<?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[Off-the-rack solutions, like bargain basement dresses, never fit anymore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3728]]></link><description><![CDATA[Off-the-rack solutions, like bargain basement dresses, never fit anymore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is really and emotional time for the town, but I grew up with Lloyd. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33007]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is really and emotional time for the town, but I grew up with Lloyd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The defense stepped up, which is what we expect around here. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33449]]></link><description><![CDATA[The defense stepped up, which is what we expect around here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50765]]></link><description><![CDATA[That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with a budget is that it's hard to fill up one hole without digging another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4966]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trouble with a budget is that it's hard to fill up one hole without digging another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57082]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54082]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You guys line up alphabetically by height. (a Florida State football coach) ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57557]]></link><description><![CDATA[You guys line up alphabetically by height. (a Florida State football coach)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friend in power is a friend lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36469]]></link><description><![CDATA[A friend in power is a friend lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squinting upon the lustre Of the rich Rings which on his fingers glistre;  And, snuffing with a wrythed nose ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15343]]></link><description><![CDATA[Squinting upon the lustre Of the rich Rings which on his fingers glistre;  And, snuffing with a wrythed nose the Amber,   The Musk and Civet that perfum'd the chamber.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64179]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of labor is to gain leisure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24625]]></link><description><![CDATA[The end of labor is to gain leisure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45809]]></link><description><![CDATA[Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He beat the bushes without taking the birds. [Fr., [Il] battoit les buissons sans predre les ozillons.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14930]]></link><description><![CDATA[He beat the bushes without taking the birds. [Fr., [Il] battoit les buissons sans predre les ozillons.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58695]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its the little things that matter, that add up in the end, with the priceless thrilling magic found only in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46253]]></link><description><![CDATA[Its the little things that matter, that add up in the end, with the priceless thrilling magic found only in a friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I choke while reading this, it's only from my love for Bill, ... What a price this family has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33030]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I choke while reading this, it's only from my love for Bill, ... What a price this family has paid for Miss Allard's conduct.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61395]]></link><description><![CDATA[These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great dowry is a bed full of brables. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49032]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great dowry is a bed full of brables.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Either I will find a way, or I will make one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53969]]></link><description><![CDATA[Either I will find a way, or I will make one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66837]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44489]]></link><description><![CDATA[Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take man's most fantastic invention- God. Man invents God in the image of his longings, in the image of what ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52269]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take man's most fantastic invention- God. Man invents God in the image of his longings, in the image of what he wants to be, then proceeds to imitate that image, vie with it, and strive to overcome it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52269</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When time ends eternity begins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65705]]></link><description><![CDATA[When time ends eternity begins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go,non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulnesspractice. You might experiment ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go,non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulnesspractice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity asa vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise ingiving. A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can giveyourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, orsome time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough toaccept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, andfrom the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The point is plain as a pike staff. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48716]]></link><description><![CDATA[The point is plain as a pike staff.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking to get at once all the gold the Goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52433]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thinking to get at once all the gold the Goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find,- nothing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22158]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13503]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It doesn't matter what you believe just so long as you're sincere. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64473]]></link><description><![CDATA[It doesn't matter what you believe just so long as you're sincere.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29856]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood its ground. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65551]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood its ground.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best. Life's most soothing things are sweet music and a child's goodnight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54871]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best. Life's most soothing things are sweet music and a child's goodnight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alas for him who never sees The stars shine through his cypress-trees  Who, hopeless, lays his dead away,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alas for him who never sees The stars shine through his cypress-trees  Who, hopeless, lays his dead away,   Nor looks to see the breaking day    Across the mournful marbles play!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many of the products which create a modern standard of living are only the physical incorporations of ideas- not only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many of the products which create a modern standard of living are only the physical incorporations of ideas- not only the ideas of an Edison or a Ford but the ideas of innumerable anonymous people who figure out the design of supermarkets, the location of gasoline stations, and the million mundane things on which our material well-being depends. Societies which have more people carrying out physical acts and fewer people supplying ideas do not have higher standards of living. Quite the contrary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64480]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask not of me, love, what is love? Ask what is good of God above;  Ask of the great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25617]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask not of me, love, what is love? Ask what is good of God above;  Ask of the great sum what is light;   Ask what is darkness of the night;    Ask sin of what may be forgiven;     Ask what is happiness of heaven;      Ask what is folly of the crowd;       Ask what is fashion of the shroud;        Ask what is sweetness of thy kiss;         Ask of thyself what beauty is.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They had a dispute about a night out with the boys. But he finally decided to let her go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53402]]></link><description><![CDATA[They had a dispute about a night out with the boys. But he finally decided to let her go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33024]]></link><description><![CDATA[By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need for preprinted cases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23583]]></link><description><![CDATA[A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13486]]></link><description><![CDATA[The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4259]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6007]]></link><description><![CDATA[But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suspicion, in England at least, is that the more charitable view will prevail. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42549]]></link><description><![CDATA[My suspicion, in England at least, is that the more charitable view will prevail.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darker than darkest pansies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45450]]></link><description><![CDATA[Darker than darkest pansies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am more spontaneous than my character... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35785]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am more spontaneous than my character...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People differ not only in their ability to do but also in their 'will to do'. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9207]]></link><description><![CDATA[People differ not only in their ability to do but also in their 'will to do'.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9207</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8987]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65711]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65711</guid></item></channel></rss>