<?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[Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1237]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for country life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50358]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for country life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5166]]></link><description><![CDATA[Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who work for plant rights don't parse parsleynor bomb poppiesnor purchase antipeople papers.They plant papayas,and peppers.Their pulpit is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24723]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who work for plant rights don't parse parsleynor bomb poppiesnor purchase antipeople papers.They plant papayas,and peppers.Their pulpit is the popular*not the papal but poplars.* not in the sense of ephemeral famebut what the people want.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never "just run out for a few minutes" without looking your best. This is not vanity -- it's self-liking. Your ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never "just run out for a few minutes" without looking your best. This is not vanity -- it's self-liking. Your face is always on display.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[raspberry drupelets cluster around a cavern of emptiness(paraphrased from her talk on C Span's Book TV). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43944]]></link><description><![CDATA[raspberry drupelets cluster around a cavern of emptiness(paraphrased from her talk on C Span's Book TV).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If there ever was an aviary overstocked with jays it is that Yaptown-on-the-Hudson, call New York. Cosmopolitan they call it, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44439]]></link><description><![CDATA[If there ever was an aviary overstocked with jays it is that Yaptown-on-the-Hudson, call New York. Cosmopolitan they call it, you bet. So's a piece of fly-paper. You listen close when they're buzzing and trying to pull their feet out of the sticky stuff. "Little old New York's good enough for us"--that's what they sing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44439</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd, In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62320]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd, In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50880]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50880</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62641]]></link><description><![CDATA[ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24227]]></link><description><![CDATA[…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks we write when our bank balance is zero…]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58506]]></link><description><![CDATA[Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58506</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15971]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a point of view you care ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63317]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a point of view you care deeply about.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47336]]></link><description><![CDATA[The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius,--  We'll deserve it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58122]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius,--  We'll deserve it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61761]]></link><description><![CDATA[The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61761</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9765]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall  Be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43173]]></link><description><![CDATA[That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall  Be crumbled into dust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The worldwide adoption rate of large-screen HDTV sets by consumers has increased significantly over the last year. There is now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42641]]></link><description><![CDATA[The worldwide adoption rate of large-screen HDTV sets by consumers has increased significantly over the last year. There is now an enormous opportunity for consumer electronics manufacturers and Hollywood studios to supply consumers with high- definition media players and movies. As a result, we anticipate strong movie title and media player introductions in 2006.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49355]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14730]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42499]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I still miss it. Once I saw that baseball could maybe take me somewhere, I decided to pursue it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Mason Neale, Priest, Poet, 1866   Christ was common to all in love, in teaching, in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8375]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Mason Neale, Priest, Poet, 1866   Christ was common to all in love, in teaching, in tender consolation, in generous gifts, in merciful forgiveness. His soul and his body, his life and his death and his ministry were, and are, common to all. His sacraments and his gifts are common to all. Christ never took any food or drink, nor anything that his body needed, without intending by it the common good of all those who shall be saved, even unto the last day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8375</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My teammates' play behind me helped. Every time I start, I get stronger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30849]]></link><description><![CDATA[My teammates' play behind me helped. Every time I start, I get stronger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free livers on a small scale; who are prodigal within the compass of a guinea. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13209]]></link><description><![CDATA[Free livers on a small scale; who are prodigal within the compass of a guinea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13209</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24812]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48899]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64947]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64947</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65490]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all put in different positions for different reasons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40085]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are all put in different positions for different reasons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our reaction will be painful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our reaction will be painful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The actuality of all of material Nature is therefore kept out of action and that of all corporeality along with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65440]]></link><description><![CDATA[The actuality of all of material Nature is therefore kept out of action and that of all corporeality along with it, including the actuality of my body, the body of the cognizing subject.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long,"  'Tis not with me exactly so;   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61777]]></link><description><![CDATA["Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long,"  'Tis not with me exactly so;   But 'tis so in the song.    My wants are many, and, if told,     Would muster many a score;      And were each wish a mint of gold,       I still should long for more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46291]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he is stupid.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend? -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55568]]></link><description><![CDATA[For when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend? -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[B.C. Health Minister George Abbott praised the initiative.] The province commends the Lois Fish Palliative Society for creating a source ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35511]]></link><description><![CDATA[[B.C. Health Minister George Abbott praised the initiative.] The province commends the Lois Fish Palliative Society for creating a source of comprehensive information on palliative resources in B.C., ... By January 2006, we are hopeful this resource will link directly with B.C. NurseLine and further enhance the ability of the nurses to provide greater assistance to British Columbians with end-of-life care, service providers and organizations in their communities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When he first went down, it didn't look good. And he was so close to the bench that he didn't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33980]]></link><description><![CDATA[When he first went down, it didn't look good. And he was so close to the bench that he didn't have to get up to get off the ice, so I wasn't sure what happened. But I talked to the trainer between periods and he thought it would be good and then I saw Mike after and he was all smiles with the team winning the division. So a crisis averted, I guess.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be taken seriously you need the ability to make fun of yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53379]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be taken seriously you need the ability to make fun of yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[rnI'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65132]]></link><description><![CDATA[rnI'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12228]]></link><description><![CDATA[If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13382]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sluggard does not plow after the season, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing. [Proverbs 20:4]. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28008]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sluggard does not plow after the season, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing. [Proverbs 20:4].]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28008</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62994]]></link><description><![CDATA[A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In essence, it will put the taxpayer in control of future tax increases. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41990]]></link><description><![CDATA[In essence, it will put the taxpayer in control of future tax increases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many young people carrying real or imitation firearms do so in a mistaken attempt to either boost their image, or from a misguided idea about self-protection. In addition, most London shootings involve members of the black community and are often related to deprivation, gang rivalry or the illegal drug trade.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14463]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14463</guid></item></channel></rss>