<?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 will come to her in yellow stockings, and 'tis a color she abhors, and cross-gartered, a fashion she detests; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2762]]></link><description><![CDATA[He will come to her in yellow stockings, and 'tis a color she abhors, and cross-gartered, a fashion she detests; and he will smile upon her, which will now be so unsuitable to her disposition, being addicted to a melancholy as she is, that it cannot but turn him into a notable contempt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8872]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm pretty hopeful that the public will be favorable to it this time because we have had some comments that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33555]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm pretty hopeful that the public will be favorable to it this time because we have had some comments that the lily pads are getting to be too much.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got 140 in the clean and jerk event, but they said it wasn't any good because I didn't lock ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42681]]></link><description><![CDATA[I got 140 in the clean and jerk event, but they said it wasn't any good because I didn't lock my arms out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42681</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30552]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosperity doth bewitch men, seeming clear; As seas do laugh, show white, when rocks are near. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48499]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prosperity doth bewitch men, seeming clear; As seas do laugh, show white, when rocks are near.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From what we've been seeing tonight, we'll definitely do it again. It's definitely a keeper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33229]]></link><description><![CDATA[From what we've been seeing tonight, we'll definitely do it again. It's definitely a keeper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59861]]></link><description><![CDATA[God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56786]]></link><description><![CDATA[The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into a killer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66813]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2060]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60734]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discipline is remembering what you want. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discipline is remembering what you want.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28691]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the airport.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen long enough and the person will generally come up with an adequate solution. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42065]]></link><description><![CDATA[Listen long enough and the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught  Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61308]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught  Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips,   May give a shock of pleasure to the frame    More exquisite than when nectarean juice     Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50346]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are you going to find somebody who doesn't know us in Hernando County? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40968]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where are you going to find somebody who doesn't know us in Hernando County?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ass, the Fox, and the LionThe ass and the fox, having entered into partnership together fortheir mutual protection, went ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1606]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ass, the Fox, and the LionThe ass and the fox, having entered into partnership together fortheir mutual protection, went out into the forest to hunt. Theyhadnot proceeded far when they met a Lion. The Fox, seeing imminentdanger, approached the Lion and promised to contrive for him thecapture of the Ass if the Lion would pledge his word not to harmtheFox. Then, upon assuring the Ass that he would not be injured,theFox led him to a deep pit and arranged that he should fall into it.The Lion, seeing that the Ass was secured, immediately clutchedtheFox, and attacked the Ass at his leisure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the dead bury their dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48584]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let the dead bury their dead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56753]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9903]]></link><description><![CDATA[From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10688]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59421]]></link><description><![CDATA[You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47439]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives. Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort which it brings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreaming only makes reality seem worse! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53042]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dreaming only makes reality seem worse!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum  Runs thro' the arched roof in words deceiving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45221]]></link><description><![CDATA[The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum  Runs thro' the arched roof in words deceiving.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59738]]></link><description><![CDATA[A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23385]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23385</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ill vessels seldome miscarry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ill vessels seldome miscarry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/947]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18787]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63568]]></link><description><![CDATA[The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PA Interior Ministry is playing the role of the ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41284]]></link><description><![CDATA[The PA Interior Ministry is playing the role of the]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'll take donations of any amount. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35646]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'll take donations of any amount.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8658]]></link><description><![CDATA[The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compassion is the basis of all morality ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9169]]></link><description><![CDATA[Compassion is the basis of all morality]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly gratifying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51572]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly gratifying.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synods are mystical Bear-gardens. Where Elders, Deputies, Church-wardens,  And other Members of the Court,   Manage the Babylonish ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53472]]></link><description><![CDATA[Synods are mystical Bear-gardens. Where Elders, Deputies, Church-wardens,  And other Members of the Court,   Manage the Babylonish sport.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43626]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54664]]></link><description><![CDATA[The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History will be kind to me for I intend to write it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19303]]></link><description><![CDATA[History will be kind to me for I intend to write it]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53076]]></link><description><![CDATA[What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23200]]></link><description><![CDATA[The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished- for state. When did history become a bad word? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45686]]></link><description><![CDATA[We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished- for state. When did history become a bad word?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People's attitudes about sex aren't healthy anywhere, except maybe in those tribes where they go around naked. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29693]]></link><description><![CDATA[People's attitudes about sex aren't healthy anywhere, except maybe in those tribes where they go around naked.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29693</guid></item></channel></rss>