<?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[Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10072]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All will come out in the washing. [Sp., Todo saldra en al colada.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8855]]></link><description><![CDATA[All will come out in the washing. [Sp., Todo saldra en al colada.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5386]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't read lips unless they're touching mine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23853]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't read lips unless they're touching mine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environments are not just containers, but are processes that change the content totally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13995]]></link><description><![CDATA[Environments are not just containers, but are processes that change the content totally.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50410]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49576]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49576</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10641]]></link><description><![CDATA[Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20170]]></link><description><![CDATA[Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36665]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has expanded beyond my wildest dreams. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31206]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has expanded beyond my wildest dreams.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31206</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best biographies leave their readers with a sense of having all but entered into a second life and of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4216]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best biographies leave their readers with a sense of having all but entered into a second life and of having come to know another human being in some ways better than he knew himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51809]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5019]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold and barren.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many other schools have strong programs, too, but Rick Pillsbury's Casa Grande teams are exceptional. You can tell by the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37996]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many other schools have strong programs, too, but Rick Pillsbury's Casa Grande teams are exceptional. You can tell by the way his students present themselves: They all dress properly, act appropriately and have resumes and other materials neatly typed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man's soul is pierced as it were with holes, and as his longings flow through each they are transmuted ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52290]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man's soul is pierced as it were with holes, and as his longings flow through each they are transmuted into something specific.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49825]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15088]]></link><description><![CDATA[And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A blind bargain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5009]]></link><description><![CDATA[A blind bargain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always said that if I were a rich man I would employ a profesional praiser. - Wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27815]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have always said that if I were a rich man I would employ a profesional praiser. - Wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Ruckman Matthew Allan met Sheedy yesterday morning and the two have agreed to talk again this week. Allan, an All-Australian ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33029]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Ruckman Matthew Allan met Sheedy yesterday morning and the two have agreed to talk again this week. Allan, an All-Australian and Carlton best-and-fairest winner in 1999, is believed to have told the club that he intends to retire but has been persuaded by Sheedy to reconsider.] Sheeds wanted him to stay and even James Hird spoke with him, ... They wanted him to go another year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by, and then his state  Empties itself, as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54512]]></link><description><![CDATA[A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by, and then his state  Empties itself, as dot an inland brook   Into the main of waters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31491]]></link><description><![CDATA[When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It said the birds would eat the berries if there was a bad winter, but even with a cold snap, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39272]]></link><description><![CDATA[It said the birds would eat the berries if there was a bad winter, but even with a cold snap, they still weren't eating them. It seemed like such a waste.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He ne'er consider'd it as loth To look a gift-horse in the mouth,  And very wisely would lay forth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17432]]></link><description><![CDATA[He ne'er consider'd it as loth To look a gift-horse in the mouth,  And very wisely would lay forth   No more upon it than 'twas worth;    But as he got it freely, so     He spent it frank and freely too:      For saints themselves will sometimes be,       Of gifts that cost them nothing, free.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For low-priced, commodity-type products, automation is the most realistic venue as profit margins dictate that companies deploy LTC (linear time ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40712]]></link><description><![CDATA[For low-priced, commodity-type products, automation is the most realistic venue as profit margins dictate that companies deploy LTC (linear time code) options, which are typically voice-automated, Web self-service, or offshore. For higher-priced products or consultative services such as furniture or retail financial services, the right balance between automation and live agent becomes more complex.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power is poison. It's effect on Presidents had always been tragic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Power is poison. It's effect on Presidents had always been tragic.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What exile from his country is able to escape from himself? [Lat., Patriae quis exul se quoque fugit.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25963]]></link><description><![CDATA[What exile from his country is able to escape from himself? [Lat., Patriae quis exul se quoque fugit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50141]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23905]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66572]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46293]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody has his own theatre, in which he is manager, actor, prompter, playwright, sceneshifter, boxkeepeer, doorkeeper, all in one, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/424]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everybody has his own theatre, in which he is manager, actor, prompter, playwright, sceneshifter, boxkeepeer, doorkeeper, all in one, and audience into the bargain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our past research shows that adults are twice as likely to volunteer if they began participating when they were teens. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33561]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our past research shows that adults are twice as likely to volunteer if they began participating when they were teens.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right now, the government must devote its energy to the rescue and recovery of the affected region and we cannot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35295]]></link><description><![CDATA[Right now, the government must devote its energy to the rescue and recovery of the affected region and we cannot thank or pay the brave rescue workers enough for the lives they've already saved, ... But we cannot ignore how the federal government has failed to protect the health and safety of its citizens.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39464]]></link><description><![CDATA[I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39464</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[There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11797]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21658]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11628]]></link><description><![CDATA[Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In time we hate that which we often fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18862]]></link><description><![CDATA[In time we hate that which we often fear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only index by which to judge a government or a way of life is by the quality of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47593]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only index by which to judge a government or a way of life is by the quality of the people it acts upon. No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion- it is an evil government.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flattery was formerly a vice; it has now become the fashion. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16179]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flattery was formerly a vice; it has now become the fashion. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine art and pizza delivery: what we do falls neatly in between. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27630]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fine art and pizza delivery: what we do falls neatly in between.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation is like sin; every government denounces it and every government practices it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20823]]></link><description><![CDATA[Inflation is like sin; every government denounces it and every government practices it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10161]]></link><description><![CDATA[Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to improve its appearance and delay its putrefaction.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10161</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18192]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24478]]></link><description><![CDATA[The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. -Walter Lippmann.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24478</guid></item></channel></rss>