<?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[If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53429]]></link><description><![CDATA[If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8622]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year. It's thoughtfulness and kindness, It's hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding, And for goodwill to men!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who hath not heard the rich complain Of surfeits, and corporeal pain?  He barr'd from every use of wealth, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61387]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who hath not heard the rich complain Of surfeits, and corporeal pain?  He barr'd from every use of wealth,   Envies the ploughman's strength and health.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40259]]></link><description><![CDATA[There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coach always preaches to us, get ahead, get ahead, make something happen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Coach always preaches to us, get ahead, get ahead, make something happen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was a god, such as men might be, if men were gods. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42316]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was a god, such as men might be, if men were gods.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needle in a bottle of hay. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48543]]></link><description><![CDATA[Needle in a bottle of hay.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grave, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16013]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grave, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drink to me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drink to me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59760]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organizations are pressured to grow revenues, reduce costs, and provide higher levels of customer service in a global marketplace where ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40709]]></link><description><![CDATA[Organizations are pressured to grow revenues, reduce costs, and provide higher levels of customer service in a global marketplace where purchasers have more choices and less time than ever before. Selectively investing in high-value customers empowers organizations to boost revenues, reduce operational costs, and to increase customer retention/acquisition rates.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First thoughts are not always the best. [It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59190]]></link><description><![CDATA[First thoughts are not always the best. [It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 60 percent of those teachers eligible for retirement do not do so because of uncertainty about pensions and health ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nearly 60 percent of those teachers eligible for retirement do not do so because of uncertainty about pensions and health care.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was back and forth all game, and we had no downturns. We only missed two serves in three games. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31199]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was back and forth all game, and we had no downturns. We only missed two serves in three games.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31199</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48790]]></link><description><![CDATA[And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65201]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is both surprising and delightful is that spectators are allowed, and even expected, to join in the vocal part ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57494]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is both surprising and delightful is that spectators are allowed, and even expected, to join in the vocal part of the game... There is no reason why the field should not try to put the batsman off his stroke at the critical moment by neatly timed disparagements of his wife's fidelity and his mother's respectability.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54071]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life, the gift of nature, Love, the gift of life, a Kiss, the gift of Love ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23863]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life, the gift of nature, Love, the gift of life, a Kiss, the gift of Love]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23863</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57610]]></link><description><![CDATA[What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second or third-best horse and win.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65004]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49939]]></link><description><![CDATA[The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15432]]></link><description><![CDATA[Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35802]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us step out of a recession; it gave a certain amount of speed to the economy. But that was the first step.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a great concept. I saw this house in the fall on a night tour and it's just amazing to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40438]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a great concept. I saw this house in the fall on a night tour and it's just amazing to see it now, just a few months later.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65060]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27266]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business is a lot like a game of tennis — those who serve well usually end up winning ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Business is a lot like a game of tennis — those who serve well usually end up winning]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is an escalation that we have been expecting, ... The government of Iraq is determined to confront the enemies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36811]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is an escalation that we have been expecting, ... The government of Iraq is determined to confront the enemies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oft expectation fails, and most oft there, Where most it promises. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51219]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oft expectation fails, and most oft there, Where most it promises.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14336]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get wealth and power, if possible by grace, If not, by any means, get wealth and place. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50927]]></link><description><![CDATA[Get wealth and power, if possible by grace, If not, by any means, get wealth and place.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38903]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be at all is to be religious more or less ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53777]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be at all is to be religious more or less]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48446]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Necessity is the author of change ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44039]]></link><description><![CDATA[Necessity is the author of change]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25979]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25979</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O my prophetic soul! My uncle? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48462]]></link><description><![CDATA[O my prophetic soul! My uncle?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was trying to set a screen for Andre Miller and just get open. I saw the double team coming ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31080]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was trying to set a screen for Andre Miller and just get open. I saw the double team coming and I just tried to beat it and go fast to the basket.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/930]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52216]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45628]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou should'st be carolling thy Maker's praise, Poor bird! now fetter'd, and here set to draw,  With graceless toil ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5198]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou should'st be carolling thy Maker's praise, Poor bird! now fetter'd, and here set to draw,  With graceless toil of beak and added claw,   The meagre food that scarce thy want allays!    And this--to gratify the gloating gaze     Of fools, who value Nature not a straw,      But know to prize the infraction of her law       An hard perversion of her creatures' ways!        Thee the wild woods await, in leaves attired,         Where notes of liquid utterance should engage          Thy bill, that now with pain scant forage earns.   - Julian C.H. Fane,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63525]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause Its source one tyrant passion draws,  Till mastering all within. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51099]]></link><description><![CDATA[Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause Its source one tyrant passion draws,  Till mastering all within.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54657]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12922]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12922</guid></item></channel></rss>