<?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[You foolish man, you don't even know your own foolish business.   - Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5023]]></link><description><![CDATA[You foolish man, you don't even know your own foolish business.   - Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Although I enjoyed writing Film Music it was always a means to an end, in that it enabled me to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Although I enjoyed writing Film Music it was always a means to an end, in that it enabled me to keep a wife and family and write my classical music, which has always been my passion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's not my area, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35074]]></link><description><![CDATA[That's not my area,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1735]]></link><description><![CDATA[In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15359]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58683]]></link><description><![CDATA[Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59304]]></link><description><![CDATA[(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communism means barbarism. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9094]]></link><description><![CDATA[Communism means barbarism.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40349]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a budget up here, and we don't have to pay any attention it to at all. We do what we want to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think you're seeing chaos, basically. No matter how you cut it, it's very poor project design and implementation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28945]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think you're seeing chaos, basically. No matter how you cut it, it's very poor project design and implementation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64638]]></link><description><![CDATA[Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's in the middle of both countries. I thought it would be a good idea ... And the weather is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39359]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's in the middle of both countries. I thought it would be a good idea ... And the weather is so nice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is case after case on the books that have upheld the validity of flood exclusion language, exactly the language ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39195]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is case after case on the books that have upheld the validity of flood exclusion language, exactly the language Mr. Scruggs is contesting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be prepared is half the victory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9894]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be prepared is half the victory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh my debt of praise, how weighty is it, and how far run up! Oh that others would lend me ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6393]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh my debt of praise, how weighty is it, and how far run up! Oh that others would lend me to pay, and teach me to praise!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6393</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fools give you reasons, wise men never try. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27019]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23220]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love every aspect of being a woman. I believe you should celebrate who you are. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66792]]></link><description><![CDATA[I love every aspect of being a woman. I believe you should celebrate who you are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society. [Sp., Las necedades del rico por sentencias pasan ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61381]]></link><description><![CDATA[The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society. [Sp., Las necedades del rico por sentencias pasan en el mundo.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I guess I got that one off my back. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35464]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess I got that one off my back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5107]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who is hated by all can not expect to live long. [Fr., Qui vit hai de tous ne saurait ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18846]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who is hated by all can not expect to live long. [Fr., Qui vit hai de tous ne saurait longtemps vivre.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valuations remain a little stretched, and we could see some further weakness into the early part of the year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28348]]></link><description><![CDATA[Valuations remain a little stretched, and we could see some further weakness into the early part of the year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28348</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/279]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44654]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44654</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all human struggles there is none so treacherous and remorseless as the struggle between the artist man and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3377]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all human struggles there is none so treacherous and remorseless as the struggle between the artist man and the mother woman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Therefore I say again I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul  Refuse you for my judge, whom yet once ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23514]]></link><description><![CDATA[Therefore I say again I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul  Refuse you for my judge, whom yet once more   I hold my most malicious for and think not    At all a friend to truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My experiences have taught me a lot and I'm happy with my learnings, if not with what I went through ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64318]]></link><description><![CDATA[My experiences have taught me a lot and I'm happy with my learnings, if not with what I went through to learn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what you get from not reading it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18565]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People got the right to know they live next door to a dog that's declared dangerous. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40398]]></link><description><![CDATA[People got the right to know they live next door to a dog that's declared dangerous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fattest hog in Epicurus' sty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58499]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fattest hog in Epicurus' sty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/894]]></link><description><![CDATA[My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61380]]></link><description><![CDATA[Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60641]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59289]]></link><description><![CDATA[To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People will make judgments before you even speak based on the way you look. Most definitely your physical appearance matters. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38990]]></link><description><![CDATA[People will make judgments before you even speak based on the way you look. Most definitely your physical appearance matters. The way you dress, your hygiene - it all matters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're more concerned with the closed areas within the perimeter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29377]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're more concerned with the closed areas within the perimeter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are going well and we want to continue like that. We have shown, at home or away, we have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37405]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are going well and we want to continue like that. We have shown, at home or away, we have got a lot of fighting spirit.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35933]]></link><description><![CDATA[I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm hold on the handles of the baby carriage and I wheel it into the traffic.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing dries sooner than a tear. [Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58792]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing dries sooner than a tear. [Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shall I ask the brave soldier, who fights by my side In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12637]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shall I ask the brave soldier, who fights by my side In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree?  Shall I give up the friend I have valued and tried,   If he kneel not before the same altar with me?    From the heretic girl of my soul should I fly,     To seek somewhere else a more orthodox kiss?      No! perish the hearts, and the laws that try       Truth, valour, or love, by a standard like this!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4817]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4817</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22485]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fop sometimes gives important advice. [Fr., Un fat quelquefois ouvre un avis important.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/772]]></link><description><![CDATA[A fop sometimes gives important advice. [Fr., Un fat quelquefois ouvre un avis important.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/772</guid></item></channel></rss>