<?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[Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The author of the Satanic Verses book, which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all those involved ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23907]]></link><description><![CDATA[The author of the Satanic Verses book, which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death. I ask all Moslems to execute them wherever they find them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/634]]></link><description><![CDATA[I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35553]]></link><description><![CDATA[Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35553</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's clear that we've seen some pass-through of raw materials costs to producer prices, but retail inflation is still restrained. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36354]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's clear that we've seen some pass-through of raw materials costs to producer prices, but retail inflation is still restrained.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act ii. Sc. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55719]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act ii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55719</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31375]]></link><description><![CDATA[The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31375</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12371]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who finds the heifer dead and bleeding fresh And sees fast-by a butcher with an axe,  But will suspect ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5136]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who finds the heifer dead and bleeding fresh And sees fast-by a butcher with an axe,  But will suspect 'twas he that made the slaughter?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27770]]></link><description><![CDATA[I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27770</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25384]]></link><description><![CDATA[A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65175]]></link><description><![CDATA[Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good horses make short miles. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49284]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good horses make short miles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16952]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53310]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way -- how many pleasing things are done for you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Very good orators, when they are out, they will spit; and for lovers, lacking--God warn us!--matter, the cleanliest shift is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Very good orators, when they are out, they will spit; and for lovers, lacking--God warn us!--matter, the cleanliest shift is to kiss.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boast during the day; be humble at night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boast during the day; be humble at night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may have the best-shooting backcourt in the NBA. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41965]]></link><description><![CDATA[We may have the best-shooting backcourt in the NBA.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You live and you learn -- or you don't live long. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24955]]></link><description><![CDATA[You live and you learn -- or you don't live long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2273]]></link><description><![CDATA[One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer up, things could get worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nomura needs to expand its online business to target a mass customer base. It used to be all about institutional ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36561]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nomura needs to expand its online business to target a mass customer base. It used to be all about institutional investors. But this is going to be the age of the individual investor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No might nor greatness in mortality Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny  The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5191]]></link><description><![CDATA[No might nor greatness in mortality Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny  The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong   Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some councils have only two or three pupils who need this help. That is not a big enough group to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some councils have only two or three pupils who need this help. That is not a big enough group to build up real expertise in dealing with them. They will look at using specialists like Spark of Genius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleanor Roosevelt, during the years that she was first lady had a home at Washington Square park in New York ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30995]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eleanor Roosevelt, during the years that she was first lady had a home at Washington Square park in New York City.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49601]]></link><description><![CDATA[Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The investigation continues. ... There has been no final ruling. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33806]]></link><description><![CDATA[The investigation continues. ... There has been no final ruling.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41045]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A brute without a single redeeming point. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50421]]></link><description><![CDATA[A brute without a single redeeming point.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27218]]></link><description><![CDATA[We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27218</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Baseball Coaches Association started All-American honors in that year. That was also the first year of the College ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38783]]></link><description><![CDATA[The American Baseball Coaches Association started All-American honors in that year. That was also the first year of the College World Series.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51751]]></link><description><![CDATA[To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64975]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It didn't take long. I saw early on that he was a guy who was going to be able to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33172]]></link><description><![CDATA[It didn't take long. I saw early on that he was a guy who was going to be able to play for us, with his talent and abilities, and he had worked hard to get in shape.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1988]]></link><description><![CDATA[I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United States, your banner wears Two emblems--one of fame;  Alas! the other that it bears   Reminds us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16126]]></link><description><![CDATA[United States, your banner wears Two emblems--one of fame;  Alas! the other that it bears   Reminds us of your shame.    Your banner's constellation types     White freedom with its stars,      But what's the meaning of the stripes?       They mean your negroes' scars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16126</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is very impressive. I was in San Diego and he ran the 40 in a 4.3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31409]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is very impressive. I was in San Diego and he ran the 40 in a 4.3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11691]]></link><description><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it was," said Nick. "Let's climb higher." "No," I said. "I think we should be heading back now." "We have time," Nick insisted. I said we didn't, and Nick said we did. We argued back and forth like that for about 20 minutes, then finally decided to head back. I didn't say it was an interesting story.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even though Romeo might not say it, I'm sure Sunday is going to be different than any other game he's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38170]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even though Romeo might not say it, I'm sure Sunday is going to be different than any other game he's ever coached,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So may glory from defect arise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17539]]></link><description><![CDATA[So may glory from defect arise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've been told that we probably will not be able to get home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40061]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've been told that we probably will not be able to get home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the first inning and held them [after that] until the last inning. He mixes his pitches up well and is comfortable throwing any pitch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/227]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16655]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Immortal Love, author of this great frame,  Sprung from that beauty which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Immortal Love, author of this great frame,  Sprung from that beauty which can never fade;  How hath man parcel'd out thy glorious name, And thrown it on that dust which thou hast made, While mortal love doth all the title gain!  Which siding with invention, they together  Bear all the sway, possessing heart and brain (Thy workmanship), and give thee share in neither. Wit fancies beauty, beauty raiseth wit:  The world is theirs; they two play out the game,  Thou standing by: and though thy glorious name Wrought our deliverance from th' infernal pit, Who sings thy praise? only a scarf or glove  Doth warm our hands, and make them write of love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mountain in LaborA mountain was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises were heard, and crowds of people came ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1530]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Mountain in LaborA mountain was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises were heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see what was the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectation of some terrible calamity, out came a Mouse. Don't make much ado about nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14390]]></link><description><![CDATA[The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler. [Lat., Componitur orbis  Regis ad exemplum; nec sic inflectere sensus   Humanos edicta valent, quam vita regentis.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3065]]></link><description><![CDATA[A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24997]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. -Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The language of truth is unadorned and always simple. [Lat., Veritatis absolutus sermo ac semper est simplex.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59794]]></link><description><![CDATA[The language of truth is unadorned and always simple. [Lat., Veritatis absolutus sermo ac semper est simplex.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59794</guid></item></channel></rss>