<?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://maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64833]]></link><description><![CDATA[How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlike income, or even sales taxes, property taxes are not accurate indicators of your cash at hand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30166]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unlike income, or even sales taxes, property taxes are not accurate indicators of your cash at hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They know who keep a broken tryst, Till something from the Spring be missed  We have not truly known ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57799]]></link><description><![CDATA[They know who keep a broken tryst, Till something from the Spring be missed  We have not truly known the Spring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24384]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14391]]></link><description><![CDATA[Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66764]]></link><description><![CDATA[The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57632]]></link><description><![CDATA[They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57632</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53391]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bravest at the last, She levelled at our purposes, and being royal,  Took her own way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bravest at the last, She levelled at our purposes, and being royal,  Took her own way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are slumberous poppies, Lords of Lethe downs,  Some awake and some asleep,   Sleeping in our crowns. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47683]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are slumberous poppies, Lords of Lethe downs,  Some awake and some asleep,   Sleeping in our crowns.    What perchance our dreams may know,     Let our serious may know.   - Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58031]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17824]]></link><description><![CDATA[Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Instead of giving us six ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40257]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Instead of giving us six weeks off a year, employees are demanding more day to day flexibility, like the ability to telecommute, flex-time and child care or elder-care benefits. Those are the other areas where we are seeing real growth, while sabbaticals are sort of going up and down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15691]]></link><description><![CDATA[One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is by nature a civic animal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is by nature a civic animal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come to me now! O, come! benignest sleep! And fold me up, as evening doth a flower,  From my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56610]]></link><description><![CDATA[Come to me now! O, come! benignest sleep! And fold me up, as evening doth a flower,  From my vain self, and vain things which have power   Upon my soul to make me smile or weep.    And when thou comest, oh, like Death be deep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to sing like you don't need the money. You've got to love like you'll never get hurt. You've ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22315]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to sing like you don't need the money. You've got to love like you'll never get hurt. You've got to dance like there's nobody watching. You've got to come from the heart, if you want it to work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once I guessed right, And I got credit by't;  Thrice I guessed wrong,   And I kept my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62460]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once I guessed right, And I got credit by't;  Thrice I guessed wrong,   And I kept my credit on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She said that she had a nice big house, had a big back yard and other children to watch. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28991]]></link><description><![CDATA[She said that she had a nice big house, had a big back yard and other children to watch. I said that sounds really good, because Melissa loves to play outside.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once you're caught in the mousetrap, why not eat the cheese? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once you're caught in the mousetrap, why not eat the cheese?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, in 1947... in Europe and in Italy especially, we thought of America as all-powerful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35804]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, in 1947... in Europe and in Italy especially, we thought of America as all-powerful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was happy. We played average at best in the beginning, but when we went down 6-5 we got some ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30561]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was happy. We played average at best in the beginning, but when we went down 6-5 we got some rhythm going in our offense and scored the next four goals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women, can't live with them, can't live without them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66375]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66375</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They plainly saw the writing on the wall. They saw that the way they [crafted] the settlement would not withstand ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37841]]></link><description><![CDATA[They plainly saw the writing on the wall. They saw that the way they [crafted] the settlement would not withstand the court's review. So they retreated, making it a private handshake deal between the two of them. As a result, it won't be enforceable in the future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45141]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I still think we're very committed and very determined. We were ordinary in execution. The injuries shook us up a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32584]]></link><description><![CDATA[I still think we're very committed and very determined. We were ordinary in execution. The injuries shook us up a little bit last week and maybe some of the boys were thinking they were only one game away from the play-offs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our aim is to survive and we need to beat West Brom. There will be big pressure on us to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39344]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our aim is to survive and we need to beat West Brom. There will be big pressure on us to win and we have to handle it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4204]]></link><description><![CDATA[Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was a fun question. A different way of looking at the extent people trust each other is that question. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39925]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was a fun question. A different way of looking at the extent people trust each other is that question. Again, that's normative behavior. I know growing up we never had our door locked. That has changed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The long days are no happier than the short ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11121]]></link><description><![CDATA[The long days are no happier than the short ones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14478]]></link><description><![CDATA[Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/72]]></link><description><![CDATA[I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/72</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposedlimitations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21804]]></link><description><![CDATA[A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposedlimitations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest to a serious and studious ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58050]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest to a serious and studious mood--sex and the dead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The opportunity is there, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28279]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opportunity is there,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I look at the Hudson River, I can't help but feel overwhelmed by its beauty and responsible for its ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33179]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I look at the Hudson River, I can't help but feel overwhelmed by its beauty and responsible for its protection.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I began to think, The endowment has had a bad reputation in the last few years, and that's unfair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37183]]></link><description><![CDATA[I began to think, The endowment has had a bad reputation in the last few years, and that's unfair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This assassination will not undermine our efforts to impose law and public order. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41286]]></link><description><![CDATA[This assassination will not undermine our efforts to impose law and public order.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24274]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24274</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The journey is the reward. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21106]]></link><description><![CDATA[The journey is the reward.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O you virtuous owle, The wise Minerva's only fowle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45343]]></link><description><![CDATA[O you virtuous owle, The wise Minerva's only fowle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil is whatever distracts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63534]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evil is whatever distracts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Harriet Monsell of Clewer, Religious, 1883  The fundamental note of the Old Testament, in other words, is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Harriet Monsell of Clewer, Religious, 1883  The fundamental note of the Old Testament, in other words, is revelation. Its seers and prophets are not men of philosophic mind, who have risen from the seen to the unseen and, by dint of much reflection, have gradually attained to elevated conceptions of Him who is the Author of all that is. They are men of God whom God has chosen, that He might speak to them and, through them, to His people. Israel has not, in and by them, created for itself a God: God has, through them, created for Himself a people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits, but I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17809]]></link><description><![CDATA[It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits, but I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am really proud of the kids. We were not hitting the open shots tonight but we kept fighting and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35395]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am really proud of the kids. We were not hitting the open shots tonight but we kept fighting and still had a chance. We wanted to win it all and this is a really disappointing way to end the season but it is a great accomplishment to get as far as we did and I am really proud of the team.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always remember, pain makes people change. So dont hurt them when you do not want them to change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62915]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always remember, pain makes people change. So dont hurt them when you do not want them to change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17661]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17661</guid></item></channel></rss>