<?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[Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/930]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/803]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The path to success is to take massive, determined action. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/478]]></link><description><![CDATA[The path to success is to take massive, determined action.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hoarseness caused by swallowing gold and silver. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4901]]></link><description><![CDATA[A hoarseness caused by swallowing gold and silver.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who cannot resist temptation is not a man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58919]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It fooled him, how many other people are getting fooled? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35082]]></link><description><![CDATA[It fooled him, how many other people are getting fooled?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art always has something of the unconscious about it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3209]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art always has something of the unconscious about it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is unfair to believe everything we hear about lawyers. Some of it might not be true. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24371]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is unfair to believe everything we hear about lawyers. Some of it might not be true.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The careful insect 'midst his works I view, Now from the flowers exhaust the fragrant dew,  With golden treasures ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3903]]></link><description><![CDATA[The careful insect 'midst his works I view, Now from the flowers exhaust the fragrant dew,  With golden treasures load his little thighs,   And steer his distant journey through the skies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12115]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12115</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now you who rhyme, and I who rhyme, Have not we sworn it, many a time,  That we no ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55319]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now you who rhyme, and I who rhyme, Have not we sworn it, many a time,  That we no more our verse would scrawl,   For Shakespeare he had said it all!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/69]]></link><description><![CDATA[Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/69</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46388]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46388</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passive pleasure is no pleasure at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29645]]></link><description><![CDATA[Passive pleasure is no pleasure at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egad, I think the interpreter is the hardest to be understood of the two! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25138]]></link><description><![CDATA[Egad, I think the interpreter is the hardest to be understood of the two!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining;  Thy fate is the common ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52934]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining;  Thy fate is the common fate of all,   Into each life some rain must fall,    Some days must be dark and dreary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52934</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways. [Lat., Mille animos excipe mille modis.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60430]]></link><description><![CDATA[Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways. [Lat., Mille animos excipe mille modis.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If he that in the field is slain Be in the bed of honour lain,  He that is beaten ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19712]]></link><description><![CDATA[If he that in the field is slain Be in the bed of honour lain,  He that is beaten may be said   To lie in Honour's truckle-bed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29672]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The science of fools with long memories. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54831]]></link><description><![CDATA[The science of fools with long memories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20474]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20474</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few people I think fully comprehend the seriousness of the problem that the South and Southeast could be facing in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Few people I think fully comprehend the seriousness of the problem that the South and Southeast could be facing in the next several weeks - it's an experience that few Americans have ever experienced.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippe has been a consistent performer for our hockey club, and we are looking forward to the next three years ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33976]]></link><description><![CDATA[Philippe has been a consistent performer for our hockey club, and we are looking forward to the next three years with our organization.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8930]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How chang'd since last her speaking eye Glanc'd gladness round the glitt'ring room,  Where high-born men were proud to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5513]]></link><description><![CDATA[How chang'd since last her speaking eye Glanc'd gladness round the glitt'ring room,  Where high-born men were proud to wait--   Where Beauty watched to imitate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What goes up must come down. Ask any system administrator. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9408]]></link><description><![CDATA[What goes up must come down. Ask any system administrator.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41205]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic and social violence usually starts off with a few angry words and a few hurt feelings that don't get ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60689]]></link><description><![CDATA[Domestic and social violence usually starts off with a few angry words and a few hurt feelings that don't get resolved, then escalates into feelings of betrayal, rage and revenge. Inner feelings of rage soon spill over into all aspects of society. Social stress multiplies daily with every new report of political upheaval, child abuse, drug abuse, workplace violence, children bringing guns to school, homelessness, ethnic wars or some other crisis. The root cause of a lot of these social stresses is the inner violence created by dysfunctional communication between the heart and the mind. As social stress increases, we're faced with a choice: Retreat into fear and isolation, become angry and bitter, try to ignore it all, or take responsibility for our own stress reactions. Bobby Jagdev For peace, we must prepare for war. Slade Whitfield -Doc Childre.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The party that would play games with out stability and progress does not deserve to govern Spain, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39084]]></link><description><![CDATA[The party that would play games with out stability and progress does not deserve to govern Spain,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["O fateful flower beside the rill-- The Daffodil, the daffodil!" ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10972]]></link><description><![CDATA["O fateful flower beside the rill-- The Daffodil, the daffodil!"]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that seekes trouble never misses. [He that seeks trouble never misses.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49391]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that seekes trouble never misses. [He that seeks trouble never misses.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40328]]></link><description><![CDATA[All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Agnes' Eve--Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45337]]></link><description><![CDATA[St Agnes' Eve--Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If health insurance was working properly, the sicker you are, the more protection you would have. It seems to be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34066]]></link><description><![CDATA[If health insurance was working properly, the sicker you are, the more protection you would have. It seems to be working backwards, the sicker you are, the more trouble you have paying bills.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53061]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human face divine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human face divine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4521]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see what would happen. That's all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58974]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see what would happen. That's all it was: curiosity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth and the soul requires inward restfulness to attain its full ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth and the soul requires inward restfulness to attain its full height.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25035]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is always going to be competition to be better. Last year's team was senior-driven, this year we have the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39941]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is always going to be competition to be better. Last year's team was senior-driven, this year we have the numbers with 20 seniors and many underclassmen that are going to play key roles.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39941</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45641]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the latter, gross and sensual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just sitting on a room and taking a test like that, you don't know what to expect. It picks your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33543]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just sitting on a room and taking a test like that, you don't know what to expect. It picks your brain apart.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We honestly did not think the win would come so easily after the way they batted and reached 155 for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41969]]></link><description><![CDATA[We honestly did not think the win would come so easily after the way they batted and reached 155 for two after lunch on the first day. Then, one bad shot changed everything and allowed us to come back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't give someone all of your time if they're only gonna give you half of theirs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62952]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't give someone all of your time if they're only gonna give you half of theirs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's just so much like Iraq, it's not funny, ... except for all the water, and they speak English. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35086]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's just so much like Iraq, it's not funny, ... except for all the water, and they speak English.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They hit the ball very well even though we played good defense. They got too many hits. I think we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31320]]></link><description><![CDATA[They hit the ball very well even though we played good defense. They got too many hits. I think we [also] hit the ball pretty well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: You find the present tense and the past perfect ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18121]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: You find the present tense and the past perfect]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The willing contemplation of vice is vice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60514]]></link><description><![CDATA[The willing contemplation of vice is vice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I will not pay you a shilling. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I will not pay you a shilling.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45416</guid></item></channel></rss>