<?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[Like watermen who look astern while they row the boat ahead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4405]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like watermen who look astern while they row the boat ahead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9826]]></link><description><![CDATA[No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou engrossest all the griefs are thine, Thou robb'st me of a moiety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18346]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou engrossest all the griefs are thine, Thou robb'st me of a moiety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/862]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15785]]></link><description><![CDATA[Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right he'll go to the poor house.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not a quick fix. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33768]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not a quick fix.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3755]]></link><description><![CDATA[Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dream is short, repentance long. [Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53824]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dream is short, repentance long. [Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a correlation between top-scoring laws and the quality of the charter environment in that state. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37536]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a correlation between top-scoring laws and the quality of the charter environment in that state.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time and space - time to be alone, space to move about - these may well become the great scarcities ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57309]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time and space - time to be alone, space to move about - these may well become the great scarcities of tomorrow]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14099]]></link><description><![CDATA["Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. I am here ready to die. I am not allowed to vindicate my character; and when I am prevented from vindicating myself, let no man dare calumniate me. Let my character and motives repose in obscurity and peace, till other times and other men can do them justice."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tortured for the Republic. [Lat., Strangulatus pro republica.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24118]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tortured for the Republic. [Lat., Strangulatus pro republica.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53485]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Mark the Evangelist  To love another as oneself is only the halfway house to Heaven, though it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7803]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Mark the Evangelist  To love another as oneself is only the halfway house to Heaven, though it seems as far as it was prudent to bid man go. The "greater love than this" of which our Lord speaks, though He does not command it, is to give oneself for one's friends. And when one does this, or is ready to do this, prayer even for "us" seems too selfish -- and it is unnecessary, for we then possess all that God Himself can give us. The easy renunciation of self for the Beloved becomes the very breath of life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55197]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nice man is a man of nasty ideas. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5800]]></link><description><![CDATA[A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4213]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why should i remember anything if i can just look it up? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56531]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why should i remember anything if i can just look it up?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56531</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[God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49276]]></link><description><![CDATA[God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17571]]></link><description><![CDATA[Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We realized we were impacting these families more than we needed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39774]]></link><description><![CDATA[We realized we were impacting these families more than we needed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always think I'm feeling it, but unfortunately I haven't had too many great shooting nights this season. But I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29739]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always think I'm feeling it, but unfortunately I haven't had too many great shooting nights this season. But I just kept hanging in there. It's a huge win for us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It created quite a mess here in Massachusetts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35385]]></link><description><![CDATA[It created quite a mess here in Massachusetts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glossy, efficient prose, garnished with a pinch of irony and a dab of melodrama. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48470]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glossy, efficient prose, garnished with a pinch of irony and a dab of melodrama.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise man's mouth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4194]]></link><description><![CDATA[Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This technology is the heart of the next wave of innovation. The leaders that do this well are able to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34612]]></link><description><![CDATA[This technology is the heart of the next wave of innovation. The leaders that do this well are able to rapidly change the way their current businesses work to meet the ever-changing demands of their customers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12445]]></link><description><![CDATA[It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are indeed aware of criminal organizations that wear military-style uniforms, use military-style equipment and weapons and employ military-style vehicles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32966]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are indeed aware of criminal organizations that wear military-style uniforms, use military-style equipment and weapons and employ military-style vehicles and tactics while conducting illegal activity in border areas.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should wait patiently until tomorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28841]]></link><description><![CDATA[We should wait patiently until tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eloquence enough, but little wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51072]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His voice no touch of harmony admits, Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.  The two extremes appear like man ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60912]]></link><description><![CDATA[His voice no touch of harmony admits, Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.  The two extremes appear like man and wife   Coupled together for the sake of strife.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nay, now you are too flat, And mar the concord with too harsh a descant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56471]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nay, now you are too flat, And mar the concord with too harsh a descant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boredom: the desire for desires ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4714]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boredom: the desire for desires]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23920]]></link><description><![CDATA[We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;  Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the twelfth day I left it, my Unix gave to me: Twelve boards a-blowing; Eleven chips a-smoking; Ten ports ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60261]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the twelfth day I left it, my Unix gave to me: Twelve boards a-blowing; Eleven chips a-smoking; Ten ports a-jamming; Nine floppies frying; Eight gettys dying; Seven blown partitions; Six bad controllers; Five core dumps; Four bad blocks; Three heads crashed; Two faulty tapes; And a burnt-out V.D.T.  On the thirteenth day I started adapting my Nintendo for the VME bus.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38405]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architecture is frozen music. [Ger., Die Backunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Architecture is frozen music. [Ger., Die Backunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We suffered a 5- to -6 percent loss in business till Saturday as an impact of the Aug. 17 occurrence, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36729]]></link><description><![CDATA[We suffered a 5- to -6 percent loss in business till Saturday as an impact of the Aug. 17 occurrence,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man of pleasure is a man of pains. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45376]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man of pleasure is a man of pains.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impossible only means that you haven't found the solution yet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57184]]></link><description><![CDATA[Impossible only means that you haven't found the solution yet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter is a smart player. He can read the play and he doesn't have to run from one corner to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peter is a smart player. He can read the play and he doesn't have to run from one corner to the other. He always seems to be in good position. He's a guy who would rather pass than shoot. He's done exactly what I thought he would.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4761]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a saint. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50546]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a saint.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church alone beyond all question Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.  [Ger., Die Kirch' allein, meine lieben ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8675]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church alone beyond all question Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.  [Ger., Die Kirch' allein, meine lieben Frauen,   Kann ungerechtes Gut verdauen.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59969]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She'd have you spew up what you've drunk when you were out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27270]]></link><description><![CDATA[She'd have you spew up what you've drunk when you were out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At first we were rushing, putting up bad shots. Then we slowed it down and got into our offense, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36547]]></link><description><![CDATA[At first we were rushing, putting up bad shots. Then we slowed it down and got into our offense, and started running the fast break and playing our game pretty good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have only shifted it to another shoulder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54144]]></link><description><![CDATA[Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have only shifted it to another shoulder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's fascinating that this is a campaign that is being driven by cheap tricks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39626]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's fascinating that this is a campaign that is being driven by cheap tricks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39626</guid></item></channel></rss>