<?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[I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53991]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53991</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8831]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the concerns that we would have would be whether it is accurate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32906]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the concerns that we would have would be whether it is accurate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6118]]></link><description><![CDATA[Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made the difference between a nobleman's sink and a brilliant sculpture.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[only god can judge me ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52971]]></link><description><![CDATA[only god can judge me]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49625]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall in love with someone who deserves your heart. Not someone who plays with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62965]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fall in love with someone who deserves your heart. Not someone who plays with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62965</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let me moderate our sorrows. The grief of a man should not exceed proper bounds, but be in proportion to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18334]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let me moderate our sorrows. The grief of a man should not exceed proper bounds, but be in proportion to the blow he has received. [Lat., Ponamus nimios gemitus: flagrantior aequo  Non debet dolor esse viri, nec vulnere major.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A countenance inconceivably forbidding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50422]]></link><description><![CDATA[A countenance inconceivably forbidding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55156]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're very genuine, very humble. They really appreciate it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41676]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're very genuine, very humble. They really appreciate it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61686]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48174]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1837]]></link><description><![CDATA[At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no life that does not contribute to history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19367]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no life that does not contribute to history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While the steeples are loud in their joy, To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding,  Let us chime in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4110]]></link><description><![CDATA[While the steeples are loud in their joy, To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding,  Let us chime in a peal, one and all,   For we all should be able to sing Hullah baloo.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a major step in making riding the bus easier. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41708]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a major step in making riding the bus easier.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11915]]></link><description><![CDATA[The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex is like snow, you never know how many inches you're going to get or how long it will last ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55252]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sex is like snow, you never know how many inches you're going to get or how long it will last]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We haven't seen anything that looks and feel like an Apple product yet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39336]]></link><description><![CDATA[We haven't seen anything that looks and feel like an Apple product yet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20757]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5779]]></link><description><![CDATA[A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not death, but dying, which is terrible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11272]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My parents are trying to not show their emotions, but I know they're getting really excited. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33489]]></link><description><![CDATA[My parents are trying to not show their emotions, but I know they're getting really excited.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14318]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Washington! thrice glorious name, What due rewards can man decree--  Empires are far below thy aim,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61243]]></link><description><![CDATA[O Washington! thrice glorious name, What due rewards can man decree--  Empires are far below thy aim,   And scepters have no charms for thee;    Virtue alone has your regards,     And she must be your great reward.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52529]]></link><description><![CDATA[Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The test of man is how well he is able to feel about what he thinks. The test of a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27032]]></link><description><![CDATA[The test of man is how well he is able to feel about what he thinks. The test of a woman is how well she is able to think about what she feels.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1932]]></link><description><![CDATA[Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10833]]></link><description><![CDATA[That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who binds himself to a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20740]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who binds himself to a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sunrise]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20740</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52776]]></link><description><![CDATA[Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics is the art of controlling your environment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63573]]></link><description><![CDATA[Politics is the art of controlling your environment.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43452]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12486]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16963]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. -Edgar Watson Howe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4458]]></link><description><![CDATA[How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not wings, we cannot soar, But we have feet to scale and climb  By slow degrees, by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50581]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not wings, we cannot soar, But we have feet to scale and climb  By slow degrees, by more and more,   The cloudy summits of our time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12234]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46884]]></link><description><![CDATA[Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All good things are wild, and free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17833]]></link><description><![CDATA[All good things are wild, and free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12476]]></link><description><![CDATA[The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fair land! of chivalry the old domain, Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!  Though not for thee ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57312]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fair land! of chivalry the old domain, Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!  Though not for thee with classic shores to vie   In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;    Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught     With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't see major corporations abandoning their e-mail infrastructure, but they are beginning to seek outsourcing to handle things like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34610]]></link><description><![CDATA[You don't see major corporations abandoning their e-mail infrastructure, but they are beginning to seek outsourcing to handle things like remote mail and calendaring, ... Messaging Online.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are injured and hurt emotionally,Not so much by other peopleor what they say and don't say,But by our own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22446]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are injured and hurt emotionally,Not so much by other peopleor what they say and don't say,But by our own attitudeand our own response.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10749]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To please great men is not the last degree of praise. [Lat., Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48012]]></link><description><![CDATA[To please great men is not the last degree of praise. [Lat., Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64298]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64298</guid></item></channel></rss>