<?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[I'm glad that by working together we were able to come up with a suitable location for her fund-raiser. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38159]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm glad that by working together we were able to come up with a suitable location for her fund-raiser.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65145]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess which will itself need reforming. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53206]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess which will itself need reforming.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We grow because we struggle, we learn and overcome. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18413]]></link><description><![CDATA[We grow because we struggle, we learn and overcome.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58943]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57105]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57105</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are beginning to realize that the apparatus of government is costly. But what they do not know is that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47164]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are beginning to realize that the apparatus of government is costly. But what they do not know is that the burden falls inevitably on them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22515]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the creation of a better world. [The Circle is Sacred].]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48437]]></link><description><![CDATA[And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fighting Cocks and the EagleTwo game cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard. One at last ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1570]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Fighting Cocks and the EagleTwo game cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard. One at last put the other to flight. The vanquished Cock skulked away and hid himself in a quiet corner, while the conqueror, flying up to a high wall, flapped his wings and crowed exultingly with all his might. An Eagle sailing through the air pounced upon him and carried him off in his talons. The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery. Pride goes before destruction.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13615]]></link><description><![CDATA[Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in efficiency.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He did good, but we teased him in the second half when he got barbecued. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35775]]></link><description><![CDATA[He did good, but we teased him in the second half when he got barbecued.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64034]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You see these shuffling rows of shiny faces, waiting for their turn, so they're very dedicated to the program and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42541]]></link><description><![CDATA[You see these shuffling rows of shiny faces, waiting for their turn, so they're very dedicated to the program and desperate to know what it is they've got - so often, they have no idea.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We think the juggernaut will just roll on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31686]]></link><description><![CDATA[We think the juggernaut will just roll on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing. [Lat., Vile latens virtus.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing. [Lat., Vile latens virtus.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the First Amendment, people have the right to petition the government. That is a constitutional right and we take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33564]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the First Amendment, people have the right to petition the government. That is a constitutional right and we take that obligation very seriously.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42278]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do the right thing, I think about doing the right thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42327]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the midst of life we are in debt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15760]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the midst of life we are in debt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24230]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14605]]></link><description><![CDATA[What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8983]]></link><description><![CDATA[Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6087]]></link><description><![CDATA[You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now. -Joan Baez.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not the time to take our time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64203]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not the time to take our time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2040]]></link><description><![CDATA[To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treat a horse like a woman and a woman like a horse. And they'll both win for you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34418]]></link><description><![CDATA[Treat a horse like a woman and a woman like a horse. And they'll both win for you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34418</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27394]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59598]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56496]]></link><description><![CDATA[An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878   Come all crosses, welcome, welcome! so I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6374]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878   Come all crosses, welcome, welcome! so I may get my heart full of my Lord Jesus.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6374</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr. Sullivan was not the cause of the fraud at WorldCom. Mr. Ebbers was, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sullivan was not the cause of the fraud at WorldCom. Mr. Ebbers was,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285  If some Christians that have been complaining of their ministers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8452]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285  If some Christians that have been complaining of their ministers had said and acted less before men and had applied themselves with all their might to cry to God for their ministers -- had, as it were, risen and stormed heaven with their humble, fervent, and incessant prayers for them -- they would have been much more in the way of success.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57682]]></link><description><![CDATA[Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46334]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit. [Lat., Abores serit diligens agricola, quarum ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1949]]></link><description><![CDATA[The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit. [Lat., Abores serit diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam ipse numquam.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52825]]></link><description><![CDATA[I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognizably wiser than oneself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need a full accounting of the Bush administration's spending on advertising, PR, and fake news. It's time for Congress ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32179]]></link><description><![CDATA[We need a full accounting of the Bush administration's spending on advertising, PR, and fake news. It's time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional role as a counterweight to the executive branch and permanently cut off funding for covert propaganda. We must ensure that taxpayer money isn't being spent by the White House to secretly manipulate the American public.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5848]]></link><description><![CDATA[A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53489]]></link><description><![CDATA[Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The symbol of the New Testament and the Christian Church is a cross, which stands for a love faithful despite ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6429]]></link><description><![CDATA[The symbol of the New Testament and the Christian Church is a cross, which stands for a love faithful despite physical agony and rejection by the world. No amount of air-conditioning and pew-cusioning in the suburban church can cover over the hard truth that the Christian life... is a narrow way of suffering; that discipleship is costly: that, for the faithful, there is always a cross to be carried. No one can understand Christianity to its depths who comes to it to enjoy it as a pleasant weekend diversion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't brood on the past, but don't forget it either. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45689]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't brood on the past, but don't forget it either.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24342]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66706]]></link><description><![CDATA[A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66706</guid></item></channel></rss>