<?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[A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell,  Soft eyes look'd love to eyes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11023]]></link><description><![CDATA[A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell,  Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again,   And all went merry as a marriage bell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They talk about a woman's sphere, as though it had a limit. There's not a place in earth or heaven. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27195]]></link><description><![CDATA[They talk about a woman's sphere, as though it had a limit. There's not a place in earth or heaven. There's not a task to mankind given... without a woman in it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20434]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9589]]></link><description><![CDATA[Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fierce unrest seethes at the core Of all existing things:  It was the eager wish to soar  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22826]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fierce unrest seethes at the core Of all existing things:  It was the eager wish to soar   That gave the gods their wings.    . . . .     There throbs through all the worlds that are      This heart-beat not and strong,       And shaken systems, star by star,        Awake and glow in song.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is the example of the external seductiveness of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24889]]></link><description><![CDATA[The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is the example of the external seductiveness of life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53626]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21827]]></link><description><![CDATA[Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loquacity and lying are cousins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25543]]></link><description><![CDATA[Loquacity and lying are cousins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See the wild Waste of all-devouring years! How Rome her own sad Sepulchre appears,  With nodding arches, broken temples ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54410]]></link><description><![CDATA[See the wild Waste of all-devouring years! How Rome her own sad Sepulchre appears,  With nodding arches, broken temples spread!   The very Tombs now vanish'd like their dead!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was thinking alone, and seriously racking his brain to find a direction for this single force four times multiplied, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65390]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was thinking alone, and seriously racking his brain to find a direction for this single force four times multiplied, with which he did not doubt, as with the lever for which Archimedes sought, they should succeed in moving the world, when some one tapped gently at his door.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It makes me happy. It makes coach happy. Most importantly, it makes them happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29183]]></link><description><![CDATA[It makes me happy. It makes coach happy. Most importantly, it makes them happy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature abhors a vacuum but why do most people hasten to fill in the blanks with garbage? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54550]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature abhors a vacuum but why do most people hasten to fill in the blanks with garbage?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56749]]></link><description><![CDATA[I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18378]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every investigation which is guided by principles of nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10123]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every investigation which is guided by principles of nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27938]]></link><description><![CDATA[Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The police chief works directly for the city manager, who works for the city council, so there is a direct ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36887]]></link><description><![CDATA[The police chief works directly for the city manager, who works for the city council, so there is a direct line between city council goals for public safety and the law enforcement and safety professionals who carry out those goals,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In previous years I was so fired up at times I made little mistakes. So I kept telling myself to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47986]]></link><description><![CDATA[In previous years I was so fired up at times I made little mistakes. So I kept telling myself to be patient, relax, play like you do in practice. What I've been doing in practice will carry over into the game.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47986</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[The great questions of the day] are not decided by speeches and majority votes, but by blood and iron. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52759]]></link><description><![CDATA[[The great questions of the day] are not decided by speeches and majority votes, but by blood and iron.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And hears thy stormy music in the drum! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43445]]></link><description><![CDATA[And hears thy stormy music in the drum!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every animal loves itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every animal loves itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50892]]></link><description><![CDATA[That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was very pretty irritated. It was kind of scary, having someone call you up like that and ask you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34644]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was very pretty irritated. It was kind of scary, having someone call you up like that and ask you to recant your statement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34644</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Giles of Provence, Hermit, c.710  I think that most Christians would be better pleased if the Lord ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7256]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Giles of Provence, Hermit, c.710  I think that most Christians would be better pleased if the Lord did not inquire into their personal affairs too closely. They want Him to save them, to keep them happy, and to take them off to heaven at last, but not to be too inquisitive about their conduct or services.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's the same mental illness, and it's based on paranoid ideations. He believes people are out to kill him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39136]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's the same mental illness, and it's based on paranoid ideations. He believes people are out to kill him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early on, I knew what I was getting into. But it's been very tough. It's hard to watch knowing I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38296]]></link><description><![CDATA[Early on, I knew what I was getting into. But it's been very tough. It's hard to watch knowing I can't be out there helping the guys.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62837]]></link><description><![CDATA[To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth like a blanketthat always leavesyour feet coldscreenwriter of Dead Poets' Society. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth like a blanketthat always leavesyour feet coldscreenwriter of Dead Poets' Society.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48593]]></link><description><![CDATA[All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff, But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54752]]></link><description><![CDATA[He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff, But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44154]]></link><description><![CDATA[They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood came out here and beat us. You have to give that guy credit. He really competed and then they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32484]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wood came out here and beat us. You have to give that guy credit. He really competed and then they had that one big inning. We are still playing well right now; we should be happy to be 9-2. We beat these guys two out of three and now we need to look ahead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better the feet slip then the tongue. [Better the feet slip than the tongue.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59480]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better the feet slip then the tongue. [Better the feet slip than the tongue.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/808]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16368]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65562]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We took our time to examine all the alternatives. We tried to make the best deal we could. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31648]]></link><description><![CDATA[We took our time to examine all the alternatives. We tried to make the best deal we could.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We didn't get it together in the first half. In the second, Real came at us but we fortunately played ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37407]]></link><description><![CDATA[We didn't get it together in the first half. In the second, Real came at us but we fortunately played better. We may have won but, to be fair, we didn't play well.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8661]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities! They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn breath ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62342]]></link><description><![CDATA[The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities! They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn breath upon the planet. (the Devil and Shakespeare.)]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I reminded them they are not alone, ... The churches in Chicago are praying for them and they are taking ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39162]]></link><description><![CDATA[I reminded them they are not alone, ... The churches in Chicago are praying for them and they are taking up collections for them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a sense, the U.S. is no longer leading the scenario. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28439]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a sense, the U.S. is no longer leading the scenario.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9390]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who complain how the ball bounces are often the ones who dropped it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57679]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who complain how the ball bounces are often the ones who dropped it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A smile abroad is often a scowl at home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56659]]></link><description><![CDATA[A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first three weeks were bitterly cold, but the last week was pretty darn warm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37833]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first three weeks were bitterly cold, but the last week was pretty darn warm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42272]]></link><description><![CDATA[He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to a meeting of the minds and it seemed as if it was clear to me that he wanted to do similar things to what I wanted to do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your ignorance cramps my conversation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28071]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your ignorance cramps my conversation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanisms of the universe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24912]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanisms of the universe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24912</guid></item></channel></rss>