<?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[There, at the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. -Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55395]]></link><description><![CDATA[There, at the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. -Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That daffed the world aside, And bid it pass. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act iv. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55888]]></link><description><![CDATA[That daffed the world aside, And bid it pass. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act iv. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63803]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The opera is like a husband with a foreign title - expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32013]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opera is like a husband with a foreign title - expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a supreme social challenge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Unique Selling Position was to make the world work for 100% ofhumanity.. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22063]]></link><description><![CDATA[His Unique Selling Position was to make the world work for 100% ofhumanity..]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3661]]></link><description><![CDATA[The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1359]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It cannot be used for student housing, ... A lot of landlords aren't interested. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35830]]></link><description><![CDATA[It cannot be used for student housing, ... A lot of landlords aren't interested.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fox Who Had Lost His TailA fox caught in a trap escaped, but in so doing lost his tail. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1564]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Fox Who Had Lost His TailA fox caught in a trap escaped, but in so doing lost his tail. Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to convince all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation. He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience. One of them interrupting him said, If you had not yourself lost your tail, my friend, you would not thus counsel us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not good fishing before the net. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49581]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not good fishing before the net.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26882]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16966]]></link><description><![CDATA[But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56492]]></link><description><![CDATA[Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've essentially doubled our population, doubled our load, over the last 23 years. Yet we have not added any new ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37896]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've essentially doubled our population, doubled our load, over the last 23 years. Yet we have not added any new infrastructure to serve that, from the standpoint of transmission.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56343]]></link><description><![CDATA[My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crooked log makes a strait fire [A crooked log makes a straight fire.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16009]]></link><description><![CDATA[A crooked log makes a strait fire [A crooked log makes a straight fire.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear is the passion of slaves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66342]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fear is the passion of slaves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34476]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used very sparingly. Good government evolves from trust and a willingness to work together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound. And news much older than their ale went round. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound. And news much older than their ale went round.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63261]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63935]]></link><description><![CDATA[My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63935</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a nose in condition for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57540]]></link><description><![CDATA[One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a nose in condition for football? (asking if the abnormal number of Longhorn injuries this season resulted from poor physical conditioning)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are still waiting to set the prices for the dinner because we have had to move to a larger ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34562]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are still waiting to set the prices for the dinner because we have had to move to a larger room in the center. We have to move from a room seating 250 to one that holds 560 people because of the interest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8837]]></link><description><![CDATA[The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22039]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For us, murder is once for all forbidden... It makes no difference whether one take away the life once born, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6698]]></link><description><![CDATA[For us, murder is once for all forbidden... It makes no difference whether one take away the life once born, or destroy it as it comes to birth. He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We like to sell to tenants. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31127]]></link><description><![CDATA[We like to sell to tenants.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The closest distance between two people is a goodlaugh. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22729]]></link><description><![CDATA[The closest distance between two people is a goodlaugh.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words will not ever be able to express my sorrow and my profound regret for all my actions and mistakes. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36847]]></link><description><![CDATA[Words will not ever be able to express my sorrow and my profound regret for all my actions and mistakes. I hope I can merit forgiveness from the Almighty and those I've wronged or caused to suffer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1488]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60978]]></link><description><![CDATA[Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2349]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10149]]></link><description><![CDATA[If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time; If ever you have look'd on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55654]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time; If ever you have look'd on better days, If ever been where bells have knoll'd to church, If ever sat at any good man's feast. -As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45168]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2579]]></link><description><![CDATA[How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2711]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Autumn wood the aster knows, The empty nest, the wind that grieves,  The sunlight breaking thro' the shade, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3386]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Autumn wood the aster knows, The empty nest, the wind that grieves,  The sunlight breaking thro' the shade,   The squirrel chattering overhead,    The timid rabbits lighter tread     Among the rustling leaves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diligence is the mother of good luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12298]]></link><description><![CDATA[Diligence is the mother of good luck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blossoms and leaves in plenty From the apple tree fall each day;  The merry breezes approach them,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2945]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Blossoms and leaves in plenty From the apple tree fall each day;  The merry breezes approach them,   And with them merrily play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44740]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rainy days a man saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60315]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rainy days a man saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am young. I didn't know that. But I don't recognize myself. That's my problem with the mirror. I see ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32685]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am young. I didn't know that. But I don't recognize myself. That's my problem with the mirror. I see only the ugliness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rhine! the Rhine! a blessing on the Rhine! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54192]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Rhine! the Rhine! a blessing on the Rhine!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's well begun, is half done. [Lat., Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3953]]></link><description><![CDATA[What's well begun, is half done. [Lat., Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13704]]></link><description><![CDATA[Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8656]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8656</guid></item></channel></rss>