<?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[Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2099]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was the first Tuesday in August. The Nebraska heat rolled in upon one like the engulfing waves of a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4637]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was the first Tuesday in August. The Nebraska heat rolled in upon one like the engulfing waves of a dry sea,--a thick material substance against which one seemed to push when moving about.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5188]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28894]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42047]]></link><description><![CDATA[On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be fined twenty-five rubles.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All you are is a soul and a voice, everything else is just a tool to help you get through ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25025]]></link><description><![CDATA[All you are is a soul and a voice, everything else is just a tool to help you get through the day easier.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my case, Sunday, I didn't know that a tornado was coming because I was watching Spanish TV. The only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31263]]></link><description><![CDATA[In my case, Sunday, I didn't know that a tornado was coming because I was watching Spanish TV. The only reason I learned that we had a tornado was because a friend warned me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is politics, raw and urgent, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36896]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is politics, raw and urgent,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2829]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs, What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54050]]></link><description><![CDATA[What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs, What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57527]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57527</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.. Epictetus, c ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26503]]></link><description><![CDATA[What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.. Epictetus, c 200 AD -Seneca.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14145]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So far we have no reason to complain nor to suspect any unfair or inappropriate policy, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35207]]></link><description><![CDATA[So far we have no reason to complain nor to suspect any unfair or inappropriate policy,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42062]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contract With Women of the USA ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Contract With Women of the USA]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While I am speaking the opportunity is lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50812]]></link><description><![CDATA[While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half the truth is often a great lie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26160]]></link><description><![CDATA[Half the truth is often a great lie.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been very embarrassing for us. Just getting everything out and being very transparent ... is a very good thing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38221]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been very embarrassing for us. Just getting everything out and being very transparent ... is a very good thing to do. ... We're hopeful now that it's public that chapter is behind us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12343]]></link><description><![CDATA[American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63145]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to accept our beliefs. The same thing happens when a hot coal meets another piece of coal: it either shares its fire with it or is overwhelmed by the other`s size and is extinguished.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word to one another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16816]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word to one another.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66577]]></link><description><![CDATA[All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37761]]></link><description><![CDATA[From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely staying for fear of not getting back in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layer by layer art strips life bare. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Layer by layer art strips life bare.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Till o'er the wreck, emerging from the storm, Immortal Nature lifts her changeful form:  Mounts from her funeral pyre ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Till o'er the wreck, emerging from the storm, Immortal Nature lifts her changeful form:  Mounts from her funeral pyre on wings of flame,   And soars and shines, another and the same.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell me, shepherds, have you seen My Flora pass this way?  In shape and feature Beauty's queen,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3830]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tell me, shepherds, have you seen My Flora pass this way?  In shape and feature Beauty's queen,   In pastoral array.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And to his eye There was but one beloved face on earth,  And that was shining on him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14853]]></link><description><![CDATA[And to his eye There was but one beloved face on earth,  And that was shining on him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The devil, my friends, is a woman just now. 'Tis a woman that reigns in Hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12152]]></link><description><![CDATA[The devil, my friends, is a woman just now. 'Tis a woman that reigns in Hell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12152</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[In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11893]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US has a vital interest in that area of the country [Latin America]. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47080]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US has a vital interest in that area of the country [Latin America].]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining, May my lot no less fortunate be  Than a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59445]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining, May my lot no less fortunate be  Than a snug elbow-chair can afford for reclining,   And a cot that o'erlooks the wide sea;    With an ambling pad-pony to pace o'er the lawn,     While I carol away idle sorrow,      And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn,       Look forward with hope for to-morrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21434]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35136]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who dares, wins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28114]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who dares, wins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28114</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things have changed throughout the state and a lot of farmers now have off-farm income. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things have changed throughout the state and a lot of farmers now have off-farm income.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62258]]></link><description><![CDATA[You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do not think the Delphi bankruptcy should be viewed as an example of the eventual fate of all of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39178]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do not think the Delphi bankruptcy should be viewed as an example of the eventual fate of all of the auto suppliers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47479]]></link><description><![CDATA[War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We got a call, there's been a bomb, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42658]]></link><description><![CDATA[We got a call, there's been a bomb,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5938]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556  As the devil showed great skill in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8493]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556  As the devil showed great skill in tempting men to perdition., equal skill ought to be shown in saving them. The devil studied the nature of each man, seized upon the traits of his soul, adjusted himself to them and insinuated himself gradually into his victims's confidence -- suggesting splendors to the ambitious, gain to the covetous, delight to the sensuous, and a false appearance of piety to the pious -- and a winner of souls ought to act in the same cautious and skillful way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing secure unlesse suspected. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49669]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing secure unlesse suspected.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49669</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. -Edna O'Brien. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27170]]></link><description><![CDATA[The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. -Edna O'Brien.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60308]]></link><description><![CDATA[To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61111]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61111</guid></item></channel></rss>