Yet 'tis Thy ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57904]]></link><description><![CDATA[Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll, And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole,  Yet 'tis Thy voice, my God, that bids them fly,   Thy arm directs those lightnings through the sky.    Then let the good Thy mighty name revere,     And hardened sinners Thy just vengeance fear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Cicero, I have seen tempests when the scolding winds  Have rived the knotty oaks, and I have seen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57905]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Cicero, I have seen tempests when the scolding winds  Have rived the knotty oaks, and I have seen   Th' ambitious ocean swell and rage and foam    To be exalted with the threat'ning clouds;     But never till to-night, never till now,      Did I go through a tempest dropping fire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends;  White are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57897]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends;  White are the decks with foam; the winds aloud   Howl o'er the masts, and sing through every shroud:    Pale, trembling, tir'd, the sailors freeze with fears;     And instant death on every wave appears.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roads are wet where'er one wendeth, And with rain the thistle bendeth,  And the brook cries like a child! ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Roads are wet where'er one wendeth, And with rain the thistle bendeth,  And the brook cries like a child!   Not a rainbow shines to cheer us;    Ah! the sun comes never near us,     And the heavens look dark and wile.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ride the air In whirlwind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57899]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ride the air In whirlwind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a tempest in a tumbler of water. [Fr., C'est une tempete dans un verre d'eau.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57900]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a tempest in a tumbler of water. [Fr., C'est une tempete dans un verre d'eau.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your chances of getting struck by lightning go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57891]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your chances of getting struck by lightning go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the sky, and say "Storms suck!"]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have heard a greater storm in a boiling pot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57893]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have heard a greater storm in a boiling pot.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The earth is rocking, the skies are riven-- Jove in a passion, in god-like fashion,  Is breaking the crystal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57894]]></link><description><![CDATA[The earth is rocking, the skies are riven-- Jove in a passion, in god-like fashion,  Is breaking the crystal urns of heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A storm in a cream bowl.   - James Butler, first Duke of Ormonde, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57895]]></link><description><![CDATA[A storm in a cream bowl.   - James Butler, first Duke of Ormonde,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He used to raise a storm in a teapot. [Lat., Excitabat enim fluctus in simpulo.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57896]]></link><description><![CDATA[He used to raise a storm in a teapot. [Lat., Excitabat enim fluctus in simpulo.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51514]]></link><description><![CDATA[When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;  When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?   Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall then winter is at hand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51513]]></link><description><![CDATA[When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:  His rash fierce blaze of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18788]]></link><description><![CDATA[Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:  His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,   For violent fires soon burn out themselves;    Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short;     He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes;      With eager feeding doth choke the feeder;       Light vanity, insatiate cormorant,        Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,  Making it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,  Making it momentany as a sound,   Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,    Brief as the lightning in the collied night,     That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,      And ere a man hath power to say 'Behold!'       The jaws of darkness do devour it up:        So quick bright things come to confusion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt  Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak   Than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3495]]></link><description><![CDATA[Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt  Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak   Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man,    Dressed in a little brief authority,     Most ignorant of what he's most assured      His glassy essence--like an angry ape       Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven        As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens,         would all themselves laugh mortal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3495</guid></item></channel></rss>