<?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[He understands that the process is delicate one with equal chances of falling flat and moving forward. So he is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29812]]></link><description><![CDATA[He understands that the process is delicate one with equal chances of falling flat and moving forward. So he is keeping his options open to wash his hands off, if the need arises.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The frivolous work of polished idleness.   - Sir James Mackintosh, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20342]]></link><description><![CDATA[The frivolous work of polished idleness.   - Sir James Mackintosh,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ass, the Fox, and the LionThe ass and the fox, having entered into partnership together fortheir mutual protection, went ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1606]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ass, the Fox, and the LionThe ass and the fox, having entered into partnership together fortheir mutual protection, went out into the forest to hunt. Theyhadnot proceeded far when they met a Lion. The Fox, seeing imminentdanger, approached the Lion and promised to contrive for him thecapture of the Ass if the Lion would pledge his word not to harmtheFox. Then, upon assuring the Ass that he would not be injured,theFox led him to a deep pit and arranged that he should fall into it.The Lion, seeing that the Ass was secured, immediately clutchedtheFox, and attacked the Ass at his leisure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62261]]></link><description><![CDATA[As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59852]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28292]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair; for that the rains might rust, or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16858]]></link><description><![CDATA[The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair; for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break.   - George Bancroft,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12411]]></link><description><![CDATA[Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action based on reason, action therefore which is only to be understood by reason, knows only one end, the greatest ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51996]]></link><description><![CDATA[Action based on reason, action therefore which is only to be understood by reason, knows only one end, the greatest pleasure of the acting individual.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I wish life had a fast-forward button. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24874]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wish life had a fast-forward button.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness isn't a static thing; it's the quest for happiness that allows us to think we're happy, while we continue ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18675]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness isn't a static thing; it's the quest for happiness that allows us to think we're happy, while we continue to search for more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assume a virtue if you have it not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60803]]></link><description><![CDATA[Assume a virtue if you have it not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At one point he said, 'Do you want to torture me?' ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36170]]></link><description><![CDATA[At one point he said, 'Do you want to torture me?']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56883]]></link><description><![CDATA[...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4603]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4603</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26318]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22140]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20665]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think she'll [Venus Williams] be around for a very long time. I doubt it will be a long ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58960]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think she'll [Venus Williams] be around for a very long time. I doubt it will be a long career for her. She can make a lot more money out of (tennis) rather than in tennis."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh! to be wafted away From this black Aceldama of sorrow,  Where the dust of an earthy to-day  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59452]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh! to be wafted away From this black Aceldama of sorrow,  Where the dust of an earthy to-day   Makes the earth of a dusty to-morrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The object of the superior man is truth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1449]]></link><description><![CDATA[The object of the superior man is truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62110]]></link><description><![CDATA[Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done one's best. [Ger., So eine Arbeit wird eigentlich nie fertig; man muss sie fur fertig erklaren, wenn man nach Zeit und Umstand das Moglichste getan hat.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter how hard you work for success if your thought is saturated with the fear of failure, it will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1339]]></link><description><![CDATA[No matter how hard you work for success if your thought is saturated with the fear of failure, it will kill your efforts, neutralize your endeavors and make success impossible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1339</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are solutions to those problems. We have smart growth here already. There will be benefits to having foot traffic ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34560]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are solutions to those problems. We have smart growth here already. There will be benefits to having foot traffic for merchants on Main Street, increased tax revenue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference is no less real because it is of degree. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12214]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference is no less real because it is of degree.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12214</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66198]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16332]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think people could justify labeling me if they saw a pattern in what I do, but right now that's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64604]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think people could justify labeling me if they saw a pattern in what I do, but right now that's impossible.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56616]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He koude songes make and well endite. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46852]]></link><description><![CDATA[He koude songes make and well endite.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3321]]></link><description><![CDATA[The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4720]]></link><description><![CDATA[Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man in love is not complete until he is married. Then he is finished. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25794]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man in love is not complete until he is married. Then he is finished.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is to see the faults of others, but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15437]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is to see the faults of others, but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind, but one conceals one's own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46685]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5486]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11738]]></link><description><![CDATA[Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home his face might burn up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66735]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66735</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39260]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience is so uncomfortable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm impressed with the innovation of the students. They seem to always impress me with their understanding of scientific principles. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40280]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm impressed with the innovation of the students. They seem to always impress me with their understanding of scientific principles. There is a general love of science and discovery here.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live for today for tomorrow never comes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Live for today for tomorrow never comes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the 30-year Treasury ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42449]]></link><description><![CDATA[Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the 30-year Treasury is so low is because people are expecting an economic slowdown, and that's not going to be good for earnings.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42449</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In King Cambyses' vein. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55867]]></link><description><![CDATA[In King Cambyses' vein. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55867</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no respect for others without humility in one's self. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66569]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43227]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60395]]></link><description><![CDATA[The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neither ridiculous shriekings for revenge by French chauvinists, nor the Englishmen's gnashing of teeth, nor the wild gestures of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neither ridiculous shriekings for revenge by French chauvinists, nor the Englishmen's gnashing of teeth, nor the wild gestures of the Slavs will turn us from our aim of protecting and extending German influence all the world over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a method in man's wickedness, It grows up by degrees. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61536]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a method in man's wickedness, It grows up by degrees.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61536</guid></item></channel></rss>