<?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[Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think. - The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortly Montagu.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've got quite a few ideas. We still have a Land Rover in Australia. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33867]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've got quite a few ideas. We still have a Land Rover in Australia.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33867</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just fell in love with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39504]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just fell in love with it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39504</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5753]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64857]]></link><description><![CDATA[One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we cannot complain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51617]]></link><description><![CDATA[It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we cannot complain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54065]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their quarterback can run and throw well. They have an end that has speed and their halfback is 215 pounds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33518]]></link><description><![CDATA[Their quarterback can run and throw well. They have an end that has speed and their halfback is 215 pounds so we have our hands full. They have several threats that we have to be aware of.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2510]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than argument]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That went a long way to helping our confidence. Anyone we face now probably won't be better than him. When ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35544]]></link><description><![CDATA[That went a long way to helping our confidence. Anyone we face now probably won't be better than him. When you face someone like that, you probably won't face someone who throws harder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To hide the key to your heart is to risk forgetting where you placed it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19015]]></link><description><![CDATA[To hide the key to your heart is to risk forgetting where you placed it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half of our seniors out of poverty and helps millions of disabled Americans, widows and orphans. We owe Americans a better debate than we're having today. It's about time we do everything we can to keep the promise of Social Security.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis fortune gives us birth, But Jove alone endues the soul with worth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62331]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis fortune gives us birth, But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unless by the lawful judgment of their peers. [Lat., Nisi per legale judicum parum suorum.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unless by the lawful judgment of their peers. [Lat., Nisi per legale judicum parum suorum.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. [Lat., In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3949]]></link><description><![CDATA[In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. [Lat., In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est praeparatio diligens.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29598]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, ... I think that's the task, in a way, to show what an architect of duplicity this character is, in his simplicity, forthrightness and morality. It's a strange and wonderful study of how far a horrible lie can be taken in terms of a character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power concedes nothing without a demand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52401]]></link><description><![CDATA[Power concedes nothing without a demand.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66242]]></link><description><![CDATA[I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From little spark may burst a mighty flame. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54045]]></link><description><![CDATA[From little spark may burst a mighty flame.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This deal marks the first of many to come and illustrates how, by working together with producers, we will achieve ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42494]]></link><description><![CDATA[This deal marks the first of many to come and illustrates how, by working together with producers, we will achieve agreements that are mutually beneficial.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-respect is the root of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-respect is the root of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:  But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9805]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:  But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts   Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;    Himself his own dungeon.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44406]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59759]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51046]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A son should inherit his father's money - not his religion; he may be too lazy to build upon a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57234]]></link><description><![CDATA[A son should inherit his father's money - not his religion; he may be too lazy to build upon a new fortune but never too slow to catch up with a new creed]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24757]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This report confirms everything we've ever said about why the Byrd Amendment should be overturned, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34656]]></link><description><![CDATA[This report confirms everything we've ever said about why the Byrd Amendment should be overturned,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The human race is governed by its imagination. [Fr., C'est l'imagination qui gouverne le genre humain.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20528]]></link><description><![CDATA[The human race is governed by its imagination. [Fr., C'est l'imagination qui gouverne le genre humain.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15110]]></link><description><![CDATA[A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognised.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought her daughter there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49514]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought her daughter there.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's just an incredible year, a dream season for us. Hopefully we'll never wake up from this dream. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42477]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's just an incredible year, a dream season for us. Hopefully we'll never wake up from this dream.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience and time do more than strength or passion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65877]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patience and time do more than strength or passion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm blown away by the talent of this organization. This agency is peppered with unique and talented individuals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31483]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm blown away by the talent of this organization. This agency is peppered with unique and talented individuals.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not exchange for the treasures of India. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53010]]></link><description><![CDATA[My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not exchange for the treasures of India.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66818]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oftfalling. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21964]]></link><description><![CDATA[The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oftfalling.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17469]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My impression so far is there's not a lot of foot traffic going by. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29348]]></link><description><![CDATA[My impression so far is there's not a lot of foot traffic going by.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great thing about being an architect is you can walk into your dreams. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12898]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great thing about being an architect is you can walk into your dreams.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you didit. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21925]]></link><description><![CDATA[People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you didit.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60972]]></link><description><![CDATA[I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58967]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are many unstable and dangerous places, where terrorists seek to impose a medieval dark age. As we learned so brutally and so personally, we do face a new threat. But we also face a renewed choice - between isolation in a perilous world, which I believe is impossible in any event, and engagement to shape a safer world which is the urgent imperative of our time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The human understanding is no dry light, but receives infusion from the will and affections; which proceed sciences which may ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52376]]></link><description><![CDATA[The human understanding is no dry light, but receives infusion from the will and affections; which proceed sciences which may be called "sciences as one would." For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. Therefore he rejects difficult things from impatience of research; sober things, because they narrow hope; the deeper things of nature, from superstition; the light of experience, from arrogance and pride; things not commonly believed, out of deference to the opinion of the vulgar. Numberless in short are the ways, and sometimes imperceptible, in which the affections color and infect the understanding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to your mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49305]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to your mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53087]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man listens to the voice of the tempter within him, he is inclined to do as others do, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7817]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man listens to the voice of the tempter within him, he is inclined to do as others do, not to resist when temptation seems great. But when he looks into the laws of God, and hears the words of Christ, his natural sense of right and wrong is restored to him, and he becomes elevated, purified, and sanctified.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66491]]></link><description><![CDATA[Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12288]]></link><description><![CDATA[All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12288</guid></item></channel></rss>