<?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[Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5912]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except that they are our children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I enjoy the crafts on the show enormously, too, when we have experts in showing how to make things. You ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37222]]></link><description><![CDATA[I enjoy the crafts on the show enormously, too, when we have experts in showing how to make things. You watch them thinking you'll go home and do the things yourself, which is fun. Some I have done myself later on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[sends letters once a week to his closest family members and he can get letters regularly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29836]]></link><description><![CDATA[sends letters once a week to his closest family members and he can get letters regularly.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by some trifling performance. A carpet knight.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48532]]></link><description><![CDATA[To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine. [Fr., Le veritable Amphitryon  Est l'Amphitryon ou l'on dine.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13238]]></link><description><![CDATA[The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine. [Fr., Le veritable Amphitryon  Est l'Amphitryon ou l'on dine.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52918]]></link><description><![CDATA[Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I saw they had 28 yards rushing in the first half, I said, 'We're back,' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38378]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I saw they had 28 yards rushing in the first half, I said, 'We're back,']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56320]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can be happy where you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64784]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can be happy where you are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17618]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, and you don't branch out, you don't try-you don't take the risk.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25386]]></link><description><![CDATA[A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capacity for joy Admits temptation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23417]]></link><description><![CDATA[Capacity for joy Admits temptation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed--I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14939]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed--I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architecture is the art of how to waste space. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Architecture is the art of how to waste space.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The education of the will is the object of our existence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61625]]></link><description><![CDATA[The education of the will is the object of our existence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Born to be wild - live to outgrow it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61574]]></link><description><![CDATA[Born to be wild - live to outgrow it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am the very slave of circumstance And impulse--borne away with every breath. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8703]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am the very slave of circumstance And impulse--borne away with every breath.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave. - November 11, 1999. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10392]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave. - November 11, 1999.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53610]]></link><description><![CDATA[None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24268]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a stone there, That whoever kisses,  Oh! he never misses   To grow eloquent.   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23052]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a stone there, That whoever kisses,  Oh! he never misses   To grow eloquent.    'Tis he may clamber     To a lady's chamber      Or become a member       Of Parliament.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8791]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8791</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The demand is going to come later and be stretched over an extended period of time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38962]]></link><description><![CDATA[The demand is going to come later and be stretched over an extended period of time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2510]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than argument]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52218]]></link><description><![CDATA[Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52218</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future is as bright as the promises of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14574]]></link><description><![CDATA[The future is as bright as the promises of God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some so speak in exaggerations and superlatives that we need to make a large discount from their statements before we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14370]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some so speak in exaggerations and superlatives that we need to make a large discount from their statements before we can come at their real meaning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring p modestly around ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60526]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring p modestly around it. Then you'll have the miser who's no liar; and the drunkard who's the benefactor of the whole city.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14377]]></link><description><![CDATA[A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices. [Lat., Vulgus ex veritate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52459]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices. [Lat., Vulgus ex veritate pauca, ex opinione multa aestimat.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who this really hurts is entry-level workers because it makes it harder for them to find work. Instead of hiring ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41736]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who this really hurts is entry-level workers because it makes it harder for them to find work. Instead of hiring five people (business owners) hire three people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changed to a lapwing by th' avenging god, He made the barren waste his lone abode,  And oft on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24085]]></link><description><![CDATA[Changed to a lapwing by th' avenging god, He made the barren waste his lone abode,  And oft on soaring pinions hover'd o'er   The lofty palace then his own no more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17537]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still, this group won the most games in a season in 23 years. We came into this game winning 17 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32521]]></link><description><![CDATA[Still, this group won the most games in a season in 23 years. We came into this game winning 17 out of our last 19 games. We gave our community a lot to be proud of. We didn't make them proud with this performance, but one game isn't going to take anything away from their accomplishments this year. That (St. V-M) was a very good team.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "now" wherein God made the first man, and the "now" wherein the last man disappears, and the "now" I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8401]]></link><description><![CDATA[The "now" wherein God made the first man, and the "now" wherein the last man disappears, and the "now" I am speaking in, all are the same in God, where this is but the now.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't know what the numbers were, but I knew I needed to hit some shots. Then I realized I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31079]]></link><description><![CDATA[I didn't know what the numbers were, but I knew I needed to hit some shots. Then I realized I was going off all by myself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are thrilled that Richard Edgar has decided to continue his academic and athletic career at George Mason. Richard is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36113]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are thrilled that Richard Edgar has decided to continue his academic and athletic career at George Mason. Richard is an outstanding person with impeccable credentials as both a person and a student athlete.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51155]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We think it has been a little bit of a slow and rough start, but people are beginning to read ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40903]]></link><description><![CDATA[We think it has been a little bit of a slow and rough start, but people are beginning to read and see the benefits.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An inch in missing is as bad as an ell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48975]]></link><description><![CDATA[An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2012]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act iv. Sc. 5. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55939]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act iv. Sc. 5.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18677]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frankly, it's a better environment for us. We're spending time in Indiana and have more prospects here. We think there ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38643]]></link><description><![CDATA[Frankly, it's a better environment for us. We're spending time in Indiana and have more prospects here. We think there are better opportunities in Indiana than there ever have been.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tell the tale as it was told to me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48747]]></link><description><![CDATA[I tell the tale as it was told to me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1317]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers groceries causes change in our nutrition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14050]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14050</guid></item></channel></rss>