<?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[Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks,automatically enroll in the University of Adversity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21454]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks,automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree.  . . . .  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59684]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree.  . . . .   Poems are made by fools like me,    But only God can make a tree.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosperity lets goe the bridle. [Prosperity lets go the bridle.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48486]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prosperity lets goe the bridle. [Prosperity lets go the bridle.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605  Christians must learn again what Christians have always known -- how ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6637]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605  Christians must learn again what Christians have always known -- how to live without immediate hopes in the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27492]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9712]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think people who had helped me should really get the recognition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39053]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think people who had helped me should really get the recognition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; itis the spirit behind your actions and words ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21875]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; itis the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your innerstate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have to be able to react to negatives as well as positives. It's a learning process. I think the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32876]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have to be able to react to negatives as well as positives. It's a learning process. I think the girls reacted well and continued to play hard. They didn't get down on themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poison is drunk out of gold. [Lat., Venenum in auro bibitur.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46871]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poison is drunk out of gold. [Lat., Venenum in auro bibitur.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MGM is very deliberate. They are not going to do a deal that isn't immediately accretive to earnings per share. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37302]]></link><description><![CDATA[MGM is very deliberate. They are not going to do a deal that isn't immediately accretive to earnings per share. Harrah's, on the other hand, has done deals that aren't accretive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20320]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54011]]></link><description><![CDATA[Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54011</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The glory of a nation and an age is always the work of a few great persons, and it disappears ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47583]]></link><description><![CDATA[The glory of a nation and an age is always the work of a few great persons, and it disappears with them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in congress you know that the filibuster was invented ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27207]]></link><description><![CDATA[They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men. -Clare Booth Luce.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5934]]></link><description><![CDATA[We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth is well known to be a great comforter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61444]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The book that he has made renders its author this service in return, that so long as the book survives, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3508]]></link><description><![CDATA[The book that he has made renders its author this service in return, that so long as the book survives, its author remains immortal and cannot die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor's ashes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44381]]></link><description><![CDATA[See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor's ashes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We brought a very competitive team and thought we could win. People didn't take us seriously in the seeding meeting. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39243]]></link><description><![CDATA[We brought a very competitive team and thought we could win. People didn't take us seriously in the seeding meeting. I think our effort will gain respect for our program.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modest and shy as a nun is she; One weak chirp is her only note;  Braggarts and prince of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modest and shy as a nun is she; One weak chirp is her only note;  Braggarts and prince of braggarts is he,   Pouring boasts from his little throat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Scientists investigate that which already is;Engineers create that which has never been.'' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13892]]></link><description><![CDATA["Scientists investigate that which already is;Engineers create that which has never been.'']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30150]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36468]]></link><description><![CDATA[In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging it even to himself, that in war he was likely to enjoy little profit or pleasure on the day when the long, low, black hull of the Yankee privateer, with her tapering, bending spars, her long-range guns, and her sharp-faced captain, should appear on the western horizon, and suddenly, at the sight of heavy-lumbering British merchantman, should fling out her white wings of canvas, and fly down on her prey.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We know we still can get a lot better. We all hope our best basketball is yet to come. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31691]]></link><description><![CDATA[We know we still can get a lot better. We all hope our best basketball is yet to come.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And he walked up to me and he said, 'I just shot and killed two people, and you need to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29514]]></link><description><![CDATA[And he walked up to me and he said, 'I just shot and killed two people, and you need to call 911,' and I just thought, OK, whatever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They responded. They played very unselfishly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35364]]></link><description><![CDATA[They responded. They played very unselfishly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is good to die before one has done anything deserving death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11404]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is good to die before one has done anything deserving death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24695]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mechanism is always important, because without understanding it, it's difficult to predict how animal data would translate to people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28553]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mechanism is always important, because without understanding it, it's difficult to predict how animal data would translate to people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28553</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fact that slaughter [battle] is a horrifying spectacle must make us take war more seriously, but [it does] not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47403]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fact that slaughter [battle] is a horrifying spectacle must make us take war more seriously, but [it does] not provide an excuse for gradually blunting our swords in the name of humanity. Sooner or later someone will come along with a sharp sword and hack off our arms.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the time of year finances are on people's mind. And this is the time to think about that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39604]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the time of year finances are on people's mind. And this is the time to think about that and make small changes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through... sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60952]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through... sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obviously, the economy ails from important secular imbalances; there's a lot to be concerned about. But the cyclical forces indicate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31062]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obviously, the economy ails from important secular imbalances; there's a lot to be concerned about. But the cyclical forces indicate that, at least over the coming quarters, visibility is high.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14659]]></link><description><![CDATA[Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have learned to whittle the Eden Tree to the shape of a surplice peg, We have learned to bottle ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3191]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have learned to whittle the Eden Tree to the shape of a surplice peg, We have learned to bottle our parent twain in the yelk of an addled egg.  We know that the tail must wag the dog, for the horse is drawn by the cart,   But the devil never whoops, as he of old; It's clever, but is it art?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42922]]></link><description><![CDATA[With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This last section of Psalm 22 [i.e., verses 27-31] reminds us of Hebrews 12:2: "Looking unto Jesus the author and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6209]]></link><description><![CDATA[This last section of Psalm 22 [i.e., verses 27-31] reminds us of Hebrews 12:2: "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." The "joy" that was set before Jesus was, we feel, knowing of the riches which would come to his brethren out of his death. In short, we are his joy, set before him when on the cross. As we have seen, only as the circle of the love of Jesus becomes world wide and as big as history will it be complete.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's the old armchair quarterback theory. People always think they're a better coach or the better owner. Fantasy football is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36059]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's the old armchair quarterback theory. People always think they're a better coach or the better owner. Fantasy football is tailor-made to live out that armchair quarterback life. You get to pick the players. It's ideal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Informal relationships are not mere minor interstitial supplements to the major institutions of society. These informal relationships not only include ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52181]]></link><description><![CDATA[Informal relationships are not mere minor interstitial supplements to the major institutions of society. These informal relationships not only include important decision-making processes, such as the family, but also produce much of the background social capital without which the other major institutions of society could not function nearly as effectively as they do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45990]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith. -John Foster Dulles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45207]]></link><description><![CDATA[Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41253]]></link><description><![CDATA[And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth is a period of missed opportunities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62583]]></link><description><![CDATA[Youth is a period of missed opportunities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10489]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were such the wife had fallen to my part, I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61871]]></link><description><![CDATA[Were such the wife had fallen to my part, I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16693]]></link><description><![CDATA[To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it be before the throne.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1633]]></link><description><![CDATA[We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1633</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no permanent changes because change itself is permanent. It behooves the industrialist to research and the investor to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27708]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are no permanent changes because change itself is permanent. It behooves the industrialist to research and the investor to be vigilant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a tree frog that's possibly a new species. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34646]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a tree frog that's possibly a new species.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34646</guid></item></channel></rss>