<?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[We felt we had been badly let down by Historic Scotland. They were concerned about catering for visitors to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33837]]></link><description><![CDATA[We felt we had been badly let down by Historic Scotland. They were concerned about catering for visitors to the castle and some health-and-safety issues, but suggestions were made to resolve these and with a bit of goodwill and better joint working it could have happened. At the time, I don't think there was a meaningful attempt to do so but we need to ensure that these concerts happen next year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was a property listed with 'For Sale' signs outside. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40647]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was a property listed with 'For Sale' signs outside.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children start off reading in books about lions and giraffes and so on, but they also-if they're lucky enough and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33238]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children start off reading in books about lions and giraffes and so on, but they also-if they're lucky enough and have reasonable privileges of any human being-are able to go into a garden and turn over stone and see a worm and see a slug and see an ant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26951]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I count him lost, who is lost to shame. [Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56134]]></link><description><![CDATA[I count him lost, who is lost to shame. [Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56134</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In that day's feats, When he might act the woman in the scene,  He prov'd best man i' th' ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57948]]></link><description><![CDATA[In that day's feats, When he might act the woman in the scene,  He prov'd best man i' th' field, and for his meed   Was brow-bound with the oak.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43725]]></link><description><![CDATA[A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43725</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And he helped bring out the wounded, and the colors. You did not lose your colors in battle. And it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35438]]></link><description><![CDATA[And he helped bring out the wounded, and the colors. You did not lose your colors in battle. And it was a terrible disgrace if you lost your colors in battle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14311]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The women of this Nation still retain the liberty to control their destinies. But the signs are evident and very ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/127]]></link><description><![CDATA[The women of this Nation still retain the liberty to control their destinies. But the signs are evident and very ominous, and a chill wind blows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They mostly recruit distance runners. They noticed how I've progressed through high school. They told me I have a lot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33495]]></link><description><![CDATA[They mostly recruit distance runners. They noticed how I've progressed through high school. They told me I have a lot of room to improve once I get to college.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve  By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26471]]></link><description><![CDATA[This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve  By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath   Smells wooingly here. No jutty, frieze,    Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird     Hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle.      Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed       The air is delicate.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a lot of information to go through, but what the employees understand is that someone with one type of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29267]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a lot of information to go through, but what the employees understand is that someone with one type of compulsive behavior may be predisposed to other addictive problems. Over time, in working with Harvard, we hope to understand what sort of programs and treatments work.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20119]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20119</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[A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24760]]></link><description><![CDATA[A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we're a decent basketball team. I hope we can get better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33969]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we're a decent basketball team. I hope we can get better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The acquiring of culture is the development of an avid hunger for knowledge and beauty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57019]]></link><description><![CDATA[The acquiring of culture is the development of an avid hunger for knowledge and beauty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As quick as lightning, in the breach Just in the place where honour's lodged,  As wise philosophers have judged, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19715]]></link><description><![CDATA[As quick as lightning, in the breach Just in the place where honour's lodged,  As wise philosophers have judged,   Because a kick in that place more    Hurts honour than deep wounds before.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no limit to the power of loving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63508]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no limit to the power of loving.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10137]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No time like the present. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50613]]></link><description><![CDATA[No time like the present.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10329]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48251]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48251</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25404]]></link><description><![CDATA[The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future is very bright. They have improved a ton already this season. We've learned many things from every game ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40163]]></link><description><![CDATA[The future is very bright. They have improved a ton already this season. We've learned many things from every game that we've played in. They are maturing as players every time they step on the floor. It's just awesome to see them turn into such great players right in front of your eyes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46724]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the 1970s and 1980s, many biologists thought wolverines were gone from Washington. It's only in the last 10 years ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39741]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the 1970s and 1980s, many biologists thought wolverines were gone from Washington. It's only in the last 10 years we were sure they were here.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You had that action and counteraction which, in the natural and in the political world, from the reciprocal struggle of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46942]]></link><description><![CDATA[You had that action and counteraction which, in the natural and in the political world, from the reciprocal struggle of discordant powers draws out the harmony of the universe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to win the district tournament. We want to put a trophy in our case. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28817]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to win the district tournament. We want to put a trophy in our case.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50346]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12315]]></link><description><![CDATA[A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2695]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61070]]></link><description><![CDATA[The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55586]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't force things..they will happen quite nicely on their own ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62934]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't force things..they will happen quite nicely on their own]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60122]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40154]]></link><description><![CDATA[Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven to grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only if, for some reason, the government falls, there is an election and the Liberals win, Mr. Graham presumably would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only if, for some reason, the government falls, there is an election and the Liberals win, Mr. Graham presumably would lead them into an election should that be held.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke, and see who comes to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20910]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke, and see who comes to your funeral.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters to what lies within us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63226]]></link><description><![CDATA[What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters to what lies within us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death and taxes are both certain... but death isn't annual. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11428]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death and taxes are both certain... but death isn't annual.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have nothing to declare except my genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13668]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have nothing to declare except my genius.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But even if Koizumi loses, the chances are very small that Japan will change its structural reform policies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39860]]></link><description><![CDATA[But even if Koizumi loses, the chances are very small that Japan will change its structural reform policies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26151]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The delightful sense of importance that had been mine as a child actress was taken out of me. It seemed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42245]]></link><description><![CDATA[The delightful sense of importance that had been mine as a child actress was taken out of me. It seemed as if anyone could do better than I did. In every part I was worse than in the one before, and even my mother admitted that it would be a mercy if gestures could be dispensed with entirely.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do withthem that's important. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22601]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do withthem that's important.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted to make a version that wasn't so disturbing that you couldn't put it in a family movie, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38845]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted to make a version that wasn't so disturbing that you couldn't put it in a family movie,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38845</guid></item></channel></rss>