<?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[It is difficult to talk and to do yogic breathing exercisesat the same time. Kissing, talking, eating, breathing..must drive carefully ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/202]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is difficult to talk and to do yogic breathing exercisesat the same time. Kissing, talking, eating, breathing..must drive carefully in each others' corridors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57952]]></link><description><![CDATA[Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1295]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22501]]></link><description><![CDATA[When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since you go where all have gone before, why do you torment your your disgraceful life with such mean ambitions, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since you go where all have gone before, why do you torment your your disgraceful life with such mean ambitions, O miser? [Lat., Abiturus illuc priores abierunt,  Quid mente caeca torques spiritum?   Tibi dico, avare.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ItÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢s risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41434]]></link><description><![CDATA[ItÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢s risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17326]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took 25 years to de-list the peregrine falcon. We are only at nine or 10 years and we have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36134]]></link><description><![CDATA[It took 25 years to de-list the peregrine falcon. We are only at nine or 10 years and we have a long way to go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36134</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54547]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's better to try, no matter how awkward you feel, than not to try it at all. Would you rather ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38493]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's better to try, no matter how awkward you feel, than not to try it at all. Would you rather deal with the consequences or the prevention?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they "don't understand" one another, but a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12600]]></link><description><![CDATA[When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they "don't understand" one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is empowering, ... It feels good to be able to manhandle someone across the line. I've worked hard at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38047]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is empowering, ... It feels good to be able to manhandle someone across the line. I've worked hard at it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We bought a real beauty parlor, with dryers and functioning water, and the whole bit. All the other elements, artistically, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35478]]></link><description><![CDATA[We bought a real beauty parlor, with dryers and functioning water, and the whole bit. All the other elements, artistically, bring things into a whole.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17123]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's this huge number of desperate people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40881]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's this huge number of desperate people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be firm or mild as the occasion may require. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48801]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination. [Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris  Si scelus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10668]]></link><description><![CDATA[Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination. [Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris  Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10668</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was waiting for you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42346]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was waiting for you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America is a country where, thanks to Congress, there are 40 million laws to enforce 10 commandments. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24272]]></link><description><![CDATA[America is a country where, thanks to Congress, there are 40 million laws to enforce 10 commandments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14431]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45471]]></link><description><![CDATA[One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2309]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32258]]></link><description><![CDATA[They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12231]]></link><description><![CDATA[Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the smooth road.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. But I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38794]]></link><description><![CDATA[I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. But I had fun. I guess my legs are pretty flexible, so I used to get a kick out of doing things like that. I would get into a full lotus with my legs and then roll around.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When words leave off, music begins. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43503]]></link><description><![CDATA[When words leave off, music begins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64160]]></link><description><![CDATA[Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't have any interest in traditional art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3265]]></link><description><![CDATA[I didn't have any interest in traditional art.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you truly are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one ever heard of the truth being enforced by law. Whenever the secular arm is called in to sustain ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47470]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one ever heard of the truth being enforced by law. Whenever the secular arm is called in to sustain an idea, whether new or old, it is always a bad idea, and not infrequently it is downright idiotic.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams and visions are infused into men for their advantage and instruction ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60848]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dreams and visions are infused into men for their advantage and instruction]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to be killed than frightened to death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10521]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to be killed than frightened to death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gods of men are sillier than their kings and queens, and emptier and more powerless ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42318]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gods of men are sillier than their kings and queens, and emptier and more powerless]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63745]]></link><description><![CDATA[Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is something more horrible than hoodlums, churls and vipers, and that is knaves with moral justification for their cause. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43107]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is something more horrible than hoodlums, churls and vipers, and that is knaves with moral justification for their cause.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday afternoon is usually not the best time to get people's attention. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42497]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friday afternoon is usually not the best time to get people's attention.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fairy stitching gleams On the sides and in the seams,  And it shows   That Pixies were ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56216]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fairy stitching gleams On the sides and in the seams,  And it shows   That Pixies were the wags    Who tipped these funny tags     And these toes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I still think we're very committed and very determined. We were ordinary in execution. The injuries shook us up a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32584]]></link><description><![CDATA[I still think we're very committed and very determined. We were ordinary in execution. The injuries shook us up a little bit last week and maybe some of the boys were thinking they were only one game away from the play-offs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My family begins with me, your family ends with you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15165]]></link><description><![CDATA[My family begins with me, your family ends with you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boldness is a child of ignorance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4479]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boldness is a child of ignorance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4479</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[External nature is only internal nature writ large. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63480]]></link><description><![CDATA[External nature is only internal nature writ large.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art;  And in a low expiring strain,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13290]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art;  And in a low expiring strain,   Play all the comfort o'er again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me  Water with berries in't; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3404]]></link><description><![CDATA[When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me  Water with berries in't; and teach me how   To name the bigger light, and how the less,    That burn by day and night; and then I loved thee     And showed thee all the qualities o' th' isle,      The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10008]]></link><description><![CDATA[My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30470]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a good hitter in a 3-2 count, do you throw a fastball he knows is coming or start fresh with the next hitter? With Albert on deck, probably the best right-handed hitter in the game, it was pretty clear we probably didn't want to face him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To work to change practices, to change some of the policies, so that people's basic human rights and civil rights ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37753]]></link><description><![CDATA[To work to change practices, to change some of the policies, so that people's basic human rights and civil rights are protected and upheld.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37753</guid></item></channel></rss>