<?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 agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no better way than by taking your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/779]]></link><description><![CDATA[I agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no better way than by taking your advice from beginning to end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50437]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58347]]></link><description><![CDATA[The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To wish to be cured is half way towards cure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51206]]></link><description><![CDATA[To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54967]]></link><description><![CDATA[Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23495]]></link><description><![CDATA[Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14027]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38587]]></link><description><![CDATA[Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wherever riches have increased, the essence of religion has decreased in the same proportion. Therefore I do not see how ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7060]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wherever riches have increased, the essence of religion has decreased in the same proportion. Therefore I do not see how it is possible in the nature of things for any revival of religion to continue long. For religion must necessarily produce both industry and frugality, and these cannot but produce riches. But as riches increase, so will pride, anger, and love of the world in all its branches.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58431]]></link><description><![CDATA[Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd,-- "How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude."  But grant me still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57172]]></link><description><![CDATA[I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd,-- "How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude."  But grant me still a friend in my retreat,   Whom I may whisper--Solitude is sweet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love, work and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love, work and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO has not received any formal request from the U.N. or from the African Union for anything beyond what it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37054]]></link><description><![CDATA[NATO has not received any formal request from the U.N. or from the African Union for anything beyond what it is currently doing. NATO is continuing to do what it has been doing for many months, and that is airlifting in and out African Union battalions ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã‚Â¦ as well as providing training.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nouvelle Cuisine, roughly translated, means: I can't believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I'm still hungry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10152]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nouvelle Cuisine, roughly translated, means: I can't believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I'm still hungry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopefully it'll be a guy we feel good about that can play in the Major Leagues someday. He'll probably be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31653]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hopefully it'll be a guy we feel good about that can play in the Major Leagues someday. He'll probably be a little further away [than Phillips was].]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money is always there but the pockets change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42983]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money is always there but the pockets change.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He lives who dies to win a lasting name. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43646]]></link><description><![CDATA[He lives who dies to win a lasting name.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46145]]></link><description><![CDATA[Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long should you try? Until. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46153]]></link><description><![CDATA[How long should you try? Until.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several processes have been initiated over the last couple of years that not only reduce the amount of paper used, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33274]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several processes have been initiated over the last couple of years that not only reduce the amount of paper used, but also help the firm operate more efficiently.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water pressure is very high on these earth dikes and there are more in danger of collapse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34377]]></link><description><![CDATA[Water pressure is very high on these earth dikes and there are more in danger of collapse.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was it for this the clay grew tall? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Was it for this the clay grew tall?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of evening tinct, The purple-streaming Amethyst is thine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56525]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of evening tinct, The purple-streaming Amethyst is thine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56525</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There will always be the ability for broadband users to connect to the content of their choice. What it will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33899]]></link><description><![CDATA[There will always be the ability for broadband users to connect to the content of their choice. What it will come down to, we hope, is that there will be other opportunities and other choices in the market.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one is entitled to the truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1023]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one is entitled to the truth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12266]]></link><description><![CDATA[The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In all things it is better to hope than to despair ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11993]]></link><description><![CDATA[In all things it is better to hope than to despair]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11993</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We played a pretty good game. The refs called two penalties at the end and it helped us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42302]]></link><description><![CDATA[We played a pretty good game. The refs called two penalties at the end and it helped us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or from a misguided idea about self-protection. In addition, most London shootings involve members of the black community and are often related to deprivation, gang rivalry or the illegal drug trade.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49829]]></link><description><![CDATA[The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every one comes between men's souls and God, either as a brick wall or as a bridge. Either you are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every one comes between men's souls and God, either as a brick wall or as a bridge. Either you are leading men to God or you are driving them away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65332]]></link><description><![CDATA[But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When there is deliberate, intentional violence by man against man, very particular feelings are generated, ... The victimized population wants ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40835]]></link><description><![CDATA[When there is deliberate, intentional violence by man against man, very particular feelings are generated, ... The victimized population wants revenge. There's a breakdown of trust in your fellow man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21330]]></link><description><![CDATA[A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31939]]></link><description><![CDATA[The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long term we'll come out on top.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56491]]></link><description><![CDATA[Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12258]]></link><description><![CDATA[Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6032]]></link><description><![CDATA[Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16040]]></link><description><![CDATA[Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28487]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes in the morning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45216]]></link><description><![CDATA[In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes in the morning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[College is like a fountain of knowledge - and the students are there to drink ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8949]]></link><description><![CDATA[College is like a fountain of knowledge - and the students are there to drink]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44182]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20802]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect problems and eat them for breakfast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64888]]></link><description><![CDATA[Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When something (an affliction) happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18416]]></link><description><![CDATA[When something (an affliction) happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We grow like flowers, and bear desire, The odor of the human flowers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11965]]></link><description><![CDATA[We grow like flowers, and bear desire, The odor of the human flowers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law is commands joined to threats of punishment ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Law is commands joined to threats of punishment]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38873</guid></item></channel></rss>