<?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[Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53151]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smell a rat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48713]]></link><description><![CDATA[Smell a rat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I absolutely believe that an audit is warranted; 20 years is too long, ... There have been a lot of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31135]]></link><description><![CDATA[I absolutely believe that an audit is warranted; 20 years is too long, ... There have been a lot of allegations about this board, but the key word is 'allegations.' We need to, hopefully through an audit, see if the allegations have any merit. I'm not necessarily digging for any unethical behavior, but after 20 years, I think we should take a look.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16422]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44110]]></link><description><![CDATA[Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/985]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thee is a skeleton on every house. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54968]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thee is a skeleton on every house.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She trains with the boys. There's no reason why she can't be one of the top 10 runners in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41765]]></link><description><![CDATA[She trains with the boys. There's no reason why she can't be one of the top 10 runners in the state.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65711]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You create your opportunities by asking for them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/813]]></link><description><![CDATA[You create your opportunities by asking for them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is time, as a matter of pride, as well as a matter of national security, for the United States ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13883]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is time, as a matter of pride, as well as a matter of national security, for the United States of America to lead the world in the energy revolution, and not lag behind Japan or Germany]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe God has a plan. God has a direction for me. He may put me on a few detours, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31990]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe God has a plan. God has a direction for me. He may put me on a few detours, but the path with ultimately reveal itself. My job is to be a decent human being no matter how rocky the road gets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3270]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095   As for the miseries and sins he heard of daily in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8344]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095   As for the miseries and sins he heard of daily in the world, he was so far from wondering at them that, on the contrary, he was surprised that there were not more, considering the malice sinners were capable of... For his part, he prayed for them: but, knowing that God could remedy the mischiefs they did, when He pleased, he gave himself no further trouble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44135]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are someone who is traveling overseas for at least 14 days that includes April 15 and you are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29656]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are someone who is traveling overseas for at least 14 days that includes April 15 and you are away on business, you get an automatic extension to June 15 to file your return, ... You just have to attach a statement to your return explaining that you were out of the country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58601]]></link><description><![CDATA[The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can shoot the tiger, or stay out of his way, but you cannot pronounce him a vegetarian. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56812]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can shoot the tiger, or stay out of his way, but you cannot pronounce him a vegetarian.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We didn't bunch enough hits together. The two double plays really hurt us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37294]]></link><description><![CDATA[We didn't bunch enough hits together. The two double plays really hurt us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is our job to make women unhappy with what they have. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27013]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is our job to make women unhappy with what they have.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27013</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ridicule is the best test of truth ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54204]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ridicule is the best test of truth]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44409]]></link><description><![CDATA[If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile, Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived  The mother of mankind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12154]]></link><description><![CDATA[The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile, Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived  The mother of mankind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12154</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is something of a surprise just because the backlash was so strong last year to reinstate full funding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32180]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is something of a surprise just because the backlash was so strong last year to reinstate full funding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a great opportunity to learn about other cultures that we have in the area. Come out and get ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31260]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a great opportunity to learn about other cultures that we have in the area. Come out and get to know your neighbors because we're afraid of what we don't know.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great fishpond (the sea). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16068]]></link><description><![CDATA[The great fishpond (the sea).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The issue with technology is, it's -- by definition -- change. You can't just go to sleep and say I'm ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41888]]></link><description><![CDATA[The issue with technology is, it's -- by definition -- change. You can't just go to sleep and say I'm going to forget it for 20 years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46798]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28166]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your gonna screw up, do it while you're young. Older you get, the harder it is to bounce back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18368]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your gonna screw up, do it while you're young. Older you get, the harder it is to bounce back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level. [Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14018]]></link><description><![CDATA[No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level. [Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A few stations are going to be out for a few hours, maybe a day, but they will get their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40915]]></link><description><![CDATA[A few stations are going to be out for a few hours, maybe a day, but they will get their deliveries and there'll plenty of gas for motorists in our region.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't explain it, ... It's just happened for me while I'm here. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35260]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't explain it, ... It's just happened for me while I'm here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains and the sofa. But ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63978]]></link><description><![CDATA[In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains and the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled Enemy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49781]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled Enemy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60248]]></link><description><![CDATA[The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with all its corruption and evils and cruelties, and the splendid world of our imagination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fair insect! that, with threadlike legs spread out, And blood-extracting bill and filmy wing,  Dost murmur, as thou slowly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43178]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fair insect! that, with threadlike legs spread out, And blood-extracting bill and filmy wing,  Dost murmur, as thou slowly sail'st about,   In pitiless ears full many a plaintive thing,    And tell how little our large veins would bleed,     Would we but yield them to thy bitter need.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65033]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dew-bead Gem of earth and sky begotten. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12194]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dew-bead Gem of earth and sky begotten.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45287]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stability has been a concern here, but there is nothing to indicate any instability -- certainly there has been political ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stability has been a concern here, but there is nothing to indicate any instability -- certainly there has been political chaos.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2153]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She has been a pretty strong presence at the company for a long time, and was obviously a big driver ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33981]]></link><description><![CDATA[She has been a pretty strong presence at the company for a long time, and was obviously a big driver in the launch of Weekend Edition. The fact that she's leaving by mutual agreement indicates that the board is becoming more active, and is willing to make tougher decisions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33981</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I told them not to give the game away. I told them that if they wanted to win, go out ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40566]]></link><description><![CDATA[I told them not to give the game away. I told them that if they wanted to win, go out and take and not give anything away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yeah, that's the ticket. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5290]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yeah, that's the ticket.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57591]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get your feet on the ground. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48558]]></link><description><![CDATA[Get your feet on the ground.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48237]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4235]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4235</guid></item></channel></rss>