<?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[Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65106]]></link><description><![CDATA[Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of jealousy and failure, has anything worthwhile to say of art? I don't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52702]]></link><description><![CDATA[I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but I will not, for my content-sake, give it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear is the foundation of most governments. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17971]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fear is the foundation of most governments.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And this I know; whether the one True Light Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite,  One flash ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25057]]></link><description><![CDATA[And this I know; whether the one True Light Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite,  One flash of it within the Tavern caught   Better than in the temple lost outright.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47301]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50410]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right now, it's a business trip for us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Right now, it's a business trip for us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20266]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23427]]></link><description><![CDATA[They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59593]]></link><description><![CDATA[A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54182]]></link><description><![CDATA[Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8755]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59778]]></link><description><![CDATA[For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9725]]></link><description><![CDATA[It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. And perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9725</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14145]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18758]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24046]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to the level of the demons.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19680]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60667]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64618]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living on the Lawn is a privilege and a responsibility. We hope future residents will take it very seriously. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Living on the Lawn is a privilege and a responsibility. We hope future residents will take it very seriously.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36437]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that keeps nor crust nor crumb, Weary of all shall want some. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51335]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that keeps nor crust nor crumb, Weary of all shall want some.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're no longer a doormat, and the guys want to be part of this resurgence. If we were not in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40234]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're no longer a doormat, and the guys want to be part of this resurgence. If we were not in the top 10 this year, we would be disappointed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's just an all-out blitz. We're bringing everybody. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28381]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's just an all-out blitz. We're bringing everybody.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1871]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. Byron.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48269]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which I don't think most people realize for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for yourself that you'll let the whole world in on only for a moment, when you're acting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19876]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Therefore, ... I stress again to you and to all your brothers the need to direct the political action equally ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Therefore, ... I stress again to you and to all your brothers the need to direct the political action equally with the military action, by the alliance, cooperation and gathering of all leaders of opinion and influence in the Iraqi arena.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49962]]></link><description><![CDATA[They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lump the whole thing! say that the Creator made Italy from designs by Michel Angelo! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23102]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lump the whole thing! say that the Creator made Italy from designs by Michel Angelo!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors may want a premium on bonds, which may push the cost of borrowing up. But a downgrade will have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31335]]></link><description><![CDATA[Investors may want a premium on bonds, which may push the cost of borrowing up. But a downgrade will have an immediate impact on the cost of debt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11053]]></link><description><![CDATA[Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can come to a decision that positively impacts all three of those then you've made the best decision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33917]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can come to a decision that positively impacts all three of those then you've made the best decision.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot teach old dogs new tricks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58736]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41878]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd love to [get a chance to] play [Villanova], because I think we can show our toughness. I look forward to the challenge. We worked hard to get here.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not singular except in syllable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is not singular except in syllable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Jack Anderson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who's a native of Utah, recently said after an appearance at Utah State University ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36890]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Jack Anderson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who's a native of Utah, recently said after an appearance at Utah State University that Hatch has little chance of winning.] I'm sorry to see (Hatch) make a fool of himself, ... He's a good man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22785]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50411]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17566]]></link><description><![CDATA[True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I surprised by how slow he's moving? My basic answer is, yes. I knew he was not going to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38494]]></link><description><![CDATA[Am I surprised by how slow he's moving? My basic answer is, yes. I knew he was not going to turn the Earth on its head overnight. But given the vastness of his ambitions ... I would have expected in the first eight months he would be doing lots of things of consequence: more significant personnel moves, more significant documents, more serious public engagements, etc., etc.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16946]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16946</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62477]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[The impression is] that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32897]]></link><description><![CDATA[[The impression is] that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon as you drift out of Dade County you find that the Alice in Wonderland world ends at the Dade-Broward line.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The miserable hath no other medicine but only hope ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26672]]></link><description><![CDATA[The miserable hath no other medicine but only hope]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right now, I see nothing. Just a lot of thick brush, a harsh terrain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29386]]></link><description><![CDATA[Right now, I see nothing. Just a lot of thick brush, a harsh terrain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The goal is to create a new use for the manure that's surrounding the town ? as a biofuel, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33364]]></link><description><![CDATA[The goal is to create a new use for the manure that's surrounding the town ? as a biofuel,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64608]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64608</guid></item></channel></rss>