<?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[Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65019]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65731]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink, Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48724]]></link><description><![CDATA[But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink, Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17376]]></link><description><![CDATA[The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45014]]></link><description><![CDATA[The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45014</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you love is a sign from your higher self of what you are to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25897]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you love is a sign from your higher self of what you are to do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53843]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At night returning, every labour sped, He sits him down, the monarch of a shed;  Smiles by his cheerful ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19623]]></link><description><![CDATA[At night returning, every labour sped, He sits him down, the monarch of a shed;  Smiles by his cheerful fire, and round surveys   His children's looks, that brighten at the blaze;    While his lov'd partner, boastful of her hoard,     Displays her cleanly platter on the board.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I grew up, the conservatives were the isolationists and the liberals were the idealists. Now it's reversed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52473]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I grew up, the conservatives were the isolationists and the liberals were the idealists. Now it's reversed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62181]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime, 'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54588]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime, 'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lost reputation is the best degree for Christ's service. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6817]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lost reputation is the best degree for Christ's service.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know, prudent cautious self-control Is wisdom's root. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48697]]></link><description><![CDATA[Know, prudent cautious self-control Is wisdom's root.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48631]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Alchymy to saving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49646]]></link><description><![CDATA[No Alchymy to saving.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This will not affect the formation of the government and could even be a positive factor to end the political ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42616]]></link><description><![CDATA[This will not affect the formation of the government and could even be a positive factor to end the political volatility we are living through.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the iron hot by striking it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21730]]></link><description><![CDATA[Make the iron hot by striking it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World records are only borrowed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57443]]></link><description><![CDATA[World records are only borrowed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9855]]></link><description><![CDATA[The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16040]]></link><description><![CDATA[Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no greater sorrow Than to be mindful of the happy time  In misery.   [Lat., Nessun ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57244]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no greater sorrow Than to be mindful of the happy time  In misery.   [Lat., Nessun maggior dolore    Che ricordarsi del tempo felice     Nella miseria.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57244</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People say Malala\'s voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala\'s voice reaching the world ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66663]]></link><description><![CDATA[People say Malala\'s voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala\'s voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala\'s voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women\'s rights, and peace.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich windows that exclude the light, And passages that lead to nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rich windows that exclude the light, And passages that lead to nothing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little boats should keep near shore ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4409]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little boats should keep near shore]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prithee, friend, Pour out the pack of matter to mine ear,  The good and the bad together: he's friends ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44464]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prithee, friend, Pour out the pack of matter to mine ear,  The good and the bad together: he's friends with Caesar,   In state of health, thou say'st, and thou say'st, free.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure; Each day of business has its hour of leisure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51853]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure; Each day of business has its hour of leisure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him! [Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47945]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him! [Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill! Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?  Lord help 'em, how I pities them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44007]]></link><description><![CDATA[A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill! Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?  Lord help 'em, how I pities them   Unhappy folks on shore now!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10322]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming today is a race between software engineers stirring to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Programming today is a race between software engineers stirring to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign 55 is a long-term campaign designed to provide greater value for our customers and so far it's been in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33636]]></link><description><![CDATA[Campaign 55 is a long-term campaign designed to provide greater value for our customers and so far it's been in effect for about a month and a half now. It has absolutely met the objectives we thought it would,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our exhibitors represent the best that the industry has to offer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33445]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our exhibitors represent the best that the industry has to offer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overwork: n., a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24617]]></link><description><![CDATA[Overwork: n., a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of greatness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18247]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of greatness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46944]]></link><description><![CDATA[Protection and patriotism are reciprocal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44328]]></link><description><![CDATA[Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12847]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Place your attention 6 inches above your crown.God is breathing in and out there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Place your attention 6 inches above your crown.God is breathing in and out there.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A normal show would cost somebody to have a professional handler, about $75 a show. At Westminster, because the handlers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33825]]></link><description><![CDATA[A normal show would cost somebody to have a professional handler, about $75 a show. At Westminster, because the handlers are all champions, the fees can more than double. Probably more like $200.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42952]]></link><description><![CDATA[In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known--that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22032]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One rose says more than the dozen ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17454]]></link><description><![CDATA[One rose says more than the dozen]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1238]]></link><description><![CDATA[You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The release was an American-Iraqi decision and in line with an Iraqi government ruling made in December 2004, but hasn't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29824]]></link><description><![CDATA[The release was an American-Iraqi decision and in line with an Iraqi government ruling made in December 2004, but hasn't been enforced until after the elections in an attempt to ease the political pressure in Iraq.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47992]]></link><description><![CDATA[My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48773]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14387]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not cease to drink beer, to eat, to intoxicate thyself, to make love, and to celebrate the good days. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not cease to drink beer, to eat, to intoxicate thyself, to make love, and to celebrate the good days.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3890</guid></item></channel></rss>