<?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[One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24219]]></link><description><![CDATA[One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examine what is said, not him who speaks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5205]]></link><description><![CDATA[Examine what is said, not him who speaks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hippies had in mind something that they wanted, and were calling it "freedom," but in the final analysis "freedom" ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19291]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hippies had in mind something that they wanted, and were calling it "freedom," but in the final analysis "freedom" is a purely negative goal. It just says something is bad. Hippies weren't really offering any alternatives other than colorful short-term ones, and some of these were looking more and more like pure degeneracy. Degeneracy can be fun but it's hard to keep up as a serious lifetime occupation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21383]]></link><description><![CDATA[No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66499]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15714]]></link><description><![CDATA[...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25939]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never tell your resolution beforehand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53966]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never tell your resolution beforehand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it,  No, not a shred of it,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59386]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it,  No, not a shred of it,   In all the spread of it,    From foot to head,     Not heroes bled for it,      Faced steel and lead for it,       Precious blood shed for it,        Bathing in red.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[According to Jesus, by far the most important thing about praying is to keep at it... Be importunate, Jesus says ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6763]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to Jesus, by far the most important thing about praying is to keep at it... Be importunate, Jesus says -- not, one assumes, because you have to beat a path to God's door before he'll open it, but because until you beat the path maybe there's no way of getting to your door.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47209]]></link><description><![CDATA[The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public (authoritarianism).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37077]]></link><description><![CDATA[Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you make up in your heads sticks if it's good, falls out if it's bad. If we still remember ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30065]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you make up in your heads sticks if it's good, falls out if it's bad. If we still remember something a day after we made it up, it might be worth building on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27322]]></link><description><![CDATA[The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It walked around and seemed like she was OK. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41798]]></link><description><![CDATA[It walked around and seemed like she was OK.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46200]]></link><description><![CDATA[Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9002]]></link><description><![CDATA[Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53672]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The quarterback is really good; he does some good stuff without a doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30593]]></link><description><![CDATA[The quarterback is really good; he does some good stuff without a doubt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appearances often are deceiving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28484]]></link><description><![CDATA[Appearances often are deceiving.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20294]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll. He thought of the woman. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61890]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll. He thought of the woman. Now he would have given all he had or ever might have to hold her warm in his arms, both of them wrapped in one blanket, and sleep. All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep. It seemed the sleep with the woman in his arms was the only necessity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestling is ballet with violence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57484]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wrestling is ballet with violence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chastity - you can carry it too far ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chastity - you can carry it too far]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resignation is the timid sign of courage ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53940]]></link><description><![CDATA[Resignation is the timid sign of courage]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/802]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beggarly last doit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47880]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beggarly last doit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47880</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will be able to do quite a bit from home, and when I commute, it won't be bad. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37801]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will be able to do quite a bit from home, and when I commute, it won't be bad.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They met on the streets of Seattle. The reason they chose the name The Coats, there were a lot of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29389]]></link><description><![CDATA[They met on the streets of Seattle. The reason they chose the name The Coats, there were a lot of rainy nights on the streets, so they got overcoats and wore them. They are young. Very refreshing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29389</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another. -. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another. -.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no great genius without some touch of madness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17295]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no great genius without some touch of madness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Because of the lack of transparency, we don't know whether the commander is a scapegoat, or if he is only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30395]]></link><description><![CDATA[Because of the lack of transparency, we don't know whether the commander is a scapegoat, or if he is only one of many who should be arrested. The investigation must be conducted openly for people to have confidence that powerful figures will not be protected.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The soul that is within me no man can degrade. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2290]]></link><description><![CDATA[The soul that is within me no man can degrade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60295]]></link><description><![CDATA[True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16983]]></link><description><![CDATA[A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16937]]></link><description><![CDATA[A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17389]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17389</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodies birds sing madrigals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54327]]></link><description><![CDATA[By shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodies birds sing madrigals.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60196]]></link><description><![CDATA[The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ev'n so, with all submission, I . . . .  Send you each year a homely letter,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47827]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ev'n so, with all submission, I . . . .  Send you each year a homely letter,   Who may return me much a better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53688]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All of which misery I saw, part of which I was. [Lat., Quaeque ipse misserrima vidi, et quorum pars magna ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42773]]></link><description><![CDATA[All of which misery I saw, part of which I was. [Lat., Quaeque ipse misserrima vidi, et quorum pars magna fui.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When chickens quit quarrelling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them. I wonder ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52682]]></link><description><![CDATA[When chickens quit quarrelling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them. I wonder if it might not be the same with the human race.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43608]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote a letter to my dad, I was going to write 'I really enjoyed being here', but I accidentally ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24635]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wrote a letter to my dad, I was going to write 'I really enjoyed being here', but I accidentally wrote 'rarely' instead of 'really'. But I wanted to use it, I didn't want to cross it out, so I wrote 'I rarely drive steamboats, Dad. There's a lot of sh*t you don't know about me. Quit trying to act like I'm a steamboat operator.' I know this letter took a harsh turn right away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was the South Ozone National Bank looking as though it had been waiting for me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13317]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was the South Ozone National Bank looking as though it had been waiting for me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's what I'm shooting for, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35665]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's what I'm shooting for,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304 Commemoration of Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1988   There ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6378]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304 Commemoration of Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1988   There are no crown wearers in heaven who were not cross bearers here below.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6378</guid></item></channel></rss>