<?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[While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51055]]></link><description><![CDATA[While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be at all is to be religious more or less ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53777]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be at all is to be religious more or less]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. [Fr., Dis moi ce que tu manges, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13174]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. [Fr., Dis moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are what we believe we are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53745]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are what we believe we are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26270]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25580]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have the choice of two things--either to lose your loan or lose your friend. [Lat., Si quis mutuum quid dederit, sit pro proprio perditum;  Cum repetas, inimicum amicum beneficio invenis tuo.   Si mage exigere cupias, duarum rerum exoritur optio;    Vel illud, quod credideris perdas, vel illum amicum, amiseris.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a Sonnet? 'Tis the pearly shell That murmurs of the far-off, murmuring sea;  A precious jewel carved ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46763]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is a Sonnet? 'Tis the pearly shell That murmurs of the far-off, murmuring sea;  A precious jewel carved most curiously;   It is a little picture painted well.    What is a Sonnet? 'Tis the tear that fell     From a great poet's hidden ecstasy;      A two-edged sword, a star, a song--ah me!       Sometimes a heavy tolling funeral bell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We didn't budget enough in salaries and we had a shortfall in state and local revenues. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29332]]></link><description><![CDATA[We didn't budget enough in salaries and we had a shortfall in state and local revenues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People will think they just dropped cash on us. I don't think so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36032]]></link><description><![CDATA[People will think they just dropped cash on us. I don't think so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At lovers' perjuries, They say Jove laughs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51469]]></link><description><![CDATA[At lovers' perjuries, They say Jove laughs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1408]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52881]]></link><description><![CDATA[The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet 'em on your way down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet 'em on your way down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footfalls echo in the memory, Down the passage which we did not take, Towards the door we never opened Into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25823]]></link><description><![CDATA[Footfalls echo in the memory, Down the passage which we did not take, Towards the door we never opened Into the rose-garden.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57455]]></link><description><![CDATA[Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66604]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd: Nor to rebuke the rich offender fear'd.  His preaching much, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48083]]></link><description><![CDATA[The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd: Nor to rebuke the rich offender fear'd.  His preaching much, but more his practice wrought;   (A living sermon of the truths he taught:)    For this by rules severe his life he squar'd:     That all might see the doctrines which they heard.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9866]]></link><description><![CDATA[A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our intention creates our reality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our intention creates our reality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57009]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a daughter and she's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She gives me a good excuse ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18308]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have a daughter and she's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She gives me a good excuse to watch cartoons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must not let daylight in upon the magic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26194]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must not let daylight in upon the magic.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The question is to know whether Israel wants peace or not, and if it is ready to respect its international ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41310]]></link><description><![CDATA[The question is to know whether Israel wants peace or not, and if it is ready to respect its international engagements, notably the roadmap.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17862]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11495]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wonder why prostitution is illegal ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48506]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wonder why prostitution is illegal]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is like an onion. Why is life like an onion? Because you peel away layer after layer and when ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24913]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is like an onion. Why is life like an onion? Because you peel away layer after layer and when you come to the end you have nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet what are they, the learned and the great? Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!  Who shall presume to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15376]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yet what are they, the learned and the great? Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!  Who shall presume to prophesy their date,   Where nought is certain save the uncertainty of fate?   - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38795]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter how difficult things are, if you continue to move forward in life, you can eventually become victorious, even if it's later in life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no night without stars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66095]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no night without stars.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66735]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She's a very special young lady who had the courage to step up and testify, ... She's the hero in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37369]]></link><description><![CDATA[She's a very special young lady who had the courage to step up and testify, ... She's the hero in this.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48940]]></link><description><![CDATA[We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears are the summer showers to the soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26858]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tears are the summer showers to the soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With thy long levell'd rule of streaming light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25061]]></link><description><![CDATA[With thy long levell'd rule of streaming light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I couldn't have asked for anything better than the way they've treated me here, especially my teammates. I wasn't worried, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37627]]></link><description><![CDATA[I couldn't have asked for anything better than the way they've treated me here, especially my teammates. I wasn't worried, but I was pretty nervous about how I'd be accepted. Ever since Day One it's just been great. There's been no negativity at all, absolutely none.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20779]]></link><description><![CDATA[We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I die content, I die for the liberty of my country. [Fr., Je meurs content, je meurs pour la liberte ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45805]]></link><description><![CDATA[I die content, I die for the liberty of my country. [Fr., Je meurs content, je meurs pour la liberte de mon pays.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We won't have a society if we destroy the environment ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13312]]></link><description><![CDATA[We won't have a society if we destroy the environment]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man was laughed at as a blunderer who said in a public business: "we do much for posterity; I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47845]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man was laughed at as a blunderer who said in a public business: "we do much for posterity; I would fain see them do something for us."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We haven't been able to put together all facets (hitting, pitching and defense) of the game yet. One game we'll ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42098]]></link><description><![CDATA[We haven't been able to put together all facets (hitting, pitching and defense) of the game yet. One game we'll play poor defensively and hit well. The next game maybe we won't be hitting but our pitchers will pick us up. It will come.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51951]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58644]]></link><description><![CDATA[I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On top of this, it's a good idea to take up references. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36402]]></link><description><![CDATA[On top of this, it's a good idea to take up references.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The function of the imagination is not to make strange things settled, so much as to make settled things strange. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20534]]></link><description><![CDATA[The function of the imagination is not to make strange things settled, so much as to make settled things strange.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is good to hold the asse by the bridle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49563]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12623]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The crime of a mother is a heavy burden. [Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10670]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crime of a mother is a heavy burden. [Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10670</guid></item></channel></rss>