<?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[There's life after 401(k). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39472]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's life after 401(k).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion is not ours till we live by it, till it is the Religion of our thoughts, words, and actions, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Religion is not ours till we live by it, till it is the Religion of our thoughts, words, and actions, till it goes with us into every place, sits uppermost on every occasion, and forms and governs our hopes and fears, our cares and pleasures.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14949]]></link><description><![CDATA[There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is thus that the few rare lucid well-disposed people who have had to struggle on the earth find themselves ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29547]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is thus that the few rare lucid well-disposed people who have had to struggle on the earth find themselves at certain hours of the day or night in the depth of certain authentic and waking nightmare states, surrounded by the formidable suction, the formidable oppression of a kind of civic magic which will soon be seen appearing openly in social behavior.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't play better than that, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40199]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't play better than that,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40199</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abrams's Advice: When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24343]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abrams's Advice: When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;  But that's all one, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51530]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;  But that's all one, our play is done,   And we'll strive to please you every day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we first came to Pascagoula, we saw him quite a lot. He came in here a lot and we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42029]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we first came to Pascagoula, we saw him quite a lot. He came in here a lot and we always thought he was quite a gentleman and very nice, very pleasant. My son rented furniture from him and he was very nice to him. We always felt he was a kind person and very good to do business with.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And then he danced;--all foreigners excel The serious Angles in the eloquence  Of pantomime;--he danced, I say right well, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11025]]></link><description><![CDATA[And then he danced;--all foreigners excel The serious Angles in the eloquence  Of pantomime;--he danced, I say right well,   With emphasis, and also with good sense--    A thing in footing indispensable:     He danced without theatrical pretence,      Not like a ballet-master in the van       Of his drill'd nymphs, but like a gentleman.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13374]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13374</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56360]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5243]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not fold, spindle or mutilate.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most CPAs do between 45 to 50 percent of their work in two months out of the year. It makes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41732]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most CPAs do between 45 to 50 percent of their work in two months out of the year. It makes for an extremely stressful time,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23388]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever the results of the referendum are ... it is a civilized step that aims to put Iraq on the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34842]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever the results of the referendum are ... it is a civilized step that aims to put Iraq on the path of true democracy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60442]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27732]]></link><description><![CDATA[All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own. - Oscar Firkins: Memoirs and Letters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47500]]></link><description><![CDATA[Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The singing man keepes his shop in his throate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49913]]></link><description><![CDATA[The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53653]]></link><description><![CDATA[The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46409]]></link><description><![CDATA[We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12403]]></link><description><![CDATA[By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early in my business career I learned the folly of worrying about anything. I have always worked as hard as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62281]]></link><description><![CDATA[Early in my business career I learned the folly of worrying about anything. I have always worked as hard as I could, but when a thing went wrong and could not be righted, I dismissed it from my mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58636]]></link><description><![CDATA[Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And ye sall walk in silk attire, And siller hae to spare,  Gin ye'll consent to be his bride, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4898]]></link><description><![CDATA[And ye sall walk in silk attire, And siller hae to spare,  Gin ye'll consent to be his bride,   Nor think o'Donald mair.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48896]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think this is following in a long line of great San Francisco nuttiness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37066]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think this is following in a long line of great San Francisco nuttiness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't want him growing up with me working two jobs. I don't want him to have a childhood like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37774]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't want him growing up with me working two jobs. I don't want him to have a childhood like I did. I had a nasty childhood.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security is a big deal and we are very familiar with it because we operate in that world today. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Security is a big deal and we are very familiar with it because we operate in that world today.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20248]]></link><description><![CDATA[An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion's cure lives not In these confusions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51480]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confusion's cure lives not In these confusions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoid competency traps. Do not stay only where you are good at things, Go out and be challenged. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9201]]></link><description><![CDATA[Avoid competency traps. Do not stay only where you are good at things, Go out and be challenged.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rose that all are praising Is not the rose for me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54417]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rose that all are praising Is not the rose for me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1060]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I want back is what I wasBefore the bed, before the knife,Before the brooch-pin and the salveFixed me in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26897]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I want back is what I wasBefore the bed, before the knife,Before the brooch-pin and the salveFixed me in this parenthesis;Horses fluent in the wind,A place, a time gone out of mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My occupation is solely that of a painter.No one can argue with pictures(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62387]]></link><description><![CDATA[My occupation is solely that of a painter.No one can argue with pictures(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we've gotten way too lackadaisical. Our society is very reactive rather than proactive, and it bothers me that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29138]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we've gotten way too lackadaisical. Our society is very reactive rather than proactive, and it bothers me that the huge changes right after September 11, like the National Guard at the airport, have been cut back.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2278]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3211]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings, and also experience them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The morning Sunne never lasts a day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49897]]></link><description><![CDATA[The morning Sunne never lasts a day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the sin which is not Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin  Or virtue? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48780]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is the sin which is not Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin  Or virtue?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58886]]></link><description><![CDATA[I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53443]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groping for trouts in a peculiar river. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Groping for trouts in a peculiar river.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running into debt isn't so bad. It's running into creditors that hurts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11490]]></link><description><![CDATA[Running into debt isn't so bad. It's running into creditors that hurts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a miracle. Everyone was telling us they were probably dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40943]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a miracle. Everyone was telling us they were probably dead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are some cases. . . in which the sense of injury breeds --not the will to inflict injuries and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20919]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are some cases. . . in which the sense of injury breeds --not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them as a ladder, but --a hatred of all injury.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20919</guid></item></channel></rss>