<?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[Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13703]]></link><description><![CDATA[Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56255]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession, many. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47771]]></link><description><![CDATA[Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession, many.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47771</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cards were at first for benefits designed, sent to amuse, not to enslave the mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2461]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cards were at first for benefits designed, sent to amuse, not to enslave the mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63507]]></link><description><![CDATA[I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A breath, whence no man knows, Swaying the grating weeds, it blows;  It comes, it grieves, it goes.  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3555]]></link><description><![CDATA[A breath, whence no man knows, Swaying the grating weeds, it blows;  It comes, it grieves, it goes.   Once it rocked the summer rose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45989]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944  In this age when it seems tacitly assumed that the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944  In this age when it seems tacitly assumed that the Church is concerned only with another world than this, and in this world with nothing but individual conduct as bearing on prospects in that other world, hardly anyone reads the history of the Church in respect to its exercise of political influence. It is often assumed that the Church exercises little such influence and ought to exercise none; it is further assumed that this assumption is self-evident and has always been made by reasonable men. As a matter of fact the assumption is entirely modern and unjustified.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47477]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either his own devices or his own thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64947]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any man more right than his neighbors, constitutes a majority of one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any man more right than his neighbors, constitutes a majority of one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a rebel? A man who says no ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53143]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is a rebel? A man who says no]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood-pigeons cooed there, stock-doves nestled there; My trees were full on songs and flowers and fruit,  Their branches spread ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wood-pigeons cooed there, stock-doves nestled there; My trees were full on songs and flowers and fruit,  Their branches spread a city to the air.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/672]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the Creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4472]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the Creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smile - It's the second best thing you can do with your lips. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Smile - It's the second best thing you can do with your lips.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31463]]></link><description><![CDATA[A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But 'twas a maxim he had often tried, That right was right, and there he would abide. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54241]]></link><description><![CDATA[But 'twas a maxim he had often tried, That right was right, and there he would abide.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We found the austere conditions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33746]]></link><description><![CDATA[We found the austere conditions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For low-priced, commodity-type products, automation is the most realistic venue as profit margins dictate that companies deploy LTC (lowest total ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40714]]></link><description><![CDATA[For low-priced, commodity-type products, automation is the most realistic venue as profit margins dictate that companies deploy LTC (lowest total cost of ownership) options, which are typically voice-automated, Web self-service, or offshore. For higher-priced products or consultative services such as furniture or retail financial services, the right balance between automation and live agent becomes more complex.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49733]]></link><description><![CDATA[Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching and parenting have always gone hand-in-hand in helping to develop young people's ability to make good choices as they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38612]]></link><description><![CDATA[Teaching and parenting have always gone hand-in-hand in helping to develop young people's ability to make good choices as they move into young adulthood. Providing a simple, easy-to-use program for schools that reinforces character development benefits children at every age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14024]]></link><description><![CDATA[Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was not born under a rhyming planet. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act v. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55466]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was not born under a rhyming planet. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act v. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13743]]></link><description><![CDATA[I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48158]]></link><description><![CDATA[The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that the President place himself in the very thick of the fight; that he care passionately about the fate of the people he leads ...]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Spring, full of sweet dayes and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie,  My musick shows ye have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet Spring, full of sweet dayes and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie,  My musick shows ye have your closes,   And all must die.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always voted at my party's call, And I never thought of thinking of myself at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61004]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always voted at my party's call, And I never thought of thinking of myself at all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50892]]></link><description><![CDATA[That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Or arm th' obdured breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45727]]></link><description><![CDATA[Or arm th' obdured breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15961]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48657]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/579]]></link><description><![CDATA[Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5779]]></link><description><![CDATA[A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64222]]></link><description><![CDATA[I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cease not to learn until thou cease to live; Think that day lost wherein thou draw'st no letter,  To ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cease not to learn until thou cease to live; Think that day lost wherein thou draw'st no letter,  To make thyself learneder, wiser, better.   [Fr., Jusqu'au cercuil (mon fils) vueilles apprendre,    Et tien perdu le jour qui s'est passe,     Si tu n'y as quelque chose ammasse,      Pour plus scavant et plus sage te rendre.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2689]]></link><description><![CDATA[My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always standing up against racism, sexism and all those other -isms the counterculture has been whinning about for years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20099]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. One feels increasingly the height of the faculty in which it arises, the nobility of things associated with it, and the greatness of services it renders. - Oscar Firkins: Memoirs and Letters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here, thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take--and sometimes tea. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58704]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here, thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take--and sometimes tea.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10053]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11397]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is my peace message in one sentence: This is the way ofpeace-overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21149]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is my peace message in one sentence: This is the way ofpeace-overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred withlove.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great lords, wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss But cheerly seek how to redress their harms. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25583]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great lords, wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't believe in having bands for solo records. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43529]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't believe in having bands for solo records.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5784]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This year, our only issue is competitiveness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30205]]></link><description><![CDATA[This year, our only issue is competitiveness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5839]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3376]]></link><description><![CDATA[A true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All keyes hang not on one girdle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49105]]></link><description><![CDATA[All keyes hang not on one girdle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49105</guid></item></channel></rss>