<?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[Learning why one great book is just like every other great book is the key to understanding literature ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25274]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learning why one great book is just like every other great book is the key to understanding literature]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49423]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58020]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody is aware of how to kill the birds. This is the first time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody is aware of how to kill the birds. This is the first time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think anybody could say with a straight face that there hasn't been some of the flow of work ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37694]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think anybody could say with a straight face that there hasn't been some of the flow of work hasn't been more challenging. Leadership challenges can rub emotions raw and strain relationships.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That loss at Marquette was just a bad loss for us. We came back on the road at Syracuse. This ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37590]]></link><description><![CDATA[That loss at Marquette was just a bad loss for us. We came back on the road at Syracuse. This was a statement game for us. We just went out there and played basketball and made a statement. The statement was that we're here and we're here to stay. We're not pushovers. We're not little boys. We're men out there.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wages are 70 percent of the cost of production. That puts pressure on the cost structure of business, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34759]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wages are 70 percent of the cost of production. That puts pressure on the cost structure of business, and the propensity is to increase consumer prices.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9606]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27378]]></link><description><![CDATA[He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I lost my son, but at the same time I'm still a staunch supporter of the troops. [They] need to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42465]]></link><description><![CDATA[I lost my son, but at the same time I'm still a staunch supporter of the troops. [They] need to know that back home we are for them and we are behind them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm married to the theater but my mistress is the films. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43360]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm married to the theater but my mistress is the films.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62646]]></link><description><![CDATA[Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19273]]></link><description><![CDATA[How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So still we glide down to the sea Of fathomless eternity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51100]]></link><description><![CDATA[So still we glide down to the sea Of fathomless eternity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood, He tried the luxury of doing good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17853]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood, He tried the luxury of doing good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44024]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet that is mistress of the seas."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The map is not the territory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21915]]></link><description><![CDATA[The map is not the territory.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world men inhabit is rather bleak. It is a world full of doubt and confusion, where vulnerability must be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27083]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world men inhabit is rather bleak. It is a world full of doubt and confusion, where vulnerability must be hidden, not shared; where competition, not co-operation, is the order of the day; where men sacrifice the possibility of knowing their own children and sharing in their upbringing, for the sake of a job they may have chosen by chance, which may not suit them and which in many cases dominates their lives to the exclusion of much else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who forgives readily only invites offense. [Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16498]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who forgives readily only invites offense. [Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. -Chief Seattle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most basic question is not what is best but who shall decide what is best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52149]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most basic question is not what is best but who shall decide what is best.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis immortality to die aspiring, As if a man were taken quick to heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20605]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis immortality to die aspiring, As if a man were taken quick to heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65342]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19825]]></link><description><![CDATA[Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Others' follies teach us not, Nor much their wisdom teaches;  And most of sterling worth is what   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51710]]></link><description><![CDATA[Others' follies teach us not, Nor much their wisdom teaches;  And most of sterling worth is what   Our own experience preaches.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They keep saying the right person will come along, I think mine got hit by a truck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27045]]></link><description><![CDATA[They keep saying the right person will come along, I think mine got hit by a truck.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change is the only absolute thing in the world. Nothing stays the same.Tomorrow will come,with new beginnings and sometimes unexpected ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62950]]></link><description><![CDATA[Change is the only absolute thing in the world. Nothing stays the same.Tomorrow will come,with new beginnings and sometimes unexpected endings. You can hold on to the past and get left in the dust, or you can choose to jump on the ride of life and live a new adventure with perseverance and an open mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unless you have some goals, I don't think there's any way to get above the pack. My vision was always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22491]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unless you have some goals, I don't think there's any way to get above the pack. My vision was always well beyond what I had any reason to expect.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're only as good as the people you hire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66256]]></link><description><![CDATA[You're only as good as the people you hire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of wandering. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59579]]></link><description><![CDATA[One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of wandering.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11996]]></link><description><![CDATA[This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To see them here is a dream come true. Los Angeles has been my hometown for so long, so to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41575]]></link><description><![CDATA[To see them here is a dream come true. Los Angeles has been my hometown for so long, so to have them here is beyond words. I'm going to come here very often and bring friends to see them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16359]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And neither shall we learn to war with ourselves anymore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21445]]></link><description><![CDATA[And neither shall we learn to war with ourselves anymore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find a job you like and you add five days to every week. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24497]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eternity forbids thee to forget. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14196]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eternity forbids thee to forget.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May you - Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11017]]></link><description><![CDATA[May you - Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching, screw like it's being filmed, and drink like a true Irishman]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64983]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How far that little candle throws its beams; So shines a good deed in a naughty world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51420]]></link><description><![CDATA[How far that little candle throws its beams; So shines a good deed in a naughty world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22957]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more thou dam'st it up, the more it burns. The current that with gentle murmur glides,  Thou know'st, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4926]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more thou dam'st it up, the more it burns. The current that with gentle murmur glides,  Thou know'st, being stopped, impatiently doth rage;   But when his fair course is not hindered,    He makes sweet music with th' enameled stones,     Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge,      He overtaketh in his pilgrimage.       And so by many winding nooks he strays        With willing sport to the wild ocean.         Then let me go and hinder not my course.          I'll be as patient as a gentle stream           And make a pastime of each weary step,            Till the last step have brought me to my love;             And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil              A blessed soul doth in Elysium.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59948]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14523]]></link><description><![CDATA[We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that can be apprehended; in a single being that includes all, above all in the one which is itself the all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3313]]></link><description><![CDATA[Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3313</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex is like snow... You never know how many inches you're going to get or how long it will last. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28045]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sex is like snow... You never know how many inches you're going to get or how long it will last.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have to thank God for this retirement. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51837]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have to thank God for this retirement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever does not have a good father should procure one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63666]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29632]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be right back here, hopefully.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29632</guid></item></channel></rss>