<?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[As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the United States will remain a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60119]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the United States will remain a social and political punch line. As long as we continue tracking the every deed and fart of the Paris Hiltons and Kevin Federlines among us, we will continue to come out sixteenth best with regard to producing and introducing to the human race things of true substance worth appreciating for their aesthetic ingenuity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fool's bolt is soon shot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51366]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fool's bolt is soon shot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42852]]></link><description><![CDATA[A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The airlines are part of the overall surveillance network. We have a history of working with CDC to identify passengers ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39581]]></link><description><![CDATA[The airlines are part of the overall surveillance network. We have a history of working with CDC to identify passengers who might be ill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39581</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where lurk sweet echoes of the dear homevoices,Each note of which calls like a little sister,Those airs slow, slow ascending, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15173]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where lurk sweet echoes of the dear homevoices,Each note of which calls like a little sister,Those airs slow, slow ascending, as the smokewreathsRise from the hearthstones of our native hamletsCyrano Act 5.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man and the LionA man and a Lion traveled together through the forest. They soon began to boast of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1533]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Man and the LionA man and a Lion traveled together through the forest. They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess. As they were disputing, they passed a statue carved in stone, which represented a Lion strangled by a Man. The traveler pointed to it and said: See there! How strong we are, and how we prevail over even the king of beasts. The Lion replied: This statue was made by one of you men. If we Lions knew how to erect statues, you would see the Man placed under the paw of the Lion. One story is good, till another is told.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44677]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52683]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our advertising guidelines are such that Lowe's chooses not to advertise in controversial programming, including programming with gratuitous sex and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31541]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our advertising guidelines are such that Lowe's chooses not to advertise in controversial programming, including programming with gratuitous sex and violence,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45215]]></link><description><![CDATA[So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What! can so young a thorn begin to prick? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51327]]></link><description><![CDATA[What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46758]]></link><description><![CDATA[For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47108]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44024]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet that is mistress of the seas."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5460]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The level of commitment and degree of responsibility that people took changed dramatically. What it's about is that the people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38380]]></link><description><![CDATA[The level of commitment and degree of responsibility that people took changed dramatically. What it's about is that the people who actually create the wealth share the wealth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20294]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20294</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be sure you are right, then go ahead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54242]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be sure you are right, then go ahead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dog and the ShadowA DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1521]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Dog and the ShadowA DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He immediately let go of his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56936]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16366]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16366</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56909]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns applies to morality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as prejudicial to society.   - James Anthony Froude, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as prejudicial to society.   - James Anthony Froude,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1790]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two monologues do not make a dialogue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9050]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two monologues do not make a dialogue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1206]]></link><description><![CDATA[My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12692]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1663]]></link><description><![CDATA[Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enterprises running Web services in their data centers are faced with adding more servers to handle capacity, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enterprises running Web services in their data centers are faced with adding more servers to handle capacity,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fidelity is seven-tenths of business success ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15622]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fidelity is seven-tenths of business success]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I ran there and when I got there, there were four or five boats looking in the water. I didn't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37653]]></link><description><![CDATA[I ran there and when I got there, there were four or five boats looking in the water. I didn't see anybody that looked like survivors. I didn't see anybody at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A few days ago some thought they were going to wipe us off the map. Today the Popular Party is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39079]]></link><description><![CDATA[A few days ago some thought they were going to wipe us off the map. Today the Popular Party is still the great party it has always been.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17226]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The olive tree isthe altar of Allah.On it Allah has placedolives free for all. May Allah allow noneto alter His ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2962]]></link><description><![CDATA[The olive tree isthe altar of Allah.On it Allah has placedolives free for all. May Allah allow noneto alter His altars.In protecting treesmay no one falter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37031]]></link><description><![CDATA[City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing with a population that is difficult to engage, but we're making some headway and some of them are accepting services.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49778]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12343]]></link><description><![CDATA[American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you noticed that life, real honest to goodness life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37518]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that life, real honest to goodness life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23344]]></link><description><![CDATA[The liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23344</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know how busy other mayors are, but these types of things, if I'm notified early enough, I'll definitely keep ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39763]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know how busy other mayors are, but these types of things, if I'm notified early enough, I'll definitely keep my calendar open.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39763</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15153]]></link><description><![CDATA[The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23410]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4737]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We lost a friend, almost a person. He has helped make the track as popular as he is -- not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40659]]></link><description><![CDATA[We lost a friend, almost a person. He has helped make the track as popular as he is -- not only in Louisiana, but Texas people, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi. We want to name a race after him and we want to bury him on the track.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As our cooperation with the IAEA is on the right track, I believe the report will be positive, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35722]]></link><description><![CDATA[As our cooperation with the IAEA is on the right track, I believe the report will be positive,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We felt relieved. These guys are professional. They've been playing in the big leagues for years and they're used to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41378]]></link><description><![CDATA[We felt relieved. These guys are professional. They've been playing in the big leagues for years and they're used to ups and downs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His friends he loved. His direst earthly foes-- Cats--I believe he did but feign to hate.  My hand will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5318]]></link><description><![CDATA[His friends he loved. His direst earthly foes-- Cats--I believe he did but feign to hate.  My hand will miss the insinuated nose,   Mine eyes the tail that wagged contempt at Fate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52694]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52694</guid></item></channel></rss>