<?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[Some books leave us free and some books make us free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4605]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some books leave us free and some books make us free.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The violets were past their prime, Yet their departing breath  Was sweeter, in the blast of death,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60716]]></link><description><![CDATA[The violets were past their prime, Yet their departing breath  Was sweeter, in the blast of death,   Than all the lavish fragrance of the time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's a very quite, hard worker. Coming into this year from last year, I see 10 times the wrestler. This ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28354]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's a very quite, hard worker. Coming into this year from last year, I see 10 times the wrestler. This year he won't be denied. He's just awesome. He is only a sophomore, too. Next year, people better watch out in that heavy weight division.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50459]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5055]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64779]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like the dreams, Children of night, of indigestion bred. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12868]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like the dreams, Children of night, of indigestion bred.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it's a woman, its caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative. -Barbara Walters. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27223]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it's a woman, its caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative. -Barbara Walters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One by one, my sons were taken from me, ... Saddam took away my sons, he took away half of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36376]]></link><description><![CDATA[One by one, my sons were taken from me, ... Saddam took away my sons, he took away half of my heart.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60523]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And last the Vice and Follies of the Age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60499]]></link><description><![CDATA[And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40034]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53078]]></link><description><![CDATA[A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every smile makes you a day younger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every smile makes you a day younger.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest area in convergence for us is going to be as the computer moves from the office to a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33931]]></link><description><![CDATA[The biggest area in convergence for us is going to be as the computer moves from the office to a home network. Your database is going to house your videos, your music and your photographs. And it's also going to be storing your data for work.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. -Alphonse de Lamartine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62833]]></link><description><![CDATA[To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2008]]></link><description><![CDATA[In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59027]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Picture of many colors proclaims images of many Thoughts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8956]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Picture of many colors proclaims images of many Thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61805]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11761]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think my heart almost broke.  Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is life distilled. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25403]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is life distilled.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our rural ancestors with little blest, Patient of labour when the end was rest,  Indulg'd the day that hous'd ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1963]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our rural ancestors with little blest, Patient of labour when the end was rest,  Indulg'd the day that hous'd their annual grain,   With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we need to drain the water, we will do it at a point where demand for electricity is low. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32820]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we need to drain the water, we will do it at a point where demand for electricity is low.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art is the signature of civilizations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63116]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art is the signature of civilizations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63116</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Location, location, location. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15843]]></link><description><![CDATA[Location, location, location.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is not in the warres is not out of danger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49367]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22643]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3337]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fellow can't keep people from having a bad opinion of him, but he can keep them from being right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45015]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fellow can't keep people from having a bad opinion of him, but he can keep them from being right about it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be could reserach, now would it? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53140]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be could reserach, now would it?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted him to play. We thought we had a chance to have a decent team, and we knew he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32546]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted him to play. We thought we had a chance to have a decent team, and we knew he was a big part of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had a problem staying together yesterday. I told them to stay together and play together to get through the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37635]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had a problem staying together yesterday. I told them to stay together and play together to get through the ups and downs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14812]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men grow old, pearls grow yellow, there is no cure for it. -Chinese proverb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1812]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men grow old, pearls grow yellow, there is no cure for it. -Chinese proverb.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2293]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim -- improve yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5546]]></link><description><![CDATA[We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered and grew great by it. So the status quo has never been our god, and we ask no one else to bow down before it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41622]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55546]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are they reducing the number of 'Nutcrackers' because people are either canceling subscriptions or not buying single tickets to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32306]]></link><description><![CDATA[Are they reducing the number of 'Nutcrackers' because people are either canceling subscriptions or not buying single tickets to the 'Nutcracker?' Is this evidence of a stronger public reaction against their decision than they are willing to admit?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5455]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66398]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To do a perfectly unselfish act for selfish motives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17155]]></link><description><![CDATA[To do a perfectly unselfish act for selfish motives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It gives consumers the convenience of the Internet, with the peace of mind of working with an ASTA travel professional. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37089]]></link><description><![CDATA[It gives consumers the convenience of the Internet, with the peace of mind of working with an ASTA travel professional.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think it's here to stay, but there are problems to be ironed out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40258]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think it's here to stay, but there are problems to be ironed out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We always weaken everything we exaggerate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14371]]></link><description><![CDATA[We always weaken everything we exaggerate.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14371</guid></item></channel></rss>