<?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[I am not a member of any organized party--I am a Democrat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45595]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not a member of any organized party--I am a Democrat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62708]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profanity is the result of a weak mind trying to express itself forcably ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Profanity is the result of a weak mind trying to express itself forcably]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4247]]></link><description><![CDATA[I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have not loved the world, not the world me; I have not flatter'd its rank breath, nor bow'd  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62208]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have not loved the world, not the world me; I have not flatter'd its rank breath, nor bow'd  To its idolatries a patient knee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15715]]></link><description><![CDATA[...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common man does not want to do without. Luxury goods for the few can be produced in small shops. Luxury goods for the many require big business.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21737]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who makes a success of his life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One does not lash what lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54222]]></link><description><![CDATA[One does not lash what lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27982]]></link><description><![CDATA[One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57722]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42901]]></link><description><![CDATA[At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only real valuable thing is intuition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22977]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only real valuable thing is intuition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it an offence, is it a mistake, is it a crime to take a hopeful view of the prospects ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it an offence, is it a mistake, is it a crime to take a hopeful view of the prospects of your own country? Why should it be? Why should patriotism and pessimism be identical? Hope is the mainspring of patriotism.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final thoughts are so, you know, final. Let's call them closing words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Final thoughts are so, you know, final. Let's call them closing words.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where can I get some tat? I'd like to trade it in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28188]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where can I get some tat? I'd like to trade it in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66705]]></link><description><![CDATA[For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us!  It wad frae monie ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60373]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us!  It wad frae monie a blunder free us,   And foolish notion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29245]]></link><description><![CDATA[[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By any measure, 2000 was a great year for Blockbuster, ... Building on the strength of 2000, we remain confident ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38633]]></link><description><![CDATA[By any measure, 2000 was a great year for Blockbuster, ... Building on the strength of 2000, we remain confident that we can continue generating solid cash earnings growth in 2001 and beyond, led by continued success in our retail store business.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massachusetts has been the wheel within New England, and Boston the wheel within Massachusetts. Boston therefore is often called the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4785]]></link><description><![CDATA[Massachusetts has been the wheel within New England, and Boston the wheel within Massachusetts. Boston therefore is often called the "hub of the world," since it has been the source and fountain of the ideas that have reared and made America.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47632]]></link><description><![CDATA[A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34866]]></link><description><![CDATA[His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good sign. With him, he's either good or bad, and today he was able to address his problem. Before, if he got a bad hitter or two, things got out of hand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With all the awards she was given, she never put one on the wall. They're all under the bed. She ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31090]]></link><description><![CDATA[With all the awards she was given, she never put one on the wall. They're all under the bed. She said that she didn't need that; she knew what she'd done.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost... but in a good way. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5280]]></link><description><![CDATA[I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost... but in a good way. Like I'm at a carnival in a dream. Not sure that makes sense, but I do have pretty good pitch recognition. I see colors for different key signatures, notes, etc.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life in order to keep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10348]]></link><description><![CDATA[The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life in order to keep it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Error always addresses the passions and prejudices; truth scorns such mean intrigue, and only addresses the understanding and the conscience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2133]]></link><description><![CDATA[Error always addresses the passions and prejudices; truth scorns such mean intrigue, and only addresses the understanding and the conscience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52497]]></link><description><![CDATA[Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52755]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou art something bring thy soul and interchange with mine.   - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58530]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou art something bring thy soul and interchange with mine.   - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to be left alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25507]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want to be left alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43568]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burn to be great, Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.  The plains are everlasting as the hills, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Burn to be great, Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.  The plains are everlasting as the hills,   The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else    Comes on the mind with the like shock as though     Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, hisinfluence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21077]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, hisinfluence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautifuljewels of wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their weapons are formidable, ... A coup would be very risky and would give NATO an excuse for finishing off ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41760]]></link><description><![CDATA[Their weapons are formidable, ... A coup would be very risky and would give NATO an excuse for finishing off Milosevic.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3068]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists. [Fr., ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27384]]></link><description><![CDATA[The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists. [Fr., La faveur des princes n'exclut pas le merite, et ne le suppose pas aussi.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is the flower for which love is the honey. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2039]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is the flower for which love is the honey.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30230]]></link><description><![CDATA[I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To be honest, most of the time we talked about life and other different things. It was really a wonderful time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have now come to the point when the clarity has to be sought from Yugoslavia, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41942]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have now come to the point when the clarity has to be sought from Yugoslavia,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had no reports which described him as a stud, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37091]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had no reports which described him as a stud,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14458]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never again are we to look at the stars, as we did when we were children, and wonder how far ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6481]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never again are we to look at the stars, as we did when we were children, and wonder how far it is to God. A being outside our world would be a spectator, looking on but taking no part in this life, where we try to be brave despite all the bafflement. A god who created, and withdrew, could be mighty, but he could not be love. Who could love a God remote, when suffering is our lot? Our God is closer than our problems, for they are out there, to be faced; He is here, beside us, Emmanuel.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale,  The common sun, the air, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45465]]></link><description><![CDATA[The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale,  The common sun, the air, the skies,   To him are open paradise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10940]]></link><description><![CDATA[A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People aren't going to be happy if it goes down this way. I hope we get a simpler solution. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35013]]></link><description><![CDATA[People aren't going to be happy if it goes down this way. I hope we get a simpler solution.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47040]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all put in different positions for different reasons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40085]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all put in different positions for different reasons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40085</guid></item></channel></rss>