<?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 made adjustments at half-time and we didn't. Their press killed us, and our girls just looked like they were ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42650]]></link><description><![CDATA[They made adjustments at half-time and we didn't. Their press killed us, and our girls just looked like they were worn out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42650</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55013]]></link><description><![CDATA[A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41535]]></link><description><![CDATA[once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything that seems unnecessary, and once to make the whole thing sound as if I have only just thought of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9286]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What they're accustomed to is no great matter, But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.  [Ger., Zwar sind ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53012]]></link><description><![CDATA[What they're accustomed to is no great matter, But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.  [Ger., Zwar sind sie an das Beste nicht gewohnt,   Allein sie haben schrecklich viel gelesen.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A born writer is born scrofulous; his career is an accident dictated by physical or circumstantial disabilities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12355]]></link><description><![CDATA[A born writer is born scrofulous; his career is an accident dictated by physical or circumstantial disabilities.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20789]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of the cult as to their goddess herself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20789</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22095]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience makes a woman beautiful in middle age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27137]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patience makes a woman beautiful in middle age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cult is a religion with no political power. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21713]]></link><description><![CDATA[A cult is a religion with no political power.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the very ice of chastity is in them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5797]]></link><description><![CDATA[A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the very ice of chastity is in them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their Chains, and to discern how becomingly they fit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that dies pays all debts ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11478]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that dies pays all debts]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/850]]></link><description><![CDATA[This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12234]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell is no other but a soundlesse pit, Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19139]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hell is no other but a soundlesse pit, Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamonds continue to be Tiffany's strongest category around the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41670]]></link><description><![CDATA[Diamonds continue to be Tiffany's strongest category around the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot,  And so be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58894]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot,  And so be pedestaled in triumph?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the ear Drops the light drip of the suspended oar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4397]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the ear Drops the light drip of the suspended oar.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34308]]></link><description><![CDATA[On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65916]]></link><description><![CDATA[Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And he that makes his soul his surety, I think, does give the best security. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57278]]></link><description><![CDATA[And he that makes his soul his surety, I think, does give the best security.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the standing jokes of Congress is that the new Congressman always spends the first week wondering how he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9758]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the standing jokes of Congress is that the new Congressman always spends the first week wondering how he got there and the rest of the time wondering how the other members got there]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let your loins be girded about, and your light burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51956]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let your loins be girded about, and your light burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have a couple of posts with good size that kind of helped diminish some of her effectiveness against us, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41932]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have a couple of posts with good size that kind of helped diminish some of her effectiveness against us, but she definitely has some talent. (Brown's) biggest thing is her aggressiveness and athleticism.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17265]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was her way of dealing with the grief. She was really venting when I was just sobbing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41612]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was her way of dealing with the grief. She was really venting when I was just sobbing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roche is providing innovation. I could not care less about the hundreds of anti high-blood pressure products. This drug looks ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33421]]></link><description><![CDATA[Roche is providing innovation. I could not care less about the hundreds of anti high-blood pressure products. This drug looks like it will literally give women a new lease of life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just love, I love, I love movies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59056]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just love, I love, I love movies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we did very well. We had two major benefactors that really made sure all the women and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33341]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think we did very well. We had two major benefactors that really made sure all the women and the children in the shelter got their wish list.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just behappy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21293]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just behappy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I went to the copy machine, the medal went to the copy machine, too. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35436]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I went to the copy machine, the medal went to the copy machine, too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This initiative is being financed by Californians who want to try it in Colorado instead of their own backyard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39623]]></link><description><![CDATA[This initiative is being financed by Californians who want to try it in Colorado instead of their own backyard.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perish those who said our good things before we did. [Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerent.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46637]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perish those who said our good things before we did. [Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerent.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I checked him out on Monday morning and he was concerned about his knee. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34714]]></link><description><![CDATA[I checked him out on Monday morning and he was concerned about his knee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We try to mix in a little fun here and there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30834]]></link><description><![CDATA[We try to mix in a little fun here and there.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65342]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annius has some two hundred tables, and servants for every table. Dishes run hither and thither, and plates fly about. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13231]]></link><description><![CDATA[Annius has some two hundred tables, and servants for every table. Dishes run hither and thither, and plates fly about. Such entertainments as these keep to yourselves, ye pompous; I am ill pleased with a supper that walks.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world and its growing counterpart at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47680]]></link><description><![CDATA[The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world and its growing counterpart at home. Mothers with dependent children can be sternly lectured on the need for self-reliance, but not dependent executives and investors, please. For them, the welfare state must flourish.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53880]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53880</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7673]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, Prophet, 1280  Our own curiosity often hindereth us in the reading of holy writings, when we seek to understand and discuss, where we should pass simply on. If thou wouldst profit by thy reading, read humbly, simply, honestly, and not desiring to win a character [i.e., reputation] for learning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4615]]></link><description><![CDATA[Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction of one or more umpires.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves. -Betty Friedan. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27129]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves. -Betty Friedan.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27129</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16887]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that gives me small gifts would have me live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49341]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that gives me small gifts would have me live.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49341</guid></item></channel></rss>