<?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[Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47997]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10876]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edwards commented as he signed an extension to his contract. We have good young players in the program and strong ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57726]]></link><description><![CDATA[Edwards commented as he signed an extension to his contract. We have good young players in the program and strong schedules in the coming years. The future looks bright for BYU football. I also want to get a number of projects off the ground before I retire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66798]]></link><description><![CDATA[The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22973]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17245]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archers ever Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid  (Archer of archers both in men and women), ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51962]]></link><description><![CDATA[Archers ever Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid  (Archer of archers both in men and women),   Be worse provided than a common archer?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51962</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[Ah! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15090]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3199]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3199</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the nicest way to search somebody if they have to be searched. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30647]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the nicest way to search somebody if they have to be searched.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 30 years of war and devastation, we are starting from nothing basically. It will take a long time for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40052]]></link><description><![CDATA[After 30 years of war and devastation, we are starting from nothing basically. It will take a long time for us to be fully self-sufficient.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4074]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4267]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1401]]></link><description><![CDATA[An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29925]]></link><description><![CDATA[I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29925</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12831]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34491]]></link><description><![CDATA[How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself - and thus make yourself indispensable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15010]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself - and thus make yourself indispensable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61583]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9217]]></link><description><![CDATA[The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would have liked to have 12 points but we must learn our lessons. I don't think England are the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31030]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would have liked to have 12 points but we must learn our lessons. I don't think England are the best team in Europe but they are one of the best with three young forwards and a good defense.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The uncertainty lies always in the intellectual region, never in the practical. What Paul cares about is plain enough to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8146]]></link><description><![CDATA[The uncertainty lies always in the intellectual region, never in the practical. What Paul cares about is plain enough to the true heart, however far from plain to the man whose desire to understand goes ahead of his obedience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63667]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think if I was in the position of the Czech coach, I would do the same, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33643]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think if I was in the position of the Czech coach, I would do the same,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11791]]></link><description><![CDATA[In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11791</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath die end.  I was angry with my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2533]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath die end.  I was angry with my foe;   I told it not, my wrath did grow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The proximity of the Bay Area's 7 million residents places our local parks under intense pressure from residential development on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39576]]></link><description><![CDATA[The proximity of the Bay Area's 7 million residents places our local parks under intense pressure from residential development on their boundaries. Such development disrupts the natural rhythm of the forest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, If ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55806]]></link><description><![CDATA[Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true. -King John. Act v. Sc. 7.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22647]]></link><description><![CDATA[What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30580]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14808]]></link><description><![CDATA[My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweat plus sacrifice equals success. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53300]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53300</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't know, I guess I figured out that in a relationship you can't choose when you want to like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25882]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know, I guess I figured out that in a relationship you can't choose when you want to like this person or that one...you're in a relationship for a reason and you need to stick with it or give it up. And I'm not ready to give it up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44809]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth crushed to earth shall rise again: Th' eternal years of God are hers;  But Error, wounded, writhes in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59813]]></link><description><![CDATA[Truth crushed to earth shall rise again: Th' eternal years of God are hers;  But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,   And dies among his worshippers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many peoplecome to the fountain of life with a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22333]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many peoplecome to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car...ateaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a resultthey get little.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And hail their queen, fair regent of the night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43072]]></link><description><![CDATA[And hail their queen, fair regent of the night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the iron hot by striking it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21730]]></link><description><![CDATA[Make the iron hot by striking it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10214]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of people don't want to do any of the legwork themselves. They've spent their whole life working and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37085]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of people don't want to do any of the legwork themselves. They've spent their whole life working and doing everything and now they are retired and want to be utterly pampered.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it so small a thing / To have enjoyed the sun, / To have lived light in the spring, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42224]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it so small a thing / To have enjoyed the sun, / To have lived light in the spring, / To have loved, to have thought, to have done?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22615]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behold him in conceited circles sail, Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,  In all his pomp of pageantry, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50156]]></link><description><![CDATA[Behold him in conceited circles sail, Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,  In all his pomp of pageantry, as if   He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're our biggest corporate donor and so of course we look forward to that funding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40106]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're our biggest corporate donor and so of course we look forward to that funding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou givest life and love for Greece and Right: I will stand by thee lest thou shouldst be weak,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15626]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thou givest life and love for Greece and Right: I will stand by thee lest thou shouldst be weak,  Not weak of soul.--I will but hold in sight   Thy marvelous beauty.--Here is    She you seek!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15626</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to save ecosystems has more to do with changing egosystems. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/554]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trying to save ecosystems has more to do with changing egosystems.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zeal will do more than knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62611]]></link><description><![CDATA[Zeal will do more than knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13435]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12231]]></link><description><![CDATA[Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the smooth road.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12231</guid></item></channel></rss>