<?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[Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodness is the only investment that never fails. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goodness is the only investment that never fails.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3017]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of granite blooms into an eternal flower, with the lightness and delicate finish, as well as the aerial proportions and perspective of vegetable beauty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56293]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They struck her working tools, her legs, her arms, her hands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31806]]></link><description><![CDATA[They struck her working tools, her legs, her arms, her hands.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57863]]></link><description><![CDATA[Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57863</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed; Give us courage to change what should be changed; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55194]]></link><description><![CDATA[God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed; Give us courage to change what should be changed; Give us the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14311]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This merger will mean a real choice and lower prices in local phone service, faster Internet access and better cable ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42517]]></link><description><![CDATA[This merger will mean a real choice and lower prices in local phone service, faster Internet access and better cable TV,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4482]]></link><description><![CDATA[In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. [Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51680]]></link><description><![CDATA[Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. [Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have made design adjustments with the intent of avoiding the shrine. We are pretty confident we will be able ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38052]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have made design adjustments with the intent of avoiding the shrine. We are pretty confident we will be able to avoid it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And rail'd on Lady Fortune in good terms, In good set terms. -As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55646]]></link><description><![CDATA[And rail'd on Lady Fortune in good terms, In good set terms. -As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888  Much of today's Christianity is almost completely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7779]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888  Much of today's Christianity is almost completely earthbound, and the words of Jesus about what follows this life are scarcely studied at all. This, I believe, is partly due to man's enormous technical successes, which make him feel master of the human situation. But it is also partly due to our scholars and experts. By the time they have finished with their dissection of the New Testament and with their explaining away as "myth" all that they find disquieting or unacceptable to the modern mind, the Christian way of life is little more than humanism with a slight tinge of religion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a historically significant victory for women worldwide but for Jamaicans in particular. Portia has already made history, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33574]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a historically significant victory for women worldwide but for Jamaicans in particular. Portia has already made history, and looks set to consolidate her place in the history books of the future by becoming Jamaica's first female prime minister. She has proven herself to be a likeable and strong-willed woman. I am sure she will prove herself very worthy of this place in history and will serve as an inspiration for women the world over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53057]]></link><description><![CDATA[Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23975]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43150]]></link><description><![CDATA[However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some men are born to feast, and not to fight; Whose sluggish minds, e'en in fair honor's field,  Still ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13156]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some men are born to feast, and not to fight; Whose sluggish minds, e'en in fair honor's field,  Still on their dinner turn--   Let such pot-boiling varlets stay at home,    And wield a flesh-hook rather than a sword.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American people want to preserve their American heritage, and they have the quaint belief that public lands belong to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47019]]></link><description><![CDATA[The American people want to preserve their American heritage, and they have the quaint belief that public lands belong to them as much as to the people of the state where the lands are located.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cursed Mammon be, when he with treasures To restless action spurs our fate!  Cursed when for soft, indulgent leisures, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26233]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cursed Mammon be, when he with treasures To restless action spurs our fate!  Cursed when for soft, indulgent leisures,   He lays for us the pillows straight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5839]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49409]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some minds are like concrete: thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some minds are like concrete: thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The girls have been feuding for months. That's not a surprise to anyone. We've prepared for that. We've built that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31587]]></link><description><![CDATA[The girls have been feuding for months. That's not a surprise to anyone. We've prepared for that. We've built that reality into our production plan.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life sofull of meaningful things that you'll hardly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21157]]></link><description><![CDATA[Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life sofull of meaningful things that you'll hardly have time to think aboutfood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62790]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We got sloppy at times, but picked it up and didn't let ourselves spiral downward. The team has been working ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31795]]></link><description><![CDATA[We got sloppy at times, but picked it up and didn't let ourselves spiral downward. The team has been working on combinations and communication, which has helped us a lot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All seems infected that th' infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50919]]></link><description><![CDATA[All seems infected that th' infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The LionessA controversy prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1546]]></link><description><![CDATA[The LionessA controversy prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth. They rushed clamorously into the presence of the Lioness and demanded of her the settlement of the dispute. And you, they said, how many sons have you at a birth?' The Lioness laughed at them, and said: Why! I have only one; but that one is altogether a thoroughbred Lion. The value is in the worth, not in the number.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groping for trouts in a peculiar river. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Groping for trouts in a peculiar river.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We didn't think it would hit, so we didn't pack. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42635]]></link><description><![CDATA[We didn't think it would hit, so we didn't pack.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have all types, and we have all ages. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38529]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have all types, and we have all ages.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2680]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great strokes make not sweete musick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49302]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great strokes make not sweete musick.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In his old lunes again. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55371]]></link><description><![CDATA[In his old lunes again. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56751]]></link><description><![CDATA[A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We shot the ball very poorly. We had our chances, but we couldn't take advantage of them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34445]]></link><description><![CDATA[We shot the ball very poorly. We had our chances, but we couldn't take advantage of them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25844]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26788]]></link><description><![CDATA[Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you first meet him you often find him to be annoying, and you have to control yourself not to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33647]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you first meet him you often find him to be annoying, and you have to control yourself not to say anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43321]]></link><description><![CDATA[He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11669]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11669</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we've proposed is the result of many months of work and feedback from hundreds of people in San Diego ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37897]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we've proposed is the result of many months of work and feedback from hundreds of people in San Diego County.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12741]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Models work when they are appropriate for the particular circumstance, but some of the best investment judgments over time have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23029]]></link><description><![CDATA[Models work when they are appropriate for the particular circumstance, but some of the best investment judgments over time have come when people recognized that models derived in other periods were broken or not directly relevant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14239]]></link><description><![CDATA[Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading furnishes the mind only with materials ofknowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22367]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reading furnishes the mind only with materials ofknowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22367</guid></item></channel></rss>