<?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[A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27029]]></link><description><![CDATA[A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55152]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56769]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23555]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11798]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22345]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men, together riding, Can win new worlds at their will;  Resolute, ne'er dividing,   Lead, and be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58137]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three men, together riding, Can win new worlds at their will;  Resolute, ne'er dividing,   Lead, and be victors still.    Three can laugh and doom a king,     Three can make the planets sing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50218]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as possible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50218</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was false propaganda by the administrationthat there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraqand that Al Qaeda was connected ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45964]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was false propaganda by the administrationthat there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraqand that Al Qaeda was connected to Saddam Hussein.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5816]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Can you do addition?" the White Queen asked. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3104]]></link><description><![CDATA["Can you do addition?" the White Queen asked. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?" "I don't know," said Alice. "I lost count."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bart is a tremendously talented individual with an exceptional intellect, coupled with a strong work ethic and a healthy dollop ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31915]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bart is a tremendously talented individual with an exceptional intellect, coupled with a strong work ethic and a healthy dollop of grounded common sense. He brings another well-needed executive dimension to our management team.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18417]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calumniate, calumniate; there will always be something which sticks. [Fr., Calumniez, calumniez; il en reste toujours quelque chose.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5182]]></link><description><![CDATA[Calumniate, calumniate; there will always be something which sticks. [Fr., Calumniez, calumniez; il en reste toujours quelque chose.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sound of a kiss is much softer than that of a cannon - but it's echo lasts a great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23842]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sound of a kiss is much softer than that of a cannon - but it's echo lasts a great deal longer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She told me immediately, 'He did not survive the storm and neither did his wife Susan and we've known for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34365]]></link><description><![CDATA[She told me immediately, 'He did not survive the storm and neither did his wife Susan and we've known for over two months but couldn't find any of his family members. So they didn't check. They didn't talk with FEMA, FEMA didn't talk with them and the Red Cross didn't talk to either.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No scoundrel is so stupid as to not find a reason for his vile conduct. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3996]]></link><description><![CDATA[No scoundrel is so stupid as to not find a reason for his vile conduct.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah! vainest of all things Is the gratitude of kings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54481]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah! vainest of all things Is the gratitude of kings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60193]]></link><description><![CDATA[The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60193</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no longer belong to it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62575]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no longer belong to it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12965]]></link><description><![CDATA[If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the herd. [Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf.  Und ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20573]]></link><description><![CDATA[An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the herd. [Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf.  Und wer Vorderste ist, fuhrt die Heerde.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32074]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6110]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14131]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The King turned a deaf ear to friendly countries' calls for rapprochement with political parties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41280]]></link><description><![CDATA[The King turned a deaf ear to friendly countries' calls for rapprochement with political parties.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66102]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46730]]></link><description><![CDATA[In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13912]]></link><description><![CDATA[Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the meantime, hopefully we can have a fruitful conversation with the government to get his release, perhaps under conditions ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42211]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the meantime, hopefully we can have a fruitful conversation with the government to get his release, perhaps under conditions they can impose. We are pleased. This is what we envisioned as going to happen from the beginning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the real trouble comes when people continue 'holiday eating mode' after the holidays, ... Weigh Less, Live Longer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41065]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the real trouble comes when people continue 'holiday eating mode' after the holidays, ... Weigh Less, Live Longer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12043]]></link><description><![CDATA[Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["The prosecutor's theory on this case has taken more evolutions than Darwin," said one of Lisa Holland's two attorneys, Andrew ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29211]]></link><description><![CDATA["The prosecutor's theory on this case has taken more evolutions than Darwin," said one of Lisa Holland's two attorneys, Andrew Abood.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We played well for our first game. We're still trying to move them around and get them comfortable with each ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42129]]></link><description><![CDATA[We played well for our first game. We're still trying to move them around and get them comfortable with each other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42129</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Reader! hast thou ever stood to see The Holly-tree?  The eye that contemplates it well perceives   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19585]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Reader! hast thou ever stood to see The Holly-tree?  The eye that contemplates it well perceives   Its glossy leaves    Ordered by an Intelligence so wise     As might confound the Atheist's sophistries.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15519]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9692]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But, said as angels for the good man's sin, Weep to record, and blush to give it in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56378]]></link><description><![CDATA[But, said as angels for the good man's sin, Weep to record, and blush to give it in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are not punished for our sins, but by them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65253]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are not punished for our sins, but by them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15193]]></link><description><![CDATA[Its's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15193</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strangers are contemporary posterity. [Fr., Les etrangers sont la posterite contemporaine.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47849]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strangers are contemporary posterity. [Fr., Les etrangers sont la posterite contemporaine.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The concern is that the resulting increase in traffic counts on Howard Orchard Road will force the county to fund ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33730]]></link><description><![CDATA[The concern is that the resulting increase in traffic counts on Howard Orchard Road will force the county to fund improvements to a roadway that has not been on any kind of planned improvement list.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60653]]></link><description><![CDATA[People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49758]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15167]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her silver voice Is the rich music of a summer bird,  Heard in the still night, with its passionate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60917]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her silver voice Is the rich music of a summer bird,  Heard in the still night, with its passionate cadence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24284]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mills of God work like lightning compared with the law.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18279]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18279</guid></item></channel></rss>