<?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[Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,-- Can your lurking thought surprise,  And interpret your device,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17749]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,-- Can your lurking thought surprise,  And interpret your device,   . . . .    All things wait for and divine him,--     How shall I dare to malign him?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves "thinking people" respond automatically to words the way Pavlov's dog ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20307]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves "thinking people" respond automatically to words the way Pavlov's dog was conditioned to respond to certain sounds.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14547]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be accomplished, to find time to work at it and to get it done.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't even know about it until I saw it in the paper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42369]]></link><description><![CDATA[I didn't even know about it until I saw it in the paper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61226]]></link><description><![CDATA[War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3241]]></link><description><![CDATA[The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbour is ideologically opposed to tax increases, and he apparently wants to finish his term saying he avoided one, even ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38245]]></link><description><![CDATA[Barbour is ideologically opposed to tax increases, and he apparently wants to finish his term saying he avoided one, even in the face of this tremendous disaster.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody dies nowadays of fatal truths: there are too many antidotes to them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody dies nowadays of fatal truths: there are too many antidotes to them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to win anything-a race, your self, your life-you have togo a little berserk. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22708]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to win anything-a race, your self, your life-you have togo a little berserk.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knew I had a great chance to win. The team worked so hard on the development of our car ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41111]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knew I had a great chance to win. The team worked so hard on the development of our car and I think over the 15 days we were the better all-round outfit. It's a fantastic feeling to win the Dakar. I experienced many highs and lows in my skiing career, but this is so different.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8362]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19756]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52143]]></link><description><![CDATA[Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This city, which has taken its place in the history of our century, is now being called upon to help ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41937]]></link><description><![CDATA[This city, which has taken its place in the history of our century, is now being called upon to help launch a new millennium,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence is a friend who will never betray. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56282]]></link><description><![CDATA[Silence is a friend who will never betray.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62644]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65210]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22194]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a spelling checkerIt came with my PC;It plainly marks four my revueMistakes I cannot sea.I've run this poem ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9439]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have a spelling checkerIt came with my PC;It plainly marks four my revueMistakes I cannot sea.I've run this poem threw it,I'm sure your pleased too no,Its letter perfect in it's weigh,My checker tolled me sew.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't see it making sense for Wal-Mart from a dollars-and-cents standpoint. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35557]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't see it making sense for Wal-Mart from a dollars-and-cents standpoint.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important thing is socialization. They take the dogs everywhere, to church, to restaurants, to malls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36424]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important thing is socialization. They take the dogs everywhere, to church, to restaurants, to malls.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31487]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22819]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Act, and God will act ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37969]]></link><description><![CDATA[Act, and God will act]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. -Isak Dinesen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15655]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are engaged in fighting him, you cannot help getting a liking for him whether he deserves it or not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.   The best leaders of all, the people know not they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62653]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.   The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say We did it ourselves.   The mind that does not understand is the Buddha. There is no other. •Ma-Tsu   You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found in which to put the Original Face; it will not disappear even when the universe is destroyed. •Mumon  Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung. •Zen Saying  No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself. •Tilopa   When you pass through, no one can pin you down, no one can call you back. •Ying-An   There are no mundane things outside of Buddhism, and there is no Buddhism outside of mundane things. •Yuan-Wu  The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. •Robert M. Pirsig  Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark. •Zen Proverb  Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little pains In a due hour employ'd great profit yields. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17138]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little pains In a due hour employ'd great profit yields.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51615]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the 6 and 11 ever would be offered, my kids are all moving into school age now. My kids ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37800]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the 6 and 11 ever would be offered, my kids are all moving into school age now. My kids would be in school during the day; when would I see them?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The will for the deed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11678]]></link><description><![CDATA[The will for the deed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27680]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These numbers prove once again the real power of a strong oncology franchise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33425]]></link><description><![CDATA[These numbers prove once again the real power of a strong oncology franchise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the fatt's in the fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16015]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the fatt's in the fire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46781]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life. [Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16578]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life. [Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45027]]></link><description><![CDATA[That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We believe that Muslims around the world must follow the example of Prophet Muhammad, who was compassionate and man of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34338]]></link><description><![CDATA[We believe that Muslims around the world must follow the example of Prophet Muhammad, who was compassionate and man of mercy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever let the Fancy roam, Pleasure never is at home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15280]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ever let the Fancy roam, Pleasure never is at home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action conquers fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Action conquers fear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know when you’re in a movie and you don’t know anybody else in the theater and the most beautiful ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13731]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know when you’re in a movie and you don’t know anybody else in the theater and the most beautiful thing happens on the screen? Everybody there feels this overwhelming sense of whatever that emotion is? You’re surrounded by strangers but you’re all feeling the same thing. The feeling is intensified because it’s being shared by three hundred people all at the same instant. That’s what we try to do, too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Etiquette tip: More people will get out of your way if you say "I'm gonna puke!" than if you say ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Etiquette tip: More people will get out of your way if you say "I'm gonna puke!" than if you say "Excuse me".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13509]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We actually started having meetings yesterday morning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35294]]></link><description><![CDATA[We actually started having meetings yesterday morning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64478]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In terms of risk, if something is not doing well, we are able to get out of it and take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33427]]></link><description><![CDATA[In terms of risk, if something is not doing well, we are able to get out of it and take risk with other, newer merchandise. We've just gotten a lot better at managing our inventories.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9722]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell is paved with the skulls of great scholars, and paled in with the bone of great men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19134]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hell is paved with the skulls of great scholars, and paled in with the bone of great men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19134</guid></item></channel></rss>