<?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[Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4732]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49197]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sesquippledan', he would say, 'Sesquippledan verboojuice". ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27970]]></link><description><![CDATA['Sesquippledan', he would say, 'Sesquippledan verboojuice".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26056]]></link><description><![CDATA[What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15706]]></link><description><![CDATA[An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15706</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor deer, quoth he, thou makest a testament As worldlings do, giving thy sum of more To that which had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55636]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poor deer, quoth he, thou makest a testament As worldlings do, giving thy sum of more To that which had too much. -As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud and the Alcoran, than that this universal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27498]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge: If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not.  God calleth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48087]]></link><description><![CDATA[Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge: If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not.  God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge   To pick out treasures from an earthen pot.    The worst speak something good. If all want sense,     God takes a text, and preaches patience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56408]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm in charge of the EOC ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31559]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm in charge of the EOC]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a sad state of affairs that we have only one choice (for abortion) right now. But if you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31441]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a sad state of affairs that we have only one choice (for abortion) right now. But if you have to go out of state, the cost of making that trip will be prohibitive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We never had the dollars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31220]]></link><description><![CDATA[We never had the dollars.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53307]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52648]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of them are starting at an even playing field. They've never played the game. These girls only have got ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31846]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most of them are starting at an even playing field. They've never played the game. These girls only have got a couple weeks of experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/793]]></link><description><![CDATA[Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26848]]></link><description><![CDATA[To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung, Not she denied Him with unholy tongue;  She, while apostles shrank, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61926]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung, Not she denied Him with unholy tongue;  She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave,   Last at His cross, and earliest at His grave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the feet, Hercules. [Lat., Ex pede Herculem.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54930]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the feet, Hercules. [Lat., Ex pede Herculem.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man cannot live by incompetence alone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20703]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man cannot live by incompetence alone.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most distinguishing feature of winners is their intensity of purpose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21883]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most distinguishing feature of winners is their intensity of purpose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the employers I talked to do not want to hire them. They said these people are being trained with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33153]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the employers I talked to do not want to hire them. They said these people are being trained with the wrong things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53139]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the little one thinking about? Very wonderful things, no doubt;  Unwritten history!   Unfathomed mystery!  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3636]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is the little one thinking about? Very wonderful things, no doubt;  Unwritten history!   Unfathomed mystery!    Yet he laughs and cries, and eats and drinks,     And chuckles and crows, and nods and winks,      As if his head were as full of kinks       And curious riddles as any sphinx!   - Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I die content, I die for the liberty of my country. [Fr., Je meurs content, je meurs pour la liberte ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45805]]></link><description><![CDATA[I die content, I die for the liberty of my country. [Fr., Je meurs content, je meurs pour la liberte de mon pays.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This dynamic week celebrates small business owners' accomplishments, but also encourages these winners to continue their growth. You embody self-reliance, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28543]]></link><description><![CDATA[This dynamic week celebrates small business owners' accomplishments, but also encourages these winners to continue their growth. You embody self-reliance, perseverance, hard work and optimism.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27575]]></link><description><![CDATA[Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was obvious we were stalling like a hurricane in the middle of the ocean, ... not going anywhere, so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34860]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was obvious we were stalling like a hurricane in the middle of the ocean, ... not going anywhere, so why not give the young guys a shot?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sinning is the best part of repentance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56405]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sinning is the best part of repentance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was no great disparity of years, Though much in temper; but they never clash'd,  They moved like stars ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26559]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was no great disparity of years, Though much in temper; but they never clash'd,  They moved like stars united in their spheres,   Or like the Rhone by Leman's waters wash'd,    Where mingled and yet separate appears     The river from the lake, all bluely dash'd      Through the serene and placid glassy deep,       Which fain would lull its river-child to sleep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No great deed is done By falterers who ask for certainty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18252]]></link><description><![CDATA[No great deed is done By falterers who ask for certainty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54882]]></link><description><![CDATA[May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure of his apparatus to give consistent results may once or twice in a lifetime conceal an important discovery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27189]]></link><description><![CDATA[An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone was friendly, helpful and I always enjoyed coming here. There always were good horses here, and I won a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone was friendly, helpful and I always enjoyed coming here. There always were good horses here, and I won a lot of money here. That's the name of the game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58002]]></link><description><![CDATA[The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59766]]></link><description><![CDATA[Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15906]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it. - "Modern Maturity Magazine, Jan/Feb 1995".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63859]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63859</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold -- but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/460]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold -- but so does a hard-boiled egg.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The safety pin thing goes all the way back to Harry. It's part of the image thing. The safety pin ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33304]]></link><description><![CDATA[The safety pin thing goes all the way back to Harry. It's part of the image thing. The safety pin helps our associates stay looking tidy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He causes so much attention that it kind of frees me up with one-on-one blocks and it helps me out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38181]]></link><description><![CDATA[He causes so much attention that it kind of frees me up with one-on-one blocks and it helps me out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play is the beginning of knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46676]]></link><description><![CDATA[Play is the beginning of knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13412]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13412</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If someone says "can't," that shows you what to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21464]]></link><description><![CDATA[If someone says "can't," that shows you what to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63685]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all lean towards the koa because that's what Hawaii is known for. But it's tough to work with, especially ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33742]]></link><description><![CDATA[We all lean towards the koa because that's what Hawaii is known for. But it's tough to work with, especially when you get the curly koa. Because of the complexity of the grain, it's a very challenging wood. Mango is a fabulous wood and it's underrated. For some reason, it doesn't carry the influence that koa does. Mango is some beautiful wood. I work some 30 varieties, generally, because I love the variety.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33742</guid></item></channel></rss>