<?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[It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47347]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong, And let no warrior in the heat of fight  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10287]]></link><description><![CDATA[O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong, And let no warrior in the heat of fight  Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;   For more of those who shrink from shame are safe    Than fall in battle, while with those who flee     Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops. -Henry B. Adams. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13583]]></link><description><![CDATA[A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops. -Henry B. Adams.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quicker-than-expected recovery in capital expenditure spending will probably be the biggest catalyst, if one occurs at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28349]]></link><description><![CDATA[A quicker-than-expected recovery in capital expenditure spending will probably be the biggest catalyst, if one occurs at all.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse directs it to either side. [Lat., Dum in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60022]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse directs it to either side. [Lat., Dum in dubio est animus, paulo momento huc illuc impellitur.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12117]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/971]]></link><description><![CDATA[To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I said to the Nightingale: "Hail, all hail!  Pierce with thy trill the dark,   Like a glittering ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44555]]></link><description><![CDATA[I said to the Nightingale: "Hail, all hail!  Pierce with thy trill the dark,   Like a glittering music-spark,    When the earth grows pale and dumb."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt everwithout eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22165]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt everwithout eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude andfallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53987]]></link><description><![CDATA[We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green,  The Holly leaves a sober hue ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19584]]></link><description><![CDATA[And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green,  The Holly leaves a sober hue display   Less bright than they,    But when the bare and wintry woods we see,     What then so cheerful as the Holly-tree?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59858]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many. -Spinoza.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A library is thought in cold storage. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4584]]></link><description><![CDATA[A library is thought in cold storage.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've got a contract in front of me now. Leon has a conference call with Washington Sunday their time (today, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31643]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've got a contract in front of me now. Leon has a conference call with Washington Sunday their time (today, Melbourne time), so I'll wait and see.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I could pitch in the big leagues with this stuff, but it's not worth it to go down and hope ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39977]]></link><description><![CDATA[I could pitch in the big leagues with this stuff, but it's not worth it to go down and hope somebody would want me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man that blushes is not quite a brute. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27140]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man that blushes is not quite a brute.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19728]]></link><description><![CDATA[When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf. It's almost a law. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17823]]></link><description><![CDATA[The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf. It's almost a law.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He said if (the U.S. team) loses, he can say he did his best and that he was prepared for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35852]]></link><description><![CDATA[He said if (the U.S. team) loses, he can say he did his best and that he was prepared for it. It builds up your confidence when you work hard at something.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conflict is the beginning of consciousness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English attitudes to the respective forms of the game offer a clue as to why England continue to fare so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42552]]></link><description><![CDATA[English attitudes to the respective forms of the game offer a clue as to why England continue to fare so badly at One-day cricket.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thick skin is a gift from God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21220]]></link><description><![CDATA[A thick skin is a gift from God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48381]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40411]]></link><description><![CDATA[In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related events generated nearly 20,000 hotel room nights, with an average lodging expense of $403 per group.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40411</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growth is the only evidence of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24904]]></link><description><![CDATA[Growth is the only evidence of life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changed to a lapwing by th' avenging god, He made the barren waste his lone abode,  And oft on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24085]]></link><description><![CDATA[Changed to a lapwing by th' avenging god, He made the barren waste his lone abode,  And oft on soaring pinions hover'd o'er   The lofty palace then his own no more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16042]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creation is a drug I can't do without. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10580]]></link><description><![CDATA[Creation is a drug I can't do without.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - Among My Books, 1870. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25494]]></link><description><![CDATA[Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - Among My Books, 1870.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the greater shadows fall from the lofty mountains. [Lat., Majoresque cadunt altis de montibus umbrae.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55303]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the greater shadows fall from the lofty mountains. [Lat., Majoresque cadunt altis de montibus umbrae.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More light! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27980]]></link><description><![CDATA[More light!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43434]]></link><description><![CDATA[We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2518]]></link><description><![CDATA[A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1630]]></link><description><![CDATA[A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With all due respect to Columbus, I think everyone around the league coming into this game said Columbus didn't have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31574]]></link><description><![CDATA[With all due respect to Columbus, I think everyone around the league coming into this game said Columbus didn't have a shot. And I think that's what we felt coming in too. Maybe we were a little complacent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a physician, Senator Frist has a moral calling to save lives and alleviate suffering. He joins Nancy Reagan, dozens ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17015]]></link><description><![CDATA[As a physician, Senator Frist has a moral calling to save lives and alleviate suffering. He joins Nancy Reagan, dozens of Nobel Laureates, thousands of scientists, and millions of patients across the nation in calling for an end to the restrictions that have shackled the search for new cures. I applaud his courage in putting patients over politics.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drink boys, drink boys, Drive away your sorrow! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50698]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drink boys, drink boys, Drive away your sorrow!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5123]]></link><description><![CDATA[Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know, it happens. I'm playing like an All Star, and I know I'm one of the elite players, so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35774]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know, it happens. I'm playing like an All Star, and I know I'm one of the elite players, so if I don't get picked, in my mind I'm still one of them. If I don't go, then I get to work out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35774</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20381]]></link><description><![CDATA[When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20368]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13134]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13134</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices. [Lat., Vulgus ex veritate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52459]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices. [Lat., Vulgus ex veritate pauca, ex opinione multa aestimat.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its amazing. How many teams can say they have to play every game like its their last? Because pretty much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28692]]></link><description><![CDATA[Its amazing. How many teams can say they have to play every game like its their last? Because pretty much every team we play is going to be in the top 15, and with us being ranked so high, teams are going to give us all they got.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45281]]></link><description><![CDATA[Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to get a job as someone who names kitchen appliances. Toaster, refrigerator, blender.... all you do is say ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24377]]></link><description><![CDATA[I want to get a job as someone who names kitchen appliances. Toaster, refrigerator, blender.... all you do is say what the shit does, and add "er". I wanna work for the Kitchen Appliance Naming Institute. Hey, what does that do? It keeps shit fresh. Well, that's a fresher....I'm going on break.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The anointed don't like to talk about painful trade-offs. They like to talk about happy "solutions" that get rid of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56811]]></link><description><![CDATA[The anointed don't like to talk about painful trade-offs. They like to talk about happy "solutions" that get rid of the whole problem- at least in their imagination.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They seemed to really concentrate on Dustin and nobody else really could get hot. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28890]]></link><description><![CDATA[They seemed to really concentrate on Dustin and nobody else really could get hot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28890</guid></item></channel></rss>