<?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[A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15976]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him. My advice: Don't worry about yourself. Take care of those who work for you and you'll float to greatness on their achievements.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44747]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9414]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49453]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sermon on a hat: "'The hat, my boy, the hat, whatever it may be, is in itself nothing--makes nothing, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18889]]></link><description><![CDATA[A sermon on a hat: "'The hat, my boy, the hat, whatever it may be, is in itself nothing--makes nothing, goes for nothing; but, be sure of it, everything is life depends upon the cock of the hat.' For how many men--we put it to your own experience, reader--have made their way through the thronging crowds that beset fortune, not by the innate worth and excellence of their hats, but simply, as Sampson Piebald has it, by 'the cock of their hats'? The cock's all."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61934]]></link><description><![CDATA[Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two great duties of a virtuous woman, which are to keep home and be silent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46280]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he wants to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lonely is the person who is no ones number 1 ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25514]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lonely is the person who is no ones number 1]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This jury issue is certainly going to be a very significant part of the appeal. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28728]]></link><description><![CDATA[This jury issue is certainly going to be a very significant part of the appeal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3270]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I knock unbidden once at every gate-- If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before  I turn away--it is the hour ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45077]]></link><description><![CDATA[I knock unbidden once at every gate-- If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before  I turn away--it is the hour of fate,   And they who follow me reach every state    Mortals desire, and conquer every foe     Save death, but those who doubt of hesitate,      Condemned to failure, penury and woe,       Seek me in vain and uselessly implore,        I answer not, and I return no more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not worlds on worlds, in phalanx deep, Need we to prove a God is here;  The daisy, fresh from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10989]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not worlds on worlds, in phalanx deep, Need we to prove a God is here;  The daisy, fresh from nature's sleep,   Tells of His hand in lines as clear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46701]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40411]]></link><description><![CDATA[In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related events generated nearly 20,000 hotel room nights, with an average lodging expense of $403 per group.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God reward him. If I do grow great, I'll ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8858]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God reward him. If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, and leave sack, and live cleanly, as a nobleman should do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth is enjoying what we already have, not getting more of what wethink will make us happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wealth is enjoying what we already have, not getting more of what wethink will make us happy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21465</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14282]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They begin to see the difference between the immediate gratification of working and buying things now versus the delayed gratification ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40804]]></link><description><![CDATA[They begin to see the difference between the immediate gratification of working and buying things now versus the delayed gratification of a better career option and higher salary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill's knowledge of the industry will be of great value as we work toward a smooth transition of PacifiCorp into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bill's knowledge of the industry will be of great value as we work toward a smooth transition of PacifiCorp into the MidAmerican organization. Bill has been an outstanding leader for Nebraska Public Power District.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13334]]></link><description><![CDATA[A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5113]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57508]]></link><description><![CDATA[Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the ground. They don't always do it well. But they are our philosophers of actual moments and the body and soul in them, and of our maneuvers in our emergencies and longings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is able who thinks he is able. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43233]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is able who thinks he is able.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49519]]></link><description><![CDATA[If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52046]]></link><description><![CDATA[An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16445]]></link><description><![CDATA[When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, the blow with an agreement.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everywhere we lived before used 911. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31143]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everywhere we lived before used 911.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In those days we usually had 12 to 15 boys with two staff. We worked 24/7. You can imagine the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40457]]></link><description><![CDATA[In those days we usually had 12 to 15 boys with two staff. We worked 24/7. You can imagine the great experiences we had. Who could forget such things as catching those 'wild' horses when the boys were going to ride horses. The mini-bikes program provided excellent times for the children and the staff. Of course, it was the staff that always got injured.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40457</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bigotry's birthplace is the sinister back room of the mind where plots and schemes are hatched for the persecution and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4206]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bigotry's birthplace is the sinister back room of the mind where plots and schemes are hatched for the persecution and oppression of other human beings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. [Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17201]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. [Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not really definitive evidence. But on the other hand, what do we do while we wait for definitive evidence? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32342]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not really definitive evidence. But on the other hand, what do we do while we wait for definitive evidence? We have lots of reasons to exercise, so perhaps this is another reason.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be good and you will be lonesome. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be good and you will be lonesome.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52716]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions that beauty gives us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shee spins well that breedes her children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shee spins well that breedes her children.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But it needs better enforcement language. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39200]]></link><description><![CDATA[But it needs better enforcement language.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law is commands joined to threats of punishment ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38873]]></link><description><![CDATA[Law is commands joined to threats of punishment]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59352]]></link><description><![CDATA[But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the moment, they police don't come down here unless they have to - that's why the bus was set ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38409]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the moment, they police don't come down here unless they have to - that's why the bus was set on fire - so that the police would have to respond and come down here. And when they did, some of the lads were waiting and had a crack at them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38409</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14680]]></link><description><![CDATA[Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3162]]></link><description><![CDATA[To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The feller that calls you "brother" generally wants something that don't belong to him ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4950]]></link><description><![CDATA[The feller that calls you "brother" generally wants something that don't belong to him]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50563]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7834]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It is not enough to have truth planted in our minds. We must learn and labor to keep the ground clear of thorns and briars, follies and perversities, which have a wicked propensity to choke the word of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7834</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We learn from history that we do not learn anything from history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28117]]></link><description><![CDATA[We learn from history that we do not learn anything from history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ericsson said orders as a whole remain strong, but it is just seeing a push out in most mobile system ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28428]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson said orders as a whole remain strong, but it is just seeing a push out in most mobile system shipments due to economic uncertainty as well as slower subscriber growth in the U.S. as subsidies have been cut. Fewer subscribers means lower phone use, which translates into slower systems build-out, which is what we are seeing in the U.S.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York;  And all the clouds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58276]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York;  And all the clouds that lowered upon our house   In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48573]]></link><description><![CDATA[But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48573</guid></item></channel></rss>