<?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[Feast of Thomas the Apostle  I know what it is to doubt and question. And I suspect that every ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6560]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Thomas the Apostle  I know what it is to doubt and question. And I suspect that every Christian who takes the time to think seriously about his faith, does so too.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51951]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1333]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts think, act and talk negatively and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm and you will attract positive results.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50290]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41554]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41554</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were able to visualize single nuclear pore complexes. This allowed us not only to watch as single pores formed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32592]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were able to visualize single nuclear pore complexes. This allowed us not only to watch as single pores formed but also to demonstrate that they formed from scratch without the help of already existing pores.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the documents he inadvertently left behind was a draft of a document proclaiming himself as president once again, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35866]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the documents he inadvertently left behind was a draft of a document proclaiming himself as president once again,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hear the wind among the trees Playing the celestial symphonies;  I see the branches downward bent,   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61649]]></link><description><![CDATA[I hear the wind among the trees Playing the celestial symphonies;  I see the branches downward bent,   Like keys of some great instrument.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls, they're from Georgia. But us Kentucky girls, we have fire and ice ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23686]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls, they're from Georgia. But us Kentucky girls, we have fire and ice in our blood. We can ride horses, be a debutante, throw left hooks, and drink with the boys, all the while making sweet tea, darlin'. And if we have an opinion, you know you're gonna hear it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlos had a puncture and I was in his dust for a time. Then he caught me and we let ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Carlos had a puncture and I was in his dust for a time. Then he caught me and we let him passed. Then Hiroshi came back at me and we were all running closely together until I collected a rear-right slow puncture and that cost me the chance of winning the stage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22777]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who is brave is free. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16654]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who is brave is free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We look at each situation on a case-by-case basis. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40500]]></link><description><![CDATA[We look at each situation on a case-by-case basis.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44561]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64867]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64867</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagusWith tigery stripes, and a face on itRound as the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15237]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagusWith tigery stripes, and a face on itRound as the moon, to stare up.I want to be looking at them when they comePicking among the dumb minerals, the roots.I see them already-the pale, star-distance faces.Now they are nothing, they are not even babies.I imagine them without fathers or mothers, like the first gods.They will wonder if I was important.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were more skilled. They threw the ball well, caught the ball well and found the open man better than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29501]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were more skilled. They threw the ball well, caught the ball well and found the open man better than us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29501</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57460]]></link><description><![CDATA[With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To what base ends, and by what abject ways, Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48021]]></link><description><![CDATA[To what base ends, and by what abject ways, Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We purposely created Bob out of the ashes of George. I would be insane not to measure things against 'Seinfeld.' ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37332]]></link><description><![CDATA[We purposely created Bob out of the ashes of George. I would be insane not to measure things against 'Seinfeld.' I've stolen as much of the 'Seinfeld' crew as I could to give me a hedge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5890]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Benjamin, since thou art young, and hast not yet the use of tongue, make it thy slave, while thou ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52490]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweet Benjamin, since thou art young, and hast not yet the use of tongue, make it thy slave, while thou art free; Imprison it, lest it do thee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60962]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13982]]></link><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These are characters in a fairy tale for grown-ups. Wouldn't it be lovely? Yes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33604]]></link><description><![CDATA[These are characters in a fairy tale for grown-ups. Wouldn't it be lovely? Yes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying is cheaper than asking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44362]]></link><description><![CDATA[Buying is cheaper than asking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom lies in being bold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom lies in being bold.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride; The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside;  The ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19869]]></link><description><![CDATA[The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride; The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside;  The doorband strong enough from robbers to defend;   This door will open at a touch to welcome every friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17951]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17951</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[After the house is finisht, leave it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49093]]></link><description><![CDATA[After the house is finisht, leave it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11750]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16606]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him. -H.L. Mencken.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next o'er his books his eyes began to roll, In pleasing memory of all he stole;  How here he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Next o'er his books his eyes began to roll, In pleasing memory of all he stole;  How here he sipp'd, how there he plunder'd snug,   And suck'd all o'er like an industrious bug.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4065]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The scupltor does not work for the anatomist, but for the common observer of life and nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54937]]></link><description><![CDATA[The scupltor does not work for the anatomist, but for the common observer of life and nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth, Of the seven great ancient sages so renowned ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51889]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth, Of the seven great ancient sages so renowned on Grecian earth,  The Lindian Cleobulus said, "The mean was still the best";   The Spartan Chilo said, "Know thyself," a heaven-born phrase confessed.    Corinthian Periander taught "Our anger to command,"     "Too much of nothing," Pittacus, from Mitylene's strand;      Athenian Solon this advised, "Look to the end of life,"       And Bias from Priene showed, "Bad men are the most rife";        Milesian Thales uregd that "None should e'er a surety be";         Few were there words, but if you look, you'll much in little see.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23627]]></link><description><![CDATA[Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Twas in Trafalgar's bay The saucy Frenchmen lay. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61122]]></link><description><![CDATA['Twas in Trafalgar's bay The saucy Frenchmen lay.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15981]]></link><description><![CDATA[By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15981</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23356]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All great ideas are dangerous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20282]]></link><description><![CDATA[All great ideas are dangerous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45655]]></link><description><![CDATA[What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64849]]></link><description><![CDATA[The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists...and itbecomes available only when you are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21078]]></link><description><![CDATA[What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists...and itbecomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which youknow exactly what you want...and are fully determined not to quituntil you get it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not addicted to nicotine, so why do I have to participate in your drug addiction? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27690]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not addicted to nicotine, so why do I have to participate in your drug addiction?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own future. Its advances consist in finding out where it has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52026]]></link><description><![CDATA[Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own future. Its advances consist in finding out where it has been wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black men who have succeeded have an obligation to serve as role models for young men entrapped by a vicious ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27041]]></link><description><![CDATA[Black men who have succeeded have an obligation to serve as role models for young men entrapped by a vicious cycle of poverty, despair, and hopelessness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27041</guid></item></channel></rss>