<?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[Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a precautionary measure, we have detained 20 protestors who were aggravating the situation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41366]]></link><description><![CDATA[As a precautionary measure, we have detained 20 protestors who were aggravating the situation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F.M. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. ------ and declines to interfere in circumstances over which he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8730]]></link><description><![CDATA[F.M. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. ------ and declines to interfere in circumstances over which he has no control.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We tried to get a broad representation of the student body. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37745]]></link><description><![CDATA[We tried to get a broad representation of the student body.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly. . . spending quiet time alone gives your mind ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52801]]></link><description><![CDATA[We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly. . . spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Mirabeau's work, then is done. He sleeps with the primeval giants. He has gone over to the majority: "Abiit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14093]]></link><description><![CDATA[This Mirabeau's work, then is done. He sleeps with the primeval giants. He has gone over to the majority: "Abiit ad plures."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's pure nonsense that a state legislator would think there's nothing he can do to benefit Native Americans. The high ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31440]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's pure nonsense that a state legislator would think there's nothing he can do to benefit Native Americans. The high infant mortality rate on reservations is due to devastating poverty. Yet the state has not passed any laws in the last several years that would boost any of the health or education programs within the reservation community. As for tribal sovereignty, the only time the state wants to recognize it is when it benefits the state, as in this instance when it allows Senator Napoli to opt out of an intelligent response.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10309]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distributors will send demos so that we, as employees, can try them out, so that we can say 'I've played ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Distributors will send demos so that we, as employees, can try them out, so that we can say 'I've played this' and this is what I thought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62831]]></link><description><![CDATA[Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62200]]></link><description><![CDATA[After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's the best part about it. There aren't a lot of eighth-grade teams that get to play out there. Playing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30354]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's the best part about it. There aren't a lot of eighth-grade teams that get to play out there. Playing at Grande in junior high will definitely get you ready to play there on Fridays.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4156]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If this provision became law, it could literally lead to the privatization of millions of acres of public land, including ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32773]]></link><description><![CDATA[If this provision became law, it could literally lead to the privatization of millions of acres of public land, including national park and national forest land.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62248]]></link><description><![CDATA[Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But he washed me ashoreand he took my pearland left an empty shell of me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34905]]></link><description><![CDATA[But he washed me ashoreand he took my pearland left an empty shell of me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head,  And learning wiser grow without his books. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24536]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head,  And learning wiser grow without his books.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["When a man says he's willin'," said Mr. Barkis, "it's as much as to say, that man's a-waitin' for a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61591]]></link><description><![CDATA["When a man says he's willin'," said Mr. Barkis, "it's as much as to say, that man's a-waitin' for a answer."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the fragrant heart of bloom, The bobolinks are singing;  Out of the fragrant heart of bloom  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4421]]></link><description><![CDATA[Out of the fragrant heart of bloom, The bobolinks are singing;  Out of the fragrant heart of bloom   The apple-tree whispers to the room,    "Why art thou but a nest of gloom     While the bobolinks are singing?"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60967]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5520]]></link><description><![CDATA[No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another for changing his mind. [Lat., Nemo doctus unquam (multa autem de hoc genere scripta sunt) mutationem consili inconstantiam dixit esse.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5520</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is strange that we do not temper our resentment of criticism with a thought for our many faults which ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53938]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is strange that we do not temper our resentment of criticism with a thought for our many faults which have escaped us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On any other night, giving up 41 points is not a bad defensive effort, but when you only score 33 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31958]]></link><description><![CDATA[On any other night, giving up 41 points is not a bad defensive effort, but when you only score 33 it's a moot point.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19219]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21287]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2192]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22529]]></link><description><![CDATA[The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. - "The Liberty Song". ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. - "The Liberty Song".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55198]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The looming threat of a global influenza pandemic demands global, regional and national attention, and preparation and response to a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28824]]></link><description><![CDATA[The looming threat of a global influenza pandemic demands global, regional and national attention, and preparation and response to a pandemic is a shared responsibility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it is: "My God, make our enemies ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54221]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it is: "My God, make our enemies very ridiculous!" God has granted it to me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One gentleman said it was his quest to have gooseberry pie at RAGBRAI. He said he didn't get any the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31111]]></link><description><![CDATA[One gentleman said it was his quest to have gooseberry pie at RAGBRAI. He said he didn't get any the other year until he was getting on the bus.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with cats is that they've got no tact. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5343]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trouble with cats is that they've got no tact.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20397]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship is the art of overlooking the failings and weaknesses of others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63006]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship is the art of overlooking the failings and weaknesses of others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is in the details. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21776]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is in the details.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Light Up My Life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39326]]></link><description><![CDATA[You Light Up My Life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The language I have learnt these forty years, My native English, now I must forgo;  And now my tongue's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59490]]></link><description><![CDATA[The language I have learnt these forty years, My native English, now I must forgo;  And now my tongue's use is to me no more   Than an unstringed viol or a harp,    Or like a cunning instrument cased up     Or, being open, put into his hands      That knows no touch to tune the harmony.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43345]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vision of a Champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, and the point of exhaustion, when ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56727]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Vision of a Champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, and the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The project raises some concerns. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32190]]></link><description><![CDATA[The project raises some concerns.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most men had rather say a smart thing than do a good one. John P. Kotter, Leading Change -Josh Billings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9069]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most men had rather say a smart thing than do a good one. John P. Kotter, Leading Change -Josh Billings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[an opportunity to prevent further fighting; to reassure the population; and to ensure the peaceful preparation of the upcoming presidential ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37521]]></link><description><![CDATA[an opportunity to prevent further fighting; to reassure the population; and to ensure the peaceful preparation of the upcoming presidential election.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idealist: a cynic in the making. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43127]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idealist: a cynic in the making.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60362]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8866]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38540]]></link><description><![CDATA[It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sire, I am my own Rudolph of Hapsburg. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2499]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sire, I am my own Rudolph of Hapsburg.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2499</guid></item></channel></rss>