<?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[You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2876]]></link><description><![CDATA[You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a bald spot.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13545]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is the collection of books.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13545</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The less of this cold world the more of heaven. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50647]]></link><description><![CDATA[The less of this cold world the more of heaven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1891]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In places where this beauty has already disappeared, we will reconstruct it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65115]]></link><description><![CDATA[In places where this beauty has already disappeared, we will reconstruct it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65115</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48633]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.  Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65190]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6119]]></link><description><![CDATA[The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12047]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't swim. I can't drive, either. I was going to learn to drive but then I thought, well, what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13021]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't swim. I can't drive, either. I was going to learn to drive but then I thought, well, what if I crash into a lake?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principlesnever do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21976]]></link><description><![CDATA[Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principlesnever do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63136]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64264]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14378]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And of course, the brain is not responsible for any of the sensations at all. The correct view is that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28039]]></link><description><![CDATA[And of course, the brain is not responsible for any of the sensations at all. The correct view is that the seat and source of sensation is the region of the heart. -Aristotle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My whole thing is when I get my opportunity, I need to take advantage of it. I don't know how ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39145]]></link><description><![CDATA[My whole thing is when I get my opportunity, I need to take advantage of it. I don't know how the situation is going to be, but going into practices, I'll go in just trying to compete with everybody else and give 100 percent. At the end of the day, I'll feel good about that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39145</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt, The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,  The Douglas in red herrings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5032]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt, The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,  The Douglas in red herrings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If youcan't, go back to the factory or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22180]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If youcan't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39876]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know the routine.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2633]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where's the snow That fell the year that's fled--where's the snow? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56715]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where's the snow That fell the year that's fled--where's the snow?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58655]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62779]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once you choose hope, anything's possible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You feel like maybe you need the rest . . . but you have to make sure you stay on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28814]]></link><description><![CDATA[You feel like maybe you need the rest . . . but you have to make sure you stay on top of the little details.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was lucky with my tire choices, but this afternoon I made a couple of mistakes. I'm trying to play ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31709]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was lucky with my tire choices, but this afternoon I made a couple of mistakes. I'm trying to play it safe. Second is good, but I'm sure the others will be pushing hard tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunities are everywhere. The recession might be drawing to a close, but its continuing legacy is employers' reliance on short-term ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22524]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opportunities are everywhere. The recession might be drawing to a close, but its continuing legacy is employers' reliance on short-term staff. There may be fewer jobs for life, but there are more jobs in a lifetime.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46184]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4196]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26825]]></link><description><![CDATA[People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49034]]></link><description><![CDATA[A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fools admire, but men of sense approve. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/627]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fools admire, but men of sense approve.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is present by Love alone. By Love alone He is great and glorious. By Love alone He liveth and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6182]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is present by Love alone. By Love alone He is great and glorious. By Love alone He liveth and feeleth in other persons. By Love alone He enjoyeth all the creatures, by Love alone He is pleasing to Himself, by Love alone He is rich and blessed. The Soul is shrivelled up and buried in a grave that does not love. But that which does love wisely and truly is the joy and end of all the world, the King of Heaven, and the Friend of God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11985]]></link><description><![CDATA[You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Farmer and the CranesSome cranes made their feeding grounds on some plowlands newly sown with wheat. For a long ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1534]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Farmer and the CranesSome cranes made their feeding grounds on some plowlands newly sown with wheat. For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an empty sling, chased them away by the terror he inspired; but when the birds found that the sling was only swung in the air, they ceased to take any notice of it and would not move. The Farmer, on seeing this, charged his sling with stones, and killed a great number. The remaining birds at once forsook his fields, crying to each other, It is time for us to be off to Liliput: for this man is no longer content to scare us, but begins to show us in earnest what he can do. If words suffice not, blows must follow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed. [Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er reussieren.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17436]]></link><description><![CDATA[Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed. [Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er reussieren.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10504]]></link><description><![CDATA[A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10504</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kim is a great all-around athlete and a very versatile player. She will see playing time on the front line. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37817]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kim is a great all-around athlete and a very versatile player. She will see playing time on the front line. She is quick and agile, which contributes to her finesse as a player.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a great season and a great game. It's a shame that someone had to lose this game and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28726]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a great season and a great game. It's a shame that someone had to lose this game and it's going to hurt these kids for a while, but a month from now, we'll be celebrating what we did.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest bond of friendship. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51075]]></link><description><![CDATA[To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest bond of friendship.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18184]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the U.K. government does not curb aviation growth, all other sectors of the economy will eventually be forced to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39967]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the U.K. government does not curb aviation growth, all other sectors of the economy will eventually be forced to become carbon neutral. It will undermine the competitiveness of U.K. industry.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's our savior. He was phenomenal out there. He's been that way for awhile now. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37378]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's our savior. He was phenomenal out there. He's been that way for awhile now.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it must provide a harmless outlets ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20179]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it must provide a harmless outlets for the impulses which our remote ancestors satisfied in hunting]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was something deep down inside I wanted to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37957]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was something deep down inside I wanted to do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3778]]></link><description><![CDATA[I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Within a stone's throw of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48528]]></link><description><![CDATA[Within a stone's throw of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65473]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52994]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52994</guid></item></channel></rss>