<?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 first thing they wanted was a shower and a change of clothes. People had been wading through floodwater in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40976]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first thing they wanted was a shower and a change of clothes. People had been wading through floodwater in the clothes they were wearing, and then had to live in them for days at the convention center. They smelled like urine, feces, and death, but they had to wait in line to be processed and then find a bed and then they could take a shower.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61550]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surest cure for vanity is loneliness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25473]]></link><description><![CDATA[The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We like to be deceived. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11550]]></link><description><![CDATA[We like to be deceived.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16565]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17492]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50176]]></link><description><![CDATA[A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[cannot or should not be reproduced. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41397]]></link><description><![CDATA[cannot or should not be reproduced.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fair face may make a foul bargain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50956]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fair face may make a foul bargain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9541]]></link><description><![CDATA[The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. -Eden Phillpotts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25108]]></link><description><![CDATA[The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. -Eden Phillpotts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Although Constellation's been a good performer every year, it hasn't been off the charts. There haven't been scary triple-digit returns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32406]]></link><description><![CDATA[Although Constellation's been a good performer every year, it hasn't been off the charts. There haven't been scary triple-digit returns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Constitution--the glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45228]]></link><description><![CDATA[Its Constitution--the glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is praised by some, blamed by others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50245]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is praised by some, blamed by others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27322]]></link><description><![CDATA[The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No great thing is created suddenly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10556]]></link><description><![CDATA[No great thing is created suddenly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10556</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your mind is clear as to what you are trying to do, if you can say what you want ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41566]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your mind is clear as to what you are trying to do, if you can say what you want out of life and make your money move in that direction, you will be happy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White is a trend unto itself. From very pure, stark white to ecru, you can look at white as an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36157]]></link><description><![CDATA[White is a trend unto itself. From very pure, stark white to ecru, you can look at white as an entire color family. White is the neutral of the season against which all other colors are paired.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is as much a part of the Derby tradition as the Twin Spires themselves, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38754]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is as much a part of the Derby tradition as the Twin Spires themselves,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm approaching this like this is my Finals, really. We got three more games; if he puts me out there, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28779]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm approaching this like this is my Finals, really. We got three more games; if he puts me out there, I'm going to be ready. I'm looking real forward to these games.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What has not wasting time impaired? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50383]]></link><description><![CDATA[What has not wasting time impaired?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26828]]></link><description><![CDATA[Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10921]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65949]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63595]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14480]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am pretty much a person of my word and I told myself I would get myself out of this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31244]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am pretty much a person of my word and I told myself I would get myself out of this and I knew somehow I would.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31244</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The building of a perfect body crowned by a perfect brain, is at once the greatest earthly problem and grandest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18943]]></link><description><![CDATA[The building of a perfect body crowned by a perfect brain, is at once the greatest earthly problem and grandest hope of the race.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her joy in coaching these young women made them believe in themselves and depend on each other. Her guidance not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39973]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her joy in coaching these young women made them believe in themselves and depend on each other. Her guidance not only helped them excel here, it will help them become better, more compassionate leaders.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20312]]></link><description><![CDATA[A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community can constitute a state. I think we must ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56586]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community can constitute a state. I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50266]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9307]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4085]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man. Make a career of humanity.Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights.You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The principle of fashion is . . . the principle of the kaleidoscope. A new year can only bring us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23678]]></link><description><![CDATA[The principle of fashion is . . . the principle of the kaleidoscope. A new year can only bring us a new combination of the same elements; and about once in so often we go back and begin again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Republicans want local control and management of our schools, the president and the Democrats want Washington mandates. That's really ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33665]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Republicans want local control and management of our schools, the president and the Democrats want Washington mandates. That's really what it's all about,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21433]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard features every bungler can command: To draw true beauty shows a master's hand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45417]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hard features every bungler can command: To draw true beauty shows a master's hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred to the memory of printing, the art preservative of all arts. This was first invented about the year 1440. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48247]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sacred to the memory of printing, the art preservative of all arts. This was first invented about the year 1440. [Lat., Memoriae sacrum  Typographia   Ars artium omnium    Conservatrix     Hic primum inventa      Circa annum mccccxl.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knew this was a young team coming in and there was a lot of butterflies and jitters before the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38259]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knew this was a young team coming in and there was a lot of butterflies and jitters before the game. One game does not make a season and we will bounce back and get ready to play Bronson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19191]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48243]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5277]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pretty Lark, climbing the Welkin cleer, Chaunts with a cheer, Heer peer-I neer my Deer;  Then stooping thence ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24093]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pretty Lark, climbing the Welkin cleer, Chaunts with a cheer, Heer peer-I neer my Deer;  Then stooping thence (seeming her fall to rew)   Adieu (she saith) adieu, deer Deer, adieu.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10639]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10639</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56750]]></link><description><![CDATA[Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got kicked on the inside at the end of the game in Portland. It was a bone bruise. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33503]]></link><description><![CDATA[I got kicked on the inside at the end of the game in Portland. It was a bone bruise. It was real puffy and stiff, but the swelling has gone down a little bit. I never had one like this, on the inside.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33503</guid></item></channel></rss>