<?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[Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47723]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65054]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with revelation, with God, with itself, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43914]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with revelation, with God, with itself, loses its life, just as the body droops when debarred from the air and the cheering light from heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65106]]></link><description><![CDATA[Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of jealousy and failure, has anything worthwhile to say of art? I don't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, he's a wonderful son-in-law. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, he's a wonderful son-in-law.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3883]]></link><description><![CDATA[To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57705]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't know the truth, ... I want to hear it from her lips. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38460]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know the truth, ... I want to hear it from her lips.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, and take from others an example for ourselves. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14404]]></link><description><![CDATA[We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, and take from others an example for ourselves. [Lat., Inspicere tamquam in speculum in vitas omnium  Jubeo atque ex aliis sumere exemplum sibi.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife withmischief as your goal. There are just too many ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1348]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife withmischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world tojustify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's reallyattractive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15707]]></link><description><![CDATA[If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personality is a mask you believe in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Personality is a mask you believe in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act even ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12215]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64435]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Edward all in gold, as he great Jove had been, The Mountfords all in plumes, like estridges were seen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prince Edward all in gold, as he great Jove had been, The Mountfords all in plumes, like estridges were seen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Blue Valley) has a vision for being the best school district in the nation, ... I hope we can provide ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39541]]></link><description><![CDATA[(Blue Valley) has a vision for being the best school district in the nation, ... I hope we can provide some kind of model. Not just for the metropolitan area but for the nation as a whole.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water is the only drink for a wise man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61279]]></link><description><![CDATA[Water is the only drink for a wise man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wise learn many things from their foes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52439]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wise learn many things from their foes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She has been living in the States for eight years so this was just a matter of paperwork. She fits ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30052]]></link><description><![CDATA[She has been living in the States for eight years so this was just a matter of paperwork. She fits perfectly in the U.S. which makes me realize there's not much difference between people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5101]]></link><description><![CDATA[The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When last the young Orlando parted from you, He left a promise to return again  Within a hour; and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15288]]></link><description><![CDATA[When last the young Orlando parted from you, He left a promise to return again  Within a hour; and pacing through the forest,   Chewing the food of sweet and bitter fancy,    Lo, what befell!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/383]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62818]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52574]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thence to the famous orators repair, Those ancient, whose resistless eloquence  Wielded at will that fierce democratie,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thence to the famous orators repair, Those ancient, whose resistless eloquence  Wielded at will that fierce democratie,   Shook the Arsenal, and fulmined over Greece,    To Macedon, and Artaxerxes' throne.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No doubt they rose up early to observe The rite of May; and, hearing our intent,  Came here in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26619]]></link><description><![CDATA[No doubt they rose up early to observe The rite of May; and, hearing our intent,  Came here in grace of our solemnity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26619</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46039]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British tourist was askedwhat he thought of theGrand Canyon.. and wroteback'gorge-ous'. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20123]]></link><description><![CDATA[The British tourist was askedwhat he thought of theGrand Canyon.. and wroteback'gorge-ous'.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20123</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[You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15654]]></link><description><![CDATA[You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am a man; nothing human is alien to me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19989]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am a man; nothing human is alien to me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shutup and refrain from declaring it, I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21277]]></link><description><![CDATA[If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shutup and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight inowning anything unshared.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man wants but little, nor that little long; How soon must he resign his very dust,  Which frugal nature ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61796]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man wants but little, nor that little long; How soon must he resign his very dust,  Which frugal nature lent him for an hour!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47646]]></link><description><![CDATA[...as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57511]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The purpose of the meetings is to get community input regarding the management plan for the river. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38490]]></link><description><![CDATA[The purpose of the meetings is to get community input regarding the management plan for the river.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If God wanted women to understand men, football would never have been created. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57580]]></link><description><![CDATA[If God wanted women to understand men, football would never have been created.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23774]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46146]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not now That which I have been. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5509]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not now That which I have been.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When they scored first, as a coach I was rethinking what we were doing. We got a couple nice [goals] ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31293]]></link><description><![CDATA[When they scored first, as a coach I was rethinking what we were doing. We got a couple nice [goals] after that and found our offensive legs a bit more. I think the key was trying to play more forward, play a little more direct offensively.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've never had any well-described Native American corn to compare to the archaeological record. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39433]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've never had any well-described Native American corn to compare to the archaeological record.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communism possesses a language which every people can understand--its elements are hunger, envy, and death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9095]]></link><description><![CDATA[Communism possesses a language which every people can understand--its elements are hunger, envy, and death.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty is the step-mother of genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poverty is the step-mother of genius.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55048]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This curriculum has been 14 years in the making. It has been adopted by a number of states as their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30378]]></link><description><![CDATA[This curriculum has been 14 years in the making. It has been adopted by a number of states as their P.E. curriculum.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12875]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A generation which ignores history has no past and no future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17127]]></link><description><![CDATA[A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A.J. is a guy who, if we didn't have Dan and Andy, people would be buzzing about. He's hard-throwing with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32412]]></link><description><![CDATA[A.J. is a guy who, if we didn't have Dan and Andy, people would be buzzing about. He's hard-throwing with good control of three quality pitches. We had the luxury of bringing him along slowly.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32412</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11801]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11801</guid></item></channel></rss>