<?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[Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64711]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64524]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was a strategic opportunity that was too good to miss. Cisco was very natural fit for us. I don't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40012]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was a strategic opportunity that was too good to miss. Cisco was very natural fit for us. I don't think there's an RFID company in the world that would have passed on this opportunity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to give it up to Evanston. They went into their trap and we stopped attacking and we played ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32374]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to give it up to Evanston. They went into their trap and we stopped attacking and we played timid. We were lucky we were able to hang on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32374</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O for a lodge in a garden of cucumbers! O for an iceberg or two at control!  O for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58264]]></link><description><![CDATA[O for a lodge in a garden of cucumbers! O for an iceberg or two at control!  O for a vale that at midday the dew cumbers!   O for a pleasure trip up to the pole!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5226]]></link><description><![CDATA[History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kind Of excellent dumb discourse. -The Tempest. Act iii. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56091]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kind Of excellent dumb discourse. -The Tempest. Act iii. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooke was special in the sense that we grew up together on that island. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31833]]></link><description><![CDATA[Brooke was special in the sense that we grew up together on that island.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27462]]></link><description><![CDATA[It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no peace among equals because equality doesn't exist in this universe. Either one prevails and the other follows, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45580]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no peace among equals because equality doesn't exist in this universe. Either one prevails and the other follows, or both negotiate their differences and create a greater partnership.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I must be cruel only to be kind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10793]]></link><description><![CDATA[I must be cruel only to be kind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4581]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I admit that: my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66249]]></link><description><![CDATA[I admit that: my wife is outspoken, but by whom?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The arrows are from her dowry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50493]]></link><description><![CDATA[The arrows are from her dowry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are shifting further and further to the higher end of the weight spectrum. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41069]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are shifting further and further to the higher end of the weight spectrum.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When rosy plumelets tuft the larch, And rarely pipes the mounted thrush. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59257]]></link><description><![CDATA[When rosy plumelets tuft the larch, And rarely pipes the mounted thrush.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are in the midst of a great transition from narrow nationalism to international partnership. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43702]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of a great transition from narrow nationalism to international partnership.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42788]]></link><description><![CDATA[A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would rather start a family than finish one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15176]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would rather start a family than finish one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26277]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I have composed for King Mahmud, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55216]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred blessings on me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/808]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2090]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbows apologize for angry skies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rainbows apologize for angry skies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And though it be a two-foot trout, 'Tis with a single hair pulled out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18577]]></link><description><![CDATA[And though it be a two-foot trout, 'Tis with a single hair pulled out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I assumed there would be an influx of women on the podium, but there are not many more at my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41632]]></link><description><![CDATA[I assumed there would be an influx of women on the podium, but there are not many more at my level than there were 20 years ago. Maybe boards don't want to hire women because they don't meet the archetypal image of the maestro.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of schools are looking at open source ? budgets come into play here. Microsoft licensing takes a big ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42417]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of schools are looking at open source ? budgets come into play here. Microsoft licensing takes a big chunk out of schools budgets. The biggest issue is cost, basically.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts. [Lat., Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17446]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts. [Lat., Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look you! I myself am nearest to myself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51746]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1289]]></link><description><![CDATA[A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't believe a 14:37 won $1,000, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41800]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't believe a 14:37 won $1,000,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3260]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever,— One foot in sea and one on shore, To ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55428]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever,— One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The absent partie is still faultie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49792]]></link><description><![CDATA[The absent partie is still faultie.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out a window. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out a window.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's extremely important for charitable organizations to make sure lawmakers have all the facts before them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33565]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's extremely important for charitable organizations to make sure lawmakers have all the facts before them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone has their ups and downs, I decided to have mine between good and great! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone has their ups and downs, I decided to have mine between good and great!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18699]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63360]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had to baptize a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23454]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I had to baptize a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words "I baptize thee in the name of Abraham"]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here with my beer I sit, while golden moments flit: alas! They pass unheeded by: and as they fly, I, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35619]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here with my beer I sit, while golden moments flit: alas! They pass unheeded by: and as they fly, I, being dry, sit idly sipping here, my beer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35619</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Thomas] Carlyle believed that every man has a special duty to do in this world. If he had been asked ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7998]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Thomas] Carlyle believed that every man has a special duty to do in this world. If he had been asked what especially he conceived his own duty to be, he would have said that it was to force men to realize once more that the world was actually governed by a just God; that the old familiar story, acknowledged everywhere in words on Sundays and disregarded or openly denied on week-days, was, after all, true. His writings, every one of them, ... were to this same purpose and on this same text -- that truth must be spoken and justice must be done; on any other conditions, no real commonwealth, no common welfare, is permitted or possible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20652]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dress up in my costume, and I do the laundry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29203]]></link><description><![CDATA[I dress up in my costume, and I do the laundry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65291]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50686]]></link><description><![CDATA[You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60670]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62765]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21754]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21754</guid></item></channel></rss>