<?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[The Piglet, the Sheep, and the GoatA young pig was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1549]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Piglet, the Sheep, and the GoatA young pig was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted and squeaked and resisted violently. The Sheep and the Goat complained of his distressing cries, saying, He often handles us, and we do not cry out. To this the Pig replied, Your handling and mine are very different things. He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my very life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63439]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of guys have been here for a while and we haven't done anything. Coach Collier said he's tired ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30258]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of guys have been here for a while and we haven't done anything. Coach Collier said he's tired of waiting and we're tired, too.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56768]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62900]]></link><description><![CDATA[I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62900</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15990]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have almost a city has probably two or three hundred committees. Every committee is dealing with just one problem ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29005]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have almost a city has probably two or three hundred committees. Every committee is dealing with just one problem and has nothing to do with the other problems.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hat is the ultimatum moriens of respectability. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18886]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hat is the ultimatum moriens of respectability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. [Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51964]]></link><description><![CDATA[I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. [Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends are treasures. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friends are treasures.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43340]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were all like one another as halfpence are, every one fault seeming monstrous till his fellow-fault came to match ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15467]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were all like one another as halfpence are, every one fault seeming monstrous till his fellow-fault came to match it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arm thyself for the truth! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Arm thyself for the truth!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord  Ideological notions are strongest amongst people who have lost ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6564]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord  Ideological notions are strongest amongst people who have lost their traditional religious faith, and they provide a kind of pseudo-religion to take its place. Ideology may well be defined as religion-substitute. The fact that religious faith expresses itself in the particular ideological forms current in any given period is no reason why we should confuse religion with ideology; and, even though it requires a penetrating and candid investigation to distinguish between the genuinely religious and the merely ideological elements in the outlook of a particular period or individual, this does not mean that religion itself is an aspect of ideology. The core of religious belief is not ideological, whatever may be said of the soft pulp in which it is wrapped up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44135]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were a team without a lot of respect all year. I guarantee there wasn't many picking us third (in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31610]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were a team without a lot of respect all year. I guarantee there wasn't many picking us third (in the state tournament).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a farmer controls corn rootworm in Indiana really depends on what sort of pest pressure they face. In southern ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32133]]></link><description><![CDATA[How a farmer controls corn rootworm in Indiana really depends on what sort of pest pressure they face. In southern Indiana, most farmers wouldn't treat for it at all because there are very few corn rootworm larvae in that part of the state. In the moderate region in northeast and central Indiana, farmers may use soil insecticides or seed treatments for control. In the high pressure northwest corner of Indiana, most farmers use soil insecticides and some use seed treatments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32133</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57695]]></link><description><![CDATA[Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It used to be significantly less to go across the river (to Clark County), and that is not the case ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30622]]></link><description><![CDATA[It used to be significantly less to go across the river (to Clark County), and that is not the case anymore. It is quite obvious that the greater metropolitan area has started to equalize.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or colleges. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or colleges.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have to learn to adjust to opposing teams tactics. They played very disciplined. Frustrate you get kind of down ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39939]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have to learn to adjust to opposing teams tactics. They played very disciplined. Frustrate you get kind of down and then counterattack. Hoping that one kick will change the game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There can be no press freedom when journalists exist in conditions of corruption, poverty and fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19937]]></link><description><![CDATA[There can be no press freedom when journalists exist in conditions of corruption, poverty and fear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the surface, she appears to be a monster but in fact she is kind and sweet and misunderstood. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38844]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the surface, she appears to be a monster but in fact she is kind and sweet and misunderstood.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63375]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63375</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12342]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47992]]></link><description><![CDATA[My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But scandal's my aversion--I protest Against all evil speaking, even in jest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48723]]></link><description><![CDATA[But scandal's my aversion--I protest Against all evil speaking, even in jest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18774]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mill Valley game was big. She's solid in so many areas. She's just become more polished and become a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39716]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Mill Valley game was big. She's solid in so many areas. She's just become more polished and become a better shooter and ball handler.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62442]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not addicted to nicotine. Why must I participate in your drug addiction? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13032]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not addicted to nicotine. Why must I participate in your drug addiction?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19363]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not say,"it is morning," and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not say,"it is morning," and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name. -Rabindranath Tagore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We finished .500 last season. We've got seven returning starters this year and we've got a nice combination of older ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42338]]></link><description><![CDATA[We finished .500 last season. We've got seven returning starters this year and we've got a nice combination of older and younger players.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best of remedies is a beefsteak Against sea-sickness; try it, sir, before  You sneer, and I assure you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56233]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best of remedies is a beefsteak Against sea-sickness; try it, sir, before  You sneer, and I assure you this is true,   For I have found it answer--so may you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57106]]></link><description><![CDATA[Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that you've put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the dog has the temperament, and the owner has the drive, then those are the starting blocks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30011]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the dog has the temperament, and the owner has the drive, then those are the starting blocks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30011</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sole equality on earth is death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65227]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sole equality on earth is death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5573]]></link><description><![CDATA[Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total ;of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen.  Their lashes are the herbs that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14825]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen.  Their lashes are the herbs that look   On their young figures in the brook.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have come to the end of a generation. Dan Wilson is the last connection to a team that saved ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31912]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have come to the end of a generation. Dan Wilson is the last connection to a team that saved baseball in Seattle. He will always be a member of Mariners family and we hope to come up with a place for him in the organization.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62423]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42919]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43152]]></link><description><![CDATA[For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44837]]></link><description><![CDATA[Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All mankind loves a lover. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25657]]></link><description><![CDATA[All mankind loves a lover.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43139]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11623]]></link><description><![CDATA[One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your ignorance cramps my conversation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28071]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your ignorance cramps my conversation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28071</guid></item></channel></rss>