<?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[Prime Minister: [on the phone to his sister] I'm very busy and important. How can I help you? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41107]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister: [on the phone to his sister] I'm very busy and important. How can I help you?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21533]]></link><description><![CDATA[The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51261]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622   What is worst of all is to advocate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8028]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622   What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... To justify Christianity because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion; and we may reflect that a good deal of the attention of totalitarian states has been devoted with a steadfastness of purpose not always found in democracies, to providing their national life with a foundation of morality -- the wrong kind, perhaps, but a good deal more of it. It is not enthusiasm, but dogma, that differentiates a Christian from a pagan society.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8028</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[cannot or should not be reproduced. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41397]]></link><description><![CDATA[cannot or should not be reproduced.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instinct is untaught ability ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22818]]></link><description><![CDATA[Instinct is untaught ability]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Television is the first truly democratic culture, the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27641]]></link><description><![CDATA[Television is the first truly democratic culture, the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. the most terrifying thing is what people do want.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I guess that makes us pioneers in a way. But you know people have been doing this at other schools ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37000]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess that makes us pioneers in a way. But you know people have been doing this at other schools for 10 years now. I just think of it as I'm bringing something new to Notre Dame. Hopefully, George, Chris and I can be a successful story with early enrollment, and we can keep it going for others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We went into the game with the plan to pressure their guards as much as anyone we played all year. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37574]]></link><description><![CDATA[We went into the game with the plan to pressure their guards as much as anyone we played all year. We did that, and then on offense, our size took over. We got an eight-point lead and got into our half-court stuff and ran our offense through our big guys.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64136]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, were god-like creatures, and to say I was striving to be a writer would be incredibly arrogant.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39530]]></link><description><![CDATA[[it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie ever feel like an outsider when the rest share a history that she doesn't?] Curiously, I went to a wedding quite near the start, and when we got to the church this charming man came up and said, 'Bride or groom?' ... Groom! You're with the groom!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to avoid anything that looks like there is a partition, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41263]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to avoid anything that looks like there is a partition,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love isn't who you can see yourself with, it's who you can't see yourself without. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11276]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love isn't who you can see yourself with, it's who you can't see yourself without.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45178]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57348]]></link><description><![CDATA[Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with undivided mind for the truth of your speaking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56926]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38999]]></link><description><![CDATA[He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at the time]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the spring comes slowly up this way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57781]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the spring comes slowly up this way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59536]]></link><description><![CDATA[While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die -- whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24313]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24313</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you have two drivers winning among themselves, the races become too predictable. What we need and what Formula One ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37492]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you have two drivers winning among themselves, the races become too predictable. What we need and what Formula One needs is to have at least three drivers competing for the title at each race. This opens out the field and there is much more interest from the spectators and fans,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How awestriking. How sublime..that out of muck and mud and dirt and slime God makes lemons and God makes limes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27577]]></link><description><![CDATA[How awestriking. How sublime..that out of muck and mud and dirt and slime God makes lemons and God makes limes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If there had anywhere appeared in space   Another place of refuge where to flee,  Our hearts had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6207]]></link><description><![CDATA[If there had anywhere appeared in space   Another place of refuge where to flee,  Our hearts had taken refuge from that place,   And not with Thee. For we against creation's bars had beat   Like prisoned eagles, through great worlds had sought Though but a foot of ground to plant our feet,   Where Thou wert not. And only when we found in earth and air,   In heaven or hell, that such might nowhere be That we could not flee from Thee anywhere,   We fled to Thee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and a madness of desire--oh, no--love is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60968]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and a madness of desire--oh, no--love is not that! It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living Yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know the media end of things and not much about the business end. Leslie knows the business end but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37802]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know the media end of things and not much about the business end. Leslie knows the business end but not much about the media.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a pretty paranoid guy, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28703]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm a pretty paranoid guy,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19871]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26382]]></link><description><![CDATA[I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they use it as a drunkard uses a lamp post for support, rather than for illumination.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9765]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home. [Lat., Quia, qui alterum incusat probi, eum ipsum ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15463]]></link><description><![CDATA[Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home. [Lat., Quia, qui alterum incusat probi, eum ipsum se intueri oportet.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14603]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14603</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you got in a scene with Don, it was like stepping up onto a surfboard, and you just flew ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33733]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you got in a scene with Don, it was like stepping up onto a surfboard, and you just flew through those waves. It was exhilarating.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truest SUCCESS is but the development of self. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31401]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truest SUCCESS is but the development of self.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We haven't played in 10 days. We've been inside a lot and practiced our hitting. Defensively, we're a better team ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39829]]></link><description><![CDATA[We haven't played in 10 days. We've been inside a lot and practiced our hitting. Defensively, we're a better team than that. It was nice to get out. We were rusty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We see it as a trusted traveler program. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29340]]></link><description><![CDATA[We see it as a trusted traveler program.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a tough problem, and there is no simple answer or smoking gun. More likely, there are multiple causes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31902]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a tough problem, and there is no simple answer or smoking gun. More likely, there are multiple causes, and they may vary from species to species.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31902</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want to be the leading investment bank in the world, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39094]]></link><description><![CDATA[We want to be the leading investment bank in the world,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've learned that you'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40178]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've learned that you'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream the impossible dream. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dream the impossible dream.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am no longer a curmudgeon.I am a curmudgeon emeritus. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20113]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am no longer a curmudgeon.I am a curmudgeon emeritus.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25178]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running is a thing worth doing not because of the future rewards it bestows, but because of how it feeds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65547]]></link><description><![CDATA[Running is a thing worth doing not because of the future rewards it bestows, but because of how it feeds our bodies and minds and souls in the present.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38959]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It gives Corey an excellent chance to learn the offense. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33924]]></link><description><![CDATA[It gives Corey an excellent chance to learn the offense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are paying cash because we believe our stock is greatly undervalued and prefer to use cash as our acquisition ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30219]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are paying cash because we believe our stock is greatly undervalued and prefer to use cash as our acquisition currency,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Folks who have no vices have plaguey few virtues. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60551]]></link><description><![CDATA[Folks who have no vices have plaguey few virtues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18601]]></link><description><![CDATA[We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28575]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17237]]></link><description><![CDATA[What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17237</guid></item></channel></rss>