<?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's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47098]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10208]]></link><description><![CDATA[To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49344]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had spent as much time in the weight room as I did designing football uniforms, I probably would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66231]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I had spent as much time in the weight room as I did designing football uniforms, I probably would have had a free college education.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27684]]></link><description><![CDATA[Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53295]]></link><description><![CDATA[The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Issues can be addressed without the interference of a third party. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37331]]></link><description><![CDATA[Issues can be addressed without the interference of a third party.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We needed to make a couple more shots early on. A bucket here or there, who knows, it might have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33965]]></link><description><![CDATA[We needed to make a couple more shots early on. A bucket here or there, who knows, it might have been different.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common sense among men of fortune is rare. [Lat., Rarus enim ferme sunsus communis in illa  Fortuna.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61404]]></link><description><![CDATA[Common sense among men of fortune is rare. [Lat., Rarus enim ferme sunsus communis in illa  Fortuna.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire that's closest kept burns most of all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the snobbery of the people on the Mayflower looking down their noses at the people who came over ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56707]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the snobbery of the people on the Mayflower looking down their noses at the people who came over ON THE SECOND BOAT!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity shall cover the multitude of sins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48571]]></link><description><![CDATA[Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have nothing to declare but my genius. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17296]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have nothing to declare but my genius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49661]]></link><description><![CDATA[None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a good strategic platform for taking off in the U.S.. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30170]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a good strategic platform for taking off in the U.S..]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One who journeying Along a way he knows not, having crossed  A place of drear extent, before him sees ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59620]]></link><description><![CDATA[One who journeying Along a way he knows not, having crossed  A place of drear extent, before him sees   A river rushing swiftly toward the deep,    And all its tossing current white with foam,     And stops and turns, and measures back his way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...brainpower is the scarcest commodity and the only one of real value. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52230]]></link><description><![CDATA[...brainpower is the scarcest commodity and the only one of real value.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21526]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, excuuuuuse me!!!!. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, excuuuuuse me!!!!.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27188]]></link><description><![CDATA[Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalists prize independence - not teamwork, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39845]]></link><description><![CDATA[Journalists prize independence - not teamwork,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be smart, but never show it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21855]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be smart, but never show it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['If the world had no feeling, then there would be no suffering.. - the world would be such a better ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62229]]></link><description><![CDATA['If the world had no feeling, then there would be no suffering.. - the world would be such a better place, but the price would be never feeling happiness. is that a too higher price to pay?'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's going to be a fundraiser for victims of land mines, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34806]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's going to be a fundraiser for victims of land mines,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The road to a friend's house is never long. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16781]]></link><description><![CDATA[The road to a friend's house is never long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54983]]></link><description><![CDATA[How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23354]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29511]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find, The error of our eye directs our mind.  What ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14173]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find, The error of our eye directs our mind.  What error leads must error.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47123]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children are the keys of paradise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children are the keys of paradise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is important not to ignore forecasts that are uncongenial. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9886]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is important not to ignore forecasts that are uncongenial.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was it for this the clay grew tall? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Was it for this the clay grew tall?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I need not shout my faith. Thrice eloquent  Are quiet trees and the green, listening sod; Hushed are the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6460]]></link><description><![CDATA[I need not shout my faith. Thrice eloquent  Are quiet trees and the green, listening sod; Hushed are the stars, whose power is never spent;  The hills are mute: yet, how they speak of God!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suck, baby! suck! mother's love grows by giving: Drain the sweet founts that only thrive by wasting!  Black manhood ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3639]]></link><description><![CDATA[Suck, baby! suck! mother's love grows by giving: Drain the sweet founts that only thrive by wasting!  Black manhood comes when riotous guilty living   Hands thee the cup that shall be death in tasting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3639</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1682]]></link><description><![CDATA[We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is a better job at making our Democracy work right here at home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Andrew:) I am not such an ass but I can keep my hand dry. But what's your jest? (Maria:) A ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23244]]></link><description><![CDATA[(Andrew:) I am not such an ass but I can keep my hand dry. But what's your jest? (Maria:) A dry jest, sir.  (Andrew:) Are you full of them?   (Maria:) Ay, sir, I have them at my fingers' ends. Marry, now I let go your hand, I am barren.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23244</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26168]]></link><description><![CDATA[On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54967]]></link><description><![CDATA[Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hold, there is forty ducats. Let me have A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear  As will disperse itself ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hold, there is forty ducats. Let me have A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear  As will disperse itself through all the veins   That the life-weary taker may fall dead,    And that the trunk may be discharged of breath     As violently as hasty powder fired      Doth hurry from the fatal cannon's womb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it themselves; but the humor goes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/268]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it themselves; but the humor goes round, and he that laughs at me today will have somebody to laugh at him tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved. [Lat., Felix se nescit amari.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48488]]></link><description><![CDATA[The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved. [Lat., Felix se nescit amari.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63396]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63396</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting; gratitude for benefits eternal. [Lat., Non est diuturna possessio ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18162]]></link><description><![CDATA[That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting; gratitude for benefits eternal. [Lat., Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus; beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59873]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed in virtue's cause;  And aiming at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54703]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed in virtue's cause;  And aiming at the self-same end,   Satire is always virtue's friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The finest amusements are the most pointless ones. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24618]]></link><description><![CDATA[The finest amusements are the most pointless ones.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24618</guid></item></channel></rss>