<?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[He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47233]]></link><description><![CDATA[He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the sweet voice of a bird, Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,  Moves him to think ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51690]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the sweet voice of a bird, Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,  Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,   That sings so delicately clear, and make    Conjecture of the plumage and the form.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41018]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never forget the look on the young boy's face. He was devastated.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahomet was taking his afternoon nap in his Paradise. An houri had rolled a cloud under his head, and he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45468]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mahomet was taking his afternoon nap in his Paradise. An houri had rolled a cloud under his head, and he was snoring serenely near the fountain of Salsabil.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's a real good kid. Real quick, great skills. You'll see a lot of him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29191]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's a real good kid. Real quick, great skills. You'll see a lot of him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain- and since labor is pain in itself- it follows that men ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47657]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain- and since labor is pain in itself- it follows that men will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it.When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor.It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wounded deer leaps highest,I've heard the hunter tell;'Tis but the ecstasy of death,And then the brake is still.The smitten ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/264]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wounded deer leaps highest,I've heard the hunter tell;'Tis but the ecstasy of death,And then the brake is still.The smitten rock that gushes,The trampled steel that springs,,A cheek is always redderJust where the hectic stingsMirth is mail of anguish,In which its cautious armLest anybody spy the bloodAnd, you're hurt exclaim.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57477]]></link><description><![CDATA[Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was the most brutal thing I have ever seen there was a stream of blood going down the street. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36949]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was the most brutal thing I have ever seen there was a stream of blood going down the street.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18830]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5005]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-generation soft-switch technology is in high demand as communications service providers develop and deploy IP networks. The Technology Assurance Labs ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38335]]></link><description><![CDATA[Next-generation soft-switch technology is in high demand as communications service providers develop and deploy IP networks. The Technology Assurance Labs Shoot Out on the Telecom NEXT exhibit floor will be a great place for service providers to compare the latest soft-switch products from some of the world's most innovative technology companies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42783]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why, he that cuts off twenty years of life Cuts off so many years of fearing death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58249]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why, he that cuts off twenty years of life Cuts off so many years of fearing death.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2518]]></link><description><![CDATA[A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27144]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here lies our sovereign lord, the king, Whose word no man relives on,  Who never said a foolish thing, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54529]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here lies our sovereign lord, the king, Whose word no man relives on,  Who never said a foolish thing,   And never did a wise one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These gems have life in them: their colors speak, Say what words fail of. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23259]]></link><description><![CDATA[These gems have life in them: their colors speak, Say what words fail of.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembrances embellish life but forgetfulness alone makes it possible. [Fr., Les souvenirs embellissent la vie, l'oubli seul la rend possible.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26929]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remembrances embellish life but forgetfulness alone makes it possible. [Fr., Les souvenirs embellissent la vie, l'oubli seul la rend possible.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will name no country, but Germany is ready to move on the budget. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29948]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will name no country, but Germany is ready to move on the budget.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationality is respectable only when it is on the defense, when it is waging wars of liberation it is sacred; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43704]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nationality is respectable only when it is on the defense, when it is waging wars of liberation it is sacred; when those of domination it is accursed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a great football team right here. This was our most complete game of the year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34083]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a great football team right here. This was our most complete game of the year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10945]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a cold winter Sunday afternoon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4626]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a cold winter Sunday afternoon.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A root is a flower that disdains fame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16266]]></link><description><![CDATA[A root is a flower that disdains fame.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15065]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10256]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10256</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[Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18035]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19804]]></link><description><![CDATA[A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's a huge revision. The economy of the Inland Empire is much stronger than they were originally reporting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34733]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's a huge revision. The economy of the Inland Empire is much stronger than they were originally reporting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42861]]></link><description><![CDATA[The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4180]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestling is ballet with violence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57484]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wrestling is ballet with violence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21902]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25337]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two stable outlooks versus one (negative by Moody's) confirms bullish outlook for the country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41445]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two stable outlooks versus one (negative by Moody's) confirms bullish outlook for the country.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're excited about qualifying for the tournament. It's our first goal. We want to continue to focus on improving, getting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37543]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're excited about qualifying for the tournament. It's our first goal. We want to continue to focus on improving, getting better, so we can try to extend the season as long as possible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17962]]></link><description><![CDATA[Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63829]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have discovered the secret formula for a carefree old age: iycri = fi (if you cant recall it, forget ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35886]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have discovered the secret formula for a carefree old age: iycri = fi (if you cant recall it, forget it).]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes that he has got ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15864]]></link><description><![CDATA[A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes that he has got the biggest piece.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/856]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man who dictates separates himself from others. Somalia ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28499]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man who dictates separates himself from others. Somalia]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I've tried to tell them is that it's an acknowledgement of their hard work, but not to let it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31554]]></link><description><![CDATA[What I've tried to tell them is that it's an acknowledgement of their hard work, but not to let it go to their heads. They still have to go out and work hard every single day in order to maintain it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17678]]></link><description><![CDATA[But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:  That no flesh should glory in his presence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28095]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25599]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But thou know'st this, 'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59975]]></link><description><![CDATA[But thou know'st this, 'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59975</guid></item></channel></rss>