<?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[The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1065]]></link><description><![CDATA[The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. Ralph Nichols -Henry ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9079]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. Ralph Nichols -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every one's true worship was that which he found in use in the place where he chanced to be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62314]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every one's true worship was that which he found in use in the place where he chanced to be.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62314</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If that child's behavior is so severe that it warrants a behavior plan, that plan needs to be followed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37255]]></link><description><![CDATA[If that child's behavior is so severe that it warrants a behavior plan, that plan needs to be followed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62525]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I write everything on a xylophone! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18311]]></link><description><![CDATA[I write everything on a xylophone!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A root is a flower that disdains fame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16266]]></link><description><![CDATA[A root is a flower that disdains fame.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[The Stones] thought nothing of ... music, golf, football and girls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29290]]></link><description><![CDATA[[The Stones] thought nothing of ... music, golf, football and girls.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears, Pass it on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18698]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48127]]></link><description><![CDATA[Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53924]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving a car using a rearview mirror.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12486]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dwelt in a city enchanted, And lonely indeed was my lot;  . . . .   Though ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8778]]></link><description><![CDATA[I dwelt in a city enchanted, And lonely indeed was my lot;  . . . .   Though the latitude's rather uncertain,    And the longitude also is vague,     The persons I pity who know not the City      The beautiful City of Prague.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're pleased to know that at the congressional level they're realizing this is important. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33599]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're pleased to know that at the congressional level they're realizing this is important.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16940]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;-- In short, there never was a better hearer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18978]]></link><description><![CDATA[He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;-- In short, there never was a better hearer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, the shrewdness of their shrewdness when they are shrewd, And the rudeness of their rudeness when they're rude;  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61922]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, the shrewdness of their shrewdness when they are shrewd, And the rudeness of their rudeness when they're rude;  But the shrewdness of their shrewdness and the rudeness of their rudeness,   Are as nothing to their goodness when they're good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22529]]></link><description><![CDATA[The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47627]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can only learn to love by loving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63324]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can only learn to love by loving.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47910]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18148]]></link><description><![CDATA[Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dying swan, when years her temples pierce, In music-strains breathes out her life and verse,  And, chanting her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58449]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dying swan, when years her temples pierce, In music-strains breathes out her life and verse,  And, chanting her own dirge, tides on her wat'ry hearse.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. -Mary D. Poole. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24474]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. -Mary D. Poole.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24474</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3300]]></link><description><![CDATA[The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3300</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's quite a remarkable accomplishment considering that fuel price increases are estimated to cost the company an additional $170 million, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42716]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's quite a remarkable accomplishment considering that fuel price increases are estimated to cost the company an additional $170 million, or $0.20 a share, in 2005,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He saw a cottage with a double coach-house, A cottage of gentility!  And the Devil did grin, for his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20019]]></link><description><![CDATA[He saw a cottage with a double coach-house, A cottage of gentility!  And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin   Is pride that apes humility.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,  And bitter shame ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51345]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,  And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,   That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If living conditions don't stop improving in this country, we're going to run out of humble beginnings for our great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62869]]></link><description><![CDATA[If living conditions don't stop improving in this country, we're going to run out of humble beginnings for our great men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes;  The naked every day he clad  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46459]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes;  The naked every day he clad   When he put on his clothes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whence is that knocking? How is't with me, when every noise appals me? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whence is that knocking? How is't with me, when every noise appals me?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm really not worried about it. We're going to start the game and see how it's going. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31878]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm really not worried about it. We're going to start the game and see how it's going.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you've had the perfect run, you've cleared your soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65506]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you've had the perfect run, you've cleared your soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18361]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64243]]></link><description><![CDATA[Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13547]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/463]]></link><description><![CDATA[Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To err is human; to forget, divine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16519]]></link><description><![CDATA[To err is human; to forget, divine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sitting at home the way I do, I'd just love the hear from people. It'd be a great help in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sitting at home the way I do, I'd just love the hear from people. It'd be a great help in passing the time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus our democracy was from an early period the most aristocratic, and our aristocracy the most democratic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11877]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus our democracy was from an early period the most aristocratic, and our aristocracy the most democratic.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[External nature is only internal nature writ large. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66641]]></link><description><![CDATA[External nature is only internal nature writ large.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art must take reality by surprise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53035]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art must take reality by surprise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My wife had been listening to the game on the radio back in Toronto, so you can imagine she was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37141]]></link><description><![CDATA[My wife had been listening to the game on the radio back in Toronto, so you can imagine she was pretty upset. I did get to talk to her in the ambulance, so that made things better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47158]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17646]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had a few good opportunities. We had a couple corner kicks and then we had a few great opportunities ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40240]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had a few good opportunities. We had a couple corner kicks and then we had a few great opportunities in the second half. Credit their keeper with making some good saves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are not ourselves When nature, being oppressed, commands the mind  To suffer with the body. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21030]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are not ourselves When nature, being oppressed, commands the mind  To suffer with the body.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We received a grant through the Discovery Project to visit the Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Society, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30505]]></link><description><![CDATA[We received a grant through the Discovery Project to visit the Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Society, and the Oregon Zoo.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62801]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62801</guid></item></channel></rss>