<?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[Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4881]]></link><description><![CDATA[Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you kidnapped Jeff, you contacted me at my residence and we discussed matters of importance to us both. My ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40731]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you kidnapped Jeff, you contacted me at my residence and we discussed matters of importance to us both. My telephone number remains the same and my willingness to continue this dialogue remains as strong as it was before.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone needs to stop saying 'I'm a Republican' or 'I'm a Democrat' and just be good Christians. But don't worry, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36323]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone needs to stop saying 'I'm a Republican' or 'I'm a Democrat' and just be good Christians. But don't worry, the Gulf Coast is going to be rebuilt, and it's going to be great. God works in mysterious ways.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36323</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had them lay on the ground until the sheriff's department got there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38672]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had them lay on the ground until the sheriff's department got there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13456]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was kind of not publicized very well. Otherwise we may have reacted sooner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37870]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was kind of not publicized very well. Otherwise we may have reacted sooner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37870</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at, but they are the smiles ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42782]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at, but they are the smiles that make wrinkles and not dimples.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43466]]></link><description><![CDATA[I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was asked to comment on a certain abstract painting, and answered in the negative. He was then told it was the work of a celebrated monkey. 'That's different. For a monkey, it's terrific.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices -- against half the human race -- that are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/904]]></link><description><![CDATA[The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices -- against half the human race -- that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is notone's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22445]]></link><description><![CDATA[Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is notone's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet onhis ideas, to take a calculated risk-and to act.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57077]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell me your profession, and I will anticipate your beliefs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4089]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tell me your profession, and I will anticipate your beliefs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63223]]></link><description><![CDATA[The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know your selfe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50121]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know your selfe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20041]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52517]]></link><description><![CDATA[Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At land indeed Thou dost o'ercount me of my father's house:  But since the cuckoo builds not for himself, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10812]]></link><description><![CDATA[At land indeed Thou dost o'ercount me of my father's house:  But since the cuckoo builds not for himself,   Remain in't as thou mayst.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without wishing to prejudge the criminal investigations and our own club investigation, I am deeply concerned about the actions of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42709]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without wishing to prejudge the criminal investigations and our own club investigation, I am deeply concerned about the actions of a minority of my players.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We weren't getting anyone in front of her and she pretty much stops everything she sees and doesn't allow rebounds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42631]]></link><description><![CDATA[We weren't getting anyone in front of her and she pretty much stops everything she sees and doesn't allow rebounds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In seeking to kill my humble self and four of my brothers, the whole world has discovered the extent of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29803]]></link><description><![CDATA[In seeking to kill my humble self and four of my brothers, the whole world has discovered the extent of America's lies and failures, and the extent of its savagery in fighting Islam and Muslims.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27435]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!". ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53236]]></link><description><![CDATA[For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53675]]></link><description><![CDATA[Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have a strong confectionery business there at the moment, so this acquisition would represent a good strategic fit for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37782]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have a strong confectionery business there at the moment, so this acquisition would represent a good strategic fit for us,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54675]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never swap horses crossing a stream. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never swap horses crossing a stream.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PeopleSoft drama is just that: drama and chatter. Investors need to adjust their antennas and focus on the underlying ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35290]]></link><description><![CDATA[The PeopleSoft drama is just that: drama and chatter. Investors need to adjust their antennas and focus on the underlying fundamentals of the business.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61225]]></link><description><![CDATA[War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61225</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53929]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It does not understand the languages in which they are they are they are written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent being toward God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53929</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4774]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is a carnivorous production, And must have meals, at least one meal a day;  He cannot live, like ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13177]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is a carnivorous production, And must have meals, at least one meal a day;  He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction,   But, like the shark and tiger, must have prey;    Although his anatomical construction     Bears vegetables, in a grumbling way,      Your laboring people think beyond all question,       Beef, veal, and mutton better for digestion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11091]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into darkness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cops aren't going to touch this case, ... They only have enough resources to go after the big cases. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42469]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cops aren't going to touch this case, ... They only have enough resources to go after the big cases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3461]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This technique requires both sides of your brain -- analytical and creative. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39266]]></link><description><![CDATA[This technique requires both sides of your brain -- analytical and creative.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie and (catcher Eryn) Richardson did a great job. Katie was hitting her spots and Eryn kept them off balance ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33413]]></link><description><![CDATA[Katie and (catcher Eryn) Richardson did a great job. Katie was hitting her spots and Eryn kept them off balance with the pitch selection.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, youhave to take care of them! There is great freedom in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21160]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, youhave to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living.It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28757]]></link><description><![CDATA[I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into the Agency at that time. You could call it liberal anti-communism.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43141]]></link><description><![CDATA[One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, "We ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14518]]></link><description><![CDATA[We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, "We have left undone those things that ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12362]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cow is nothing but a machine which makes grass fit for us people to eat ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26177]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cow is nothing but a machine which makes grass fit for us people to eat]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47906]]></link><description><![CDATA[The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23977]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were focusing on college students' attitudes toward foreign policy and for religion and morality. As part of any survey, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40252]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were focusing on college students' attitudes toward foreign policy and for religion and morality. As part of any survey, in today's youth and college students in particular, we had to focus on the Iraq war.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the hood of the horses shakes the crumbling field as they run. [Lat., Quadrupedumque putrem cursu quatit ungula campum.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19848]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the hood of the horses shakes the crumbling field as they run. [Lat., Quadrupedumque putrem cursu quatit ungula campum.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7728]]></link><description><![CDATA[God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23360]]></link><description><![CDATA[What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, 'How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30787]]></link><description><![CDATA[The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, 'How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now it's more complicated because we probably have more players abroad than ever before.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back home, people are really, really friendly. We grew up playing the same games and doing the same things. It's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28868]]></link><description><![CDATA[Back home, people are really, really friendly. We grew up playing the same games and doing the same things. It's different here because we don't have the same connection with kids. We're homesick most of the time, but we know we're here for a purpose and you try and make your dream happen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28868</guid></item></channel></rss>