<?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[Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Big Blackfoot River above the mouth of Belmont Creek the banks are fringed by large Ponderosa pines. In ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43023]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the Big Blackfoot River above the mouth of Belmont Creek the banks are fringed by large Ponderosa pines. In the slanting sun of late afternoon the shadows of great branches reached across the river, and the trees took the river in their arms.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52721]]></link><description><![CDATA[I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think, is that. . . you really must make the self.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56642]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beguiled by George S. Bush's easy smile and casual indifference to the details, we are on the brink of electing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beguiled by George S. Bush's easy smile and casual indifference to the details, we are on the brink of electing him to office. This isn't choosing a president, it's casting the lead in a sitcom about the presidency.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A report to the Security Council initiates a chain of events... that breed tension and add volatility to an already ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35726]]></link><description><![CDATA[A report to the Security Council initiates a chain of events... that breed tension and add volatility to an already vulnerable political situation in the region.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like the dreams, Children of night, of indigestion bred. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12868]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like the dreams, Children of night, of indigestion bred.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24182]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He had a good start, ... Everything was, 'Yes, ma'am.' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40824]]></link><description><![CDATA[He had a good start, ... Everything was, 'Yes, ma'am.']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28005]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23185]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23185</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal. -Love's Labour 's Lost. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55481]]></link><description><![CDATA[A merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act ii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Way down upon de Swanee Ribber, Far, far away,  Dere's whar ma heart am turning ebber,   Dere's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58442]]></link><description><![CDATA[Way down upon de Swanee Ribber, Far, far away,  Dere's whar ma heart am turning ebber,   Dere's whar de old folks stay.    All up and down de whole creation,     Sadly I roam,      Still longing for de old plantation,       And for de old folks at home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some falls the means are happier to rise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51245]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some falls the means are happier to rise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of us (perfectionists, especially) fuss so much over making the 'right' choice, but in life, all that's really needed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some of us (perfectionists, especially) fuss so much over making the 'right' choice, but in life, all that's really needed is to make any' good' choice, believe in it, go through with it, and accept the consequences.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/74]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/74</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38665]]></link><description><![CDATA[Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28128]]></link><description><![CDATA[What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it sags like a heavy load. Or does it just explode?.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't use others as a crutch, for we must all go our own ways at one point or another, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36910]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't use others as a crutch, for we must all go our own ways at one point or another, and when they go you will inevitably fall.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre Observe degree, priority, and place,  Insisture, course, proportion, season, form,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45268]]></link><description><![CDATA[The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre Observe degree, priority, and place,  Insisture, course, proportion, season, form,   Office, and custom, in all line of order.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went crazy looking for another place down there. I'm still looking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39376]]></link><description><![CDATA[I went crazy looking for another place down there. I'm still looking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23427]]></link><description><![CDATA[They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can look back at that and say the injury bug bit us a little, but that's why you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39948]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can look back at that and say the injury bug bit us a little, but that's why you have 15 guys on the team. When somebody goes down, other people have to step up and take the challenge.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53721]]></link><description><![CDATA[An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53721</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35792]]></link><description><![CDATA[I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every risk is worth taking as long as its for a Good cause and contributes to a Good life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every risk is worth taking as long as its for a Good cause and contributes to a Good life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12149]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That question fills me with euphoria. We don't want to bog ourselves down with thinking too much. We want to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29990]]></link><description><![CDATA[That question fills me with euphoria. We don't want to bog ourselves down with thinking too much. We want to go and enjoy the experience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her reasoning is it was an accident from day one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38152]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her reasoning is it was an accident from day one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53946]]></link><description><![CDATA[Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62711]]></link><description><![CDATA[From Home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42322]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23494]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's going to be missing for at least four to six weeks. It's a big blow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39683]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's going to be missing for at least four to six weeks. It's a big blow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A commitment to sexual equality with males is a commitment to becoming the rich instead of the poor, the rapist ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27214]]></link><description><![CDATA[A commitment to sexual equality with males is a commitment to becoming the rich instead of the poor, the rapist instead of the raped, the murderer instead of the murdered.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or they'll eventually conquer you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52134]]></link><description><![CDATA[First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or they'll eventually conquer you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52134</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To lead the people, walk behind them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24468]]></link><description><![CDATA[To lead the people, walk behind them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one can really honestly be the very best, no one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65496]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and graviton have no separate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46592]]></link><description><![CDATA[When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and graviton have no separate existence from matter.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28011]]></link><description><![CDATA[Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28011</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will roar you as gently as any sucking dove; I will roar you, an 't were any nightingale. -A ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55518]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will roar you as gently as any sucking dove; I will roar you, an 't were any nightingale. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52582]]></link><description><![CDATA[A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been spoiled. We didn't have a lot of money but creatively, they were great. When I came into the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33994]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've been spoiled. We didn't have a lot of money but creatively, they were great. When I came into the meeting after the first screening I had ten times more notes than they had.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43671]]></link><description><![CDATA[I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, "Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He has a billionaire's spending habit, but a millionaire's budget. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35924]]></link><description><![CDATA[He has a billionaire's spending habit, but a millionaire's budget.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the meantime, hopefully we can have a fruitful conversation with the government to get his release, perhaps under conditions ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42211]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the meantime, hopefully we can have a fruitful conversation with the government to get his release, perhaps under conditions they can impose. We are pleased. This is what we envisioned as going to happen from the beginning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24823]]></link><description><![CDATA[Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24823</guid></item></channel></rss>