<?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[Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65454]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65004]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62411]]></link><description><![CDATA[For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress has not followed a straight ascending line, but a spiral with rhythms of progress and retrogression, of evolution and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48365]]></link><description><![CDATA[Progress has not followed a straight ascending line, but a spiral with rhythms of progress and retrogression, of evolution and dissolution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strangers are friends you have yet to meet ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57931]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strangers are friends you have yet to meet]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most difficult task facing us today is to persuade the person who is enjoying Christian culture and Christian standards ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7635]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most difficult task facing us today is to persuade the person who is enjoying Christian culture and Christian standards that these do not survive of themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is like a skilful Geometrician. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17691]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is like a skilful Geometrician.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12885]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64760]]></link><description><![CDATA[What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14882]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46677]]></link><description><![CDATA[Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and itinerary along with him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59607]]></link><description><![CDATA[Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and itinerary along with him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59607</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus sung the shepherds till th' approach of night, The skies yet blushing with departing light,  When falling dews ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus sung the shepherds till th' approach of night, The skies yet blushing with departing light,  When falling dews with spangles deck'd the glade,   And the low sun had lengthened every shade.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was the most money we had ever seen in this house. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40662]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was the most money we had ever seen in this house.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are still very concerned about Katrina itself and also about the gasoline and other refined products increases. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40735]]></link><description><![CDATA[People are still very concerned about Katrina itself and also about the gasoline and other refined products increases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9032]]></link><description><![CDATA[Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What boots it on the lineal tree to trace Through many a branch the founders of our race. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48985]]></link><description><![CDATA[What boots it on the lineal tree to trace Through many a branch the founders of our race.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've noticed the shows have been getting a lot better, even since a week ago when the album was released. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31273]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've noticed the shows have been getting a lot better, even since a week ago when the album was released. There's been a slow build, but we're playing for a lot more people, and the kids seem to know the new songs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was never law, or set, or opinion did so much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53456]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was never law, or set, or opinion did so much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2411]]></link><description><![CDATA[When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. . . .]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25985]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the boss is a way, work becomes a holiday. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4757]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the boss is a way, work becomes a holiday.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57005]]></link><description><![CDATA[In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who has a firm will molds the world to himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61611]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18747]]></link><description><![CDATA[Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28102]]></link><description><![CDATA[The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commenting on LaVell Edwards' contribution to college football: He may not be at the head of the class, but whatever ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commenting on LaVell Edwards' contribution to college football: He may not be at the head of the class, but whatever class he is in it doesn't take long to call the roll.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We know what we are, but know not what we may be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64241]]></link><description><![CDATA[We know what we are, but know not what we may be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou said'st--O, it comes o'er my memory As doth the raven o'er the infected house,  Boding to all!--He had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou said'st--O, it comes o'er my memory As doth the raven o'er the infected house,  Boding to all!--He had my handkerchief.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the recovery takes hold, the vulnerability we have surrounding these issues will diminish and they won't be able to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40339]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the recovery takes hold, the vulnerability we have surrounding these issues will diminish and they won't be able to impact the overall economy. And then investors will focus on the good news.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64224]]></link><description><![CDATA[Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41663]]></link><description><![CDATA[The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. So we decided to wait until after the morning rush to do the job.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65804]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17051]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37451]]></link><description><![CDATA[Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man Bitten by a DogA man who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1592]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Man Bitten by a DogA man who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him. A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you. The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, Why? If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me. Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mad fellow met me on the way and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets and pressed the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55892]]></link><description><![CDATA[A mad fellow met me on the way and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets and pressed the dead bodies. No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I 'll not march through Coventry with them, that 's flat: nay, and the villains march wide betwixt the legs, as if they had gyves on; for indeed I had the most of them out of prison. There 's but a shirt and a half in all my company; and the half-shirt is two napkins tacked together and thrown over the shoulders like an herald's coat without sleeves. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49729]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17208]]></link><description><![CDATA[Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from their house. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from their house.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44858]]></link><description><![CDATA[By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15076]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government of Chinahas become likeUK and US a pirateof innocent kidnappedpharmaceutically abused primates. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20929]]></link><description><![CDATA[The government of Chinahas become likeUK and US a pirateof innocent kidnappedpharmaceutically abused primates.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They have this fantastic nugget of historical material from the Gilded Age. It's a wonderful, small overview of American painting ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41233]]></link><description><![CDATA[They have this fantastic nugget of historical material from the Gilded Age. It's a wonderful, small overview of American painting from about 1870 to 1915.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3788]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way Of starved people. -The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55621]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way Of starved people. -The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Delay did bugs exterminatebefore he did kid soldiers terminate.Kissinger's Bremer has not been forthrightabout how many died in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/216]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tom Delay did bugs exterminatebefore he did kid soldiers terminate.Kissinger's Bremer has not been forthrightabout how many died in the last fortnight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If what Holtzman decides to do is run against Republicans, it could hurt other Republicans. If you say the Republican ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39621]]></link><description><![CDATA[If what Holtzman decides to do is run against Republicans, it could hurt other Republicans. If you say the Republican Congress has wrecked the country, that could trickle down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39621</guid></item></channel></rss>