<?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[Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47241]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50618]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custom said, 'Get up.' Society said, 'Get up.' Politics said, 'Get up.' The bus driver said, 'Get up.' But you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Custom said, 'Get up.' Society said, 'Get up.' Politics said, 'Get up.' The bus driver said, 'Get up.' But you gave her the power to stay seated. She heard your voice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yeah, definitely. That team, like this one, was a lot of interchangeable parts, getting up and down the floor, playing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41341]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yeah, definitely. That team, like this one, was a lot of interchangeable parts, getting up and down the floor, playing tenacious defense, predicated on great guard play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It involves a lot of monitoring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40827]]></link><description><![CDATA[It involves a lot of monitoring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53540]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners are those people who make a habit of doing the things losers are uncomfortable doing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44207]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winners are those people who make a habit of doing the things losers are uncomfortable doing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was from an old friend who . thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, Life and death issues don't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11355]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was from an old friend who . thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, Life and death issues don't come along that often, thank God, so don't treat everything like it's life or death. Go easier.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My eyes make pictures, when they are shut. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12869]]></link><description><![CDATA[My eyes make pictures, when they are shut.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is said that gifts persuade even the gods. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17435]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24279]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The idea of her life shall sweetly creep Into his study of imagination, And every lovely organ of her life, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55453]]></link><description><![CDATA[The idea of her life shall sweetly creep Into his study of imagination, And every lovely organ of her life, Shall come apparell'd in more precious habit, More moving-delicate and full of life Into the eye and prospect of his soul. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glossy, efficient prose, garnished with a pinch of irony and a dab of melodrama. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48470]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glossy, efficient prose, garnished with a pinch of irony and a dab of melodrama.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63580]]></link><description><![CDATA[All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1681]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords and bin Laden escaped.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1681</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4471]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let there be gall enough in thy ink, though thou write with a goose-pen, no matter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46026]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let there be gall enough in thy ink, though thou write with a goose-pen, no matter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60050]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blow, Boreas, foe to human kind! Blow, blustering, freezing, piercing wind!  Blow, that thy force I may rehearse,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61630]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blow, Boreas, foe to human kind! Blow, blustering, freezing, piercing wind!  Blow, that thy force I may rehearse,   While all my thoughts congeal to verse!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I have loved them, Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be  Borne, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44882]]></link><description><![CDATA[And I have loved them, Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be  Borne, like shy bubbles, onward; from a boy   I wanton'd with thy breakers.    . . . .     And laid my hand upon thy mane--as I do here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16152]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that serves, must serve. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49394]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that serves, must serve.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vigny, more secretAs if in his tower of ivory, retired before noon."N.B.: Vigny refers to Comte de Vigny, who locked ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25383]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vigny, more secretAs if in his tower of ivory, retired before noon."N.B.: Vigny refers to Comte de Vigny, who locked himself in an ivory tower to work without the influences of man and desire. - Pensees d'Aout.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bred in the lap of Republican Freedom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16683]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bred in the lap of Republican Freedom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31114]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister in her hands, which includes the power to dissolve parliament.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31114</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never till then so many thunderbolts from cloudless skies. (Bolt from the blue.) [Lat., Non alias caelo ceciderunt plura sereno.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56526]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never till then so many thunderbolts from cloudless skies. (Bolt from the blue.) [Lat., Non alias caelo ceciderunt plura sereno.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1762]]></link><description><![CDATA[To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloomy calm of idle vacancy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While I deduce, From the first note the hollow cuckoo sings,  The symphony of spring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10816]]></link><description><![CDATA[While I deduce, From the first note the hollow cuckoo sings,  The symphony of spring.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10816</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[nobody can disarm the resistance movements without a political resolution. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28614]]></link><description><![CDATA[nobody can disarm the resistance movements without a political resolution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28614</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19414]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60333]]></link><description><![CDATA[. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes -- the values, ideas, styles, colors that are the touchstones of one's own individual life, its real texture and substance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make me what Thou wouldst have me. I bargain for nothing. I make no terms. I seek for no previous ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6988]]></link><description><![CDATA[Make me what Thou wouldst have me. I bargain for nothing. I make no terms. I seek for no previous information whither Thou art taking me. I will be what Thou wilt make me, and all that Thou wilt make me. I say not, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest, for I am weak, but I give myself to Thee, to lead me anywhither.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With bated breath we offer wicked vows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50597]]></link><description><![CDATA[With bated breath we offer wicked vows.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5175]]></link><description><![CDATA[These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there is life there is danger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is such an advocate for us in his everyday job and life. And he does that daily, continuously and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30381]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is such an advocate for us in his everyday job and life. And he does that daily, continuously and with enthusiasm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a very balanced match. Milan played well and produced some good scoring chances that unfortunately we did not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31001]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a very balanced match. Milan played well and produced some good scoring chances that unfortunately we did not turn into goals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23285]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, "How is the president?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23285</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immortality by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20608]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immortality by not dying.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Procastination is the thief of Time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59335]]></link><description><![CDATA[Procastination is the thief of Time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29473]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other historic periods where we've cut dramatically the size of the police force, there's been a concomitant increase ... in crime, ... You can't compromise public safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54272]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter nights were made for warm snuggles and warmer hearts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2210]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winter nights were made for warm snuggles and warmer hearts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The family is the school of duties... founded on love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15158]]></link><description><![CDATA[The family is the school of duties... founded on love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What God hath joined together no man shall put asunder; God will take care of that. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26398]]></link><description><![CDATA[What God hath joined together no man shall put asunder; God will take care of that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65190]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31493]]></link><description><![CDATA[When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31493</guid></item></channel></rss>