<?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[They're not using satellite phones. They're using Web sites and posing as teenage girls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38709]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're not using satellite phones. They're using Web sites and posing as teenage girls.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When in doubt, do nowt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51045]]></link><description><![CDATA[When in doubt, do nowt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16718]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15169]]></link><description><![CDATA[A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The twig is so easily bended I have banished the rule and the rod:  I have taught them the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58739]]></link><description><![CDATA[The twig is so easily bended I have banished the rule and the rod:  I have taught them the goodness of knowledge,   They have taught me the goodness of God;    My heart is the dungeon of darkness,     When I shut them for breaking a rule;      My frown is sufficient correction;       My love is the law of the school.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19202]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied with his own, as a matter of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50387]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied with his own, as a matter of course.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61737]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was no discernible impact on guest service at our resorts. We were happy to offer our employees a means ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35910]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was no discernible impact on guest service at our resorts. We were happy to offer our employees a means by which they could express support for immigration reform.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39176]]></link><description><![CDATA[The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56635]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beare with evill, and expect good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beare with evill, and expect good.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61448]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What point of morals, of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55318]]></link><description><![CDATA[What point of morals, of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, has he not settled? What mystery has he not signified his knowledge of? What office, or function, or district of man's work, has he not remembered? What king has he not taught state, as Talma taught Napoleon? What maiden has not found him finer than her delicacy? What lover has he not outloved? What sage has he not outseen? What gentleman has he not instructed in the rudeness of his behavior?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25535]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40096]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and still had strength left over for the sprint, even though the pace was high towards the end of the stage. Christian Vande Velde crashed during the final descent, but he wasn't seriously hurt and managed to finish in the main peloton, while Linus Gerdemann lost some time because he's suffering from a back ache.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not know beneath what sky nor on what seas shall be thy fate; I only know it shall ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11273]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not know beneath what sky nor on what seas shall be thy fate; I only know it shall be high, I only know it shall be great.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Earth's great market where Joy is trafficked in, Buy while thy purse yet swells with golden Youth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23435]]></link><description><![CDATA[At Earth's great market where Joy is trafficked in, Buy while thy purse yet swells with golden Youth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't you know by now, luck don't lead to anything or why you keep on moving ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26033]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't you know by now, luck don't lead to anything or why you keep on moving]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66288]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66288</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SOBA is a client/server application done right. It is a business application that is centered on Web services standards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31352]]></link><description><![CDATA[A SOBA is a client/server application done right. It is a business application that is centered on Web services standards.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The blind eate many a flie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49806]]></link><description><![CDATA[The blind eate many a flie.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And angling too, that solitary vice, What Izaak Walton sings or says:  The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, in his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16103]]></link><description><![CDATA[And angling too, that solitary vice, What Izaak Walton sings or says:  The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, in his gullet   Should have a hook, and a small trout to pull it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oxen and the ButchersThe oxen once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiced a trade destructive ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1559]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Oxen and the ButchersThe oxen once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiced a trade destructive to their race. They assembled on a certain day to carry out their purpose, and sharpened their horns for the contest. But one of them who was exceedingly old (for many a field had he plowed) thus spoke: These Butchers, it is true, slaughter us, but they do so with skillful hands, and with no unnecessary pain. If we get rid of them, we shall fall into the hands of unskillful operators, and thus suffer a double death: for you may be assured, that though all the Butchers should perish, yet will men never want beef. Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, March! we know thou art Kind-hearted, spite of ugly looks and threats,  And, out of sight, art nursing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26366]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, March! we know thou art Kind-hearted, spite of ugly looks and threats,  And, out of sight, art nursing April's violets!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I could do it all over again, I would. Not all of high school, just my senior year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29971]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I could do it all over again, I would. Not all of high school, just my senior year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34575]]></link><description><![CDATA[I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8232]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm an American before any party preference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41215]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm an American before any party preference.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil: my cup ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54722]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth over.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, how bitter it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1330]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, how bitter it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37227]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sail like my pinnace to these golden shores. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55351]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sail like my pinnace to these golden shores. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War is hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61208]]></link><description><![CDATA[War is hell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31617]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is challenging and beguiling to sense something inside, put it on paper (or carve it in stone), and then step back and see how much has got lost in the process.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's going to finish when I fold my hand and go up to the big poker game in the sky. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28604]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's going to finish when I fold my hand and go up to the big poker game in the sky.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone is sitting on their hands. No-one wants to play with everyone calling a 25 basis points rate rise on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41927]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone is sitting on their hands. No-one wants to play with everyone calling a 25 basis points rate rise on Wednesday.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And truly, I'll devise some honest slanders To stain my cousin with. One doth not know  How much an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56551]]></link><description><![CDATA[And truly, I'll devise some honest slanders To stain my cousin with. One doth not know  How much an ill word may empoison liking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25418]]></link><description><![CDATA[We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25418</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17188]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62326]]></link><description><![CDATA[You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're only as good as the people you hire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66256]]></link><description><![CDATA[You're only as good as the people you hire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -Krishnamurti. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18963]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -Krishnamurti.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44857]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21666]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2578]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The market is still not pricing in enough Fed tightening. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29102]]></link><description><![CDATA[The market is still not pricing in enough Fed tightening.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47195]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47195</guid></item></channel></rss>