<?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[Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will either find a way, or make one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21196]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will either find a way, or make one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That 400-person party would cost about $500 a head, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32947]]></link><description><![CDATA[That 400-person party would cost about $500 a head,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who cannot sleep with the window shut, and a woman who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who cannot sleep with the window shut, and a woman who cannot sleep with the window open.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John has a great deal of hockey experience and success on his resume, and he will help us immensely in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33975]]></link><description><![CDATA[John has a great deal of hockey experience and success on his resume, and he will help us immensely in our evaluation of pro prospects.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of reason.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65106]]></link><description><![CDATA[Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of jealousy and failure, has anything worthwhile to say of art? I don't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48348]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We worked well together. There was a lot of nice passing today. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30557]]></link><description><![CDATA[We worked well together. There was a lot of nice passing today.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hasten deliberately. [Lat., Festina lente.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18772]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hasten deliberately. [Lat., Festina lente.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fairest action of our human life Is scorning to revenge an injury;  For who forgives without a further ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16497]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fairest action of our human life Is scorning to revenge an injury;  For who forgives without a further strife,   His adversary's heart to him doth tie:    And 'tis a firmer conquest, truly said,     To win the heart than overthrow the head.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tax collector must love poor people--he's creating so many of them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58671]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tax collector must love poor people--he's creating so many of them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40023]]></link><description><![CDATA[The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from what everybody else was doing in the business was the fact that you could tell that these people came from different reference areas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They gave me their name, which was fake. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30498]]></link><description><![CDATA[They gave me their name, which was fake.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. -Margaret Thatcher. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27208]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. -Margaret Thatcher.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1265]]></link><description><![CDATA[True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5584]]></link><description><![CDATA[The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created--created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination. -John Schaar.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In these troublesome days when the great Mother Empire stands splendidly isolated in Europe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13922]]></link><description><![CDATA[In these troublesome days when the great Mother Empire stands splendidly isolated in Europe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A meeting between two people who complete each other, who are made for each other, borders already, in my opinion, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2233]]></link><description><![CDATA[A meeting between two people who complete each other, who are made for each other, borders already, in my opinion, on a miracle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It ain't over till it's over. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13776]]></link><description><![CDATA[It ain't over till it's over.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world\'s most famous and popular language is music. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66887]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world\'s most famous and popular language is music.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59074]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11691]]></link><description><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it was," said Nick. "Let's climb higher." "No," I said. "I think we should be heading back now." "We have time," Nick insisted. I said we didn't, and Nick said we did. We argued back and forth like that for about 20 minutes, then finally decided to head back. I didn't say it was an interesting story.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7512]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29464]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43085]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancing is silent poetry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65955]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dancing is silent poetry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's no failure. He's not dead yet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44241]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's no failure. He's not dead yet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/956]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10221]]></link><description><![CDATA[So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64221]]></link><description><![CDATA[How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26236]]></link><description><![CDATA[What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12679]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace,  Secret joys and secret smiles,   Little pretty ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3625]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace,  Secret joys and secret smiles,   Little pretty infant wiles.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9313]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9313</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32000]]></link><description><![CDATA[The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/277]]></link><description><![CDATA[The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24478]]></link><description><![CDATA[The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. -Walter Lippmann.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of detection: she who does not, because she ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50758]]></link><description><![CDATA[She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of detection: she who does not, because she may not, does.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37511]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20441]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24947]]></link><description><![CDATA[The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lion and the MouseA LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1511]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Lion and the MouseA LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness. The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by st ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaim You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; I now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is an industry that doesn't have the common cold... It has cholera. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34498]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is an industry that doesn't have the common cold... It has cholera.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In America there are two classes of travel--first class, and with children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59587]]></link><description><![CDATA[In America there are two classes of travel--first class, and with children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Commemoration of Samuel Johnson, Writer, Moralist, 1784   Almighty and most merciful ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Commemoration of Samuel Johnson, Writer, Moralist, 1784   Almighty and most merciful Father, by Whose providence my life has been prolonged, and Who has granted me now to begin another year of probation, vouchsafe me such assistance of Thy Holy Spirit, that the continuance of my life may not add to the measure of my guilt, but that I may so repent of the days and years passed in neglect of the duties which Thou hast set before me, in vain thoughts, in sloth, and in folly, that I may apply my heart to true wisdom, by diligence redeem the time lost, and by repentance, obtain pardon, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/824]]></link><description><![CDATA[I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12181]]></link><description><![CDATA[The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12181</guid></item></channel></rss>