<?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[The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, thecontinents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22325]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, thecontinents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the illusion ofknowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief workers in New Orleans, the money they're paid is burning a hole in their pocket and they're going to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Relief workers in New Orleans, the money they're paid is burning a hole in their pocket and they're going to spend it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60049]]></link><description><![CDATA[People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These $100,000 UPS systems aren't performing as they should, ... The total number of batteries cost probably in the range ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33826]]></link><description><![CDATA[These $100,000 UPS systems aren't performing as they should, ... The total number of batteries cost probably in the range of $7,000]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morale is a state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morale is a state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22067]]></link><description><![CDATA[Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are building may splendid churches in this country, but we are not providing leaders to run them. I would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7386]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are building may splendid churches in this country, but we are not providing leaders to run them. I would rather have a wooden church with a splendid parson, than a splendid church with a wooden parson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's like instant replay, ... We left [the 2009 vote] dejected and depressed. It's great to have a second shot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33651]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's like instant replay, ... We left [the 2009 vote] dejected and depressed. It's great to have a second shot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59249]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50833]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27988]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53959]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53959</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrice happy's the wooing that's not long adoing. So much time is saved in the billing and cooing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61994]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thrice happy's the wooing that's not long adoing. So much time is saved in the billing and cooing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's going to be a good experience. He's going to have a press conference [today] as well as the weigh ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32262]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's going to be a good experience. He's going to have a press conference [today] as well as the weigh in, so he have things to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32262</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45531]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's never a new fashion but it's old. - The Canterbury Tales. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2886]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's never a new fashion but it's old. - The Canterbury Tales.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romances paint at full length people's wooings, But only give a bust of marriages:  For no one cares for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Romances paint at full length people's wooings, But only give a bust of marriages:  For no one cares for matrimonial cooings.   There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.    Think you, if Laura had been Petrarch's wife,     He would have written sonnets all his life?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. -Anonymous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55061]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. -Anonymous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52707]]></link><description><![CDATA[When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25975]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are more Physitians in health then drunkards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49947]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty. -Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty. -Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're a solid church; my family goes there, ... They're probably the most stable independent church in the area. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37578]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're a solid church; my family goes there, ... They're probably the most stable independent church in the area. I know them, and I trust them, and they're capable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37578</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61934]]></link><description><![CDATA[Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two great duties of a virtuous woman, which are to keep home and be silent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42779]]></link><description><![CDATA[People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person's habitual misery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EEYORE: I'm not saying there won't be an Accident now, mind you. They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/311]]></link><description><![CDATA[EEYORE: I'm not saying there won't be an Accident now, mind you. They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/963]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would seem to favor the community colleges, to the detriment of students who would prefer to attend a university. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42513]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would seem to favor the community colleges, to the detriment of students who would prefer to attend a university. Some kids are better served at community colleges, and some kids are better served at universities. That decision should be based on academic reasons, not economic reasons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This day was yesterday to-morrow nam'd: To-morrow shall be yesterday proclaimed:  To-morrow not yet come, not far away,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59463]]></link><description><![CDATA[This day was yesterday to-morrow nam'd: To-morrow shall be yesterday proclaimed:  To-morrow not yet come, not far away,   What shall to-morrow then be call'd? To-day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probably 1-3 of them who may be able to run at the varsity level this season. It's hard to tell ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39964]]></link><description><![CDATA[Probably 1-3 of them who may be able to run at the varsity level this season. It's hard to tell with new runners because they get injured so often.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33339]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings about an energy. My students work together in a better way because of the opera.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16890]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manufacturing activity in the region appears to have cooled off. We suspect it will be another month or two before ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Manufacturing activity in the region appears to have cooled off. We suspect it will be another month or two before auto manufacturers start ramping up production to replenish sales-depleted inventories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first vertue, sone, if thou wilt lerne, Is to restreyne and kepen wel thy tonge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59479]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first vertue, sone, if thou wilt lerne, Is to restreyne and kepen wel thy tonge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am going to fight capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you should be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15671]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am going to fight capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you should be comfortable and well fed while all around you people are starving.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47133]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gather the flowers, but spare the buds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16277]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gather the flowers, but spare the buds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are those who in their very first seeking of it are nearer the kingdom of Heaven than many who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8200]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are those who in their very first seeking of it are nearer the kingdom of Heaven than many who have for years believed themselves to be of it. In the former there is more of the mind of Jesus, and when He calls them they recognize Him at once and go after Him; while the others examine Him from head to foot and, finding Him not sufficiently like the Jesus of their conception, turn their backs and go to church or chapel or chamber to kneel before a vague form mingled of tradition and fancy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you live a long life? "Take a two- mile walk every morning before breakfast." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25522]]></link><description><![CDATA[How do you live a long life? "Take a two- mile walk every morning before breakfast."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has been criticism of me from certain quarters among supporters and I can understand and respect that. It comes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42704]]></link><description><![CDATA[There has been criticism of me from certain quarters among supporters and I can understand and respect that. It comes with the territory. Perhaps I have taken this club as far as I can and now it is time for the mantle to pass on to someone else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61328]]></link><description><![CDATA[The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26449]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're better than Belgium ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41157]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're better than Belgium]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1151]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creativity is contagious, pass it on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65502]]></link><description><![CDATA[Creativity is contagious, pass it on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56315]]></link><description><![CDATA[The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them known only to those who read them with desire and enthusiasm. Silent, passive, and noiseless though they be, they yet set in action countless multitudes, and change the order of nations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm really into those shows. But the more I learn in class, the more I'm interested in the real thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37561]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm really into those shows. But the more I learn in class, the more I'm interested in the real thing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37561</guid></item></channel></rss>