<?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[By the time you get to your ball, if you don't know what to do with it, try another sport. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57754]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the time you get to your ball, if you don't know what to do with it, try another sport.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[April can be a violent month. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30688]]></link><description><![CDATA[April can be a violent month.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She is our core player. She brings incredible energy, and we love playing with her and with her energy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34662]]></link><description><![CDATA[She is our core player. She brings incredible energy, and we love playing with her and with her energy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64328]]></link><description><![CDATA[The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be pain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me! and be quiet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be pain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me! and be quiet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be intent upon the perfection of the present day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24899]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21259]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25713]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54079]]></link><description><![CDATA[Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can make whatever you want out of your life, but first you have to not be afraid to try. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63077]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can make whatever you want out of your life, but first you have to not be afraid to try.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3938]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gondola of London [A hansom]. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25408]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gondola of London [A hansom].]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may envy every one, but no one envies you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50638]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may envy every one, but no one envies you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21696]]></link><description><![CDATA[The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If what Holtzman decides to do is run against Republicans, it could hurt other Republicans. If you say the Republican ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39621]]></link><description><![CDATA[If what Holtzman decides to do is run against Republicans, it could hurt other Republicans. If you say the Republican Congress has wrecked the country, that could trickle down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It seems to have dodged a big one and come through pretty unscathed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33292]]></link><description><![CDATA[It seems to have dodged a big one and come through pretty unscathed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17288]]></link><description><![CDATA[The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the major factors affecting pork producer profitability is the policy of the government as it impacts a producer's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35426]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the major factors affecting pork producer profitability is the policy of the government as it impacts a producer's cost of doing business and their ability to effectively market their products. This award is a way for us to show our appreciation for the continued support that these legislators have demonstrated to Illinois pork producers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35426</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being ended sooner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10634]]></link><description><![CDATA[Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being ended sooner.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65285]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65285</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26476]]></link><description><![CDATA[The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He called me a bigot two times. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38124]]></link><description><![CDATA[He called me a bigot two times.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17328]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two angels guide The path of man, both aged and yet young.  As angels are, ripening through endless years, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53093]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two angels guide The path of man, both aged and yet young.  As angels are, ripening through endless years,   On one he leans: some call her Memory,    And some Tradition; and her voice is sweet,     With deep mysterious accords: the other,      Floating above, holds down a lamp with streams       A light divine and searching on the earth,        Compelling eyes and footsteps. Memory yields,         Yet clings with loving check, and shines anew,          Reflecting all the rays of that bright lamp           Our angel Reason holds. We had not walked            But for Tradition; we walk evermore             To higher paths by brightening Reason's lamp.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26837]]></link><description><![CDATA[In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is the teaching of the Sages.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62811]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innocence is always unsuspicious. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20948]]></link><description><![CDATA[Innocence is always unsuspicious.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16672]]></link><description><![CDATA[To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1350]]></link><description><![CDATA[The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46682]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This should not have been reported as an in kind contribution and it's unfortunate that these members put the party ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30949]]></link><description><![CDATA[This should not have been reported as an in kind contribution and it's unfortunate that these members put the party in this situation,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16429]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21737]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who makes a success of his life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14874]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singularity in the right hath ruined many happy those who are convinced of the general opinion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9732]]></link><description><![CDATA[Singularity in the right hath ruined many happy those who are convinced of the general opinion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ass and the GrasshopperAn Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1604]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ass and the GrasshopperAn Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, The dew. The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66642]]></link><description><![CDATA[As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The statute itself is so overly restrictive, he's being denied due process. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39133]]></link><description><![CDATA[The statute itself is so overly restrictive, he's being denied due process.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knew we were quick on defense, but they needed to be game-tested. We needed to see if they'd hit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33450]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knew we were quick on defense, but they needed to be game-tested. We needed to see if they'd hit somebody.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59884]]></link><description><![CDATA[The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on which nothing is assumed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All complaine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49098]]></link><description><![CDATA[All complaine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More light! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27980]]></link><description><![CDATA[More light!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23186]]></link><description><![CDATA[The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In judging others a man laboureth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7660]]></link><description><![CDATA[In judging others a man laboureth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboureth to good purpose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7660</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[Slang is a poor man's poetry ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Slang is a poor man's poetry]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is that he might have joy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43163]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is that he might have joy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17273]]></link><description><![CDATA[Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66434]]></link><description><![CDATA[What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66434</guid></item></channel></rss>