<?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[Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46179]]></link><description><![CDATA[To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14277]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But who will watch my lilies, When their blossoms open white?  By day the sun shall be sentry,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25096]]></link><description><![CDATA[But who will watch my lilies, When their blossoms open white?  By day the sun shall be sentry,   And the moon and the stars by night!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Indian Summer, the dead Summer's soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58257]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Indian Summer, the dead Summer's soul.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Poverty is the Mother of Crimes, want of Sense is the Father. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55103]]></link><description><![CDATA[If Poverty is the Mother of Crimes, want of Sense is the Father.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more gross the fraud the more glibly will it go down, and the more greedily be swallowed, since folly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16648]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more gross the fraud the more glibly will it go down, and the more greedily be swallowed, since folly will always find faith where impostors will find imprudence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64977]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11319]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Party honesty is party expediency. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Party honesty is party expediency.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The less we know the more we suspect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58427]]></link><description><![CDATA[The less we know the more we suspect.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They gained rhythm and confidence with every turnover. Every game in which we lost the turnover battle, we lost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32361]]></link><description><![CDATA[They gained rhythm and confidence with every turnover. Every game in which we lost the turnover battle, we lost.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your worst enemy could be your best friend, and your best friend your worst enemy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62731]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your worst enemy could be your best friend, and your best friend your worst enemy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have invented the Thermometer style. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39107]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have invented the Thermometer style.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54806]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ability is a poor man's wealth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/100]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ability is a poor man's wealth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is absolutely no justification for the actions you have taken, ... You have already defamed the uniform. Do not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35870]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is absolutely no justification for the actions you have taken, ... You have already defamed the uniform. Do not drench it with dishonor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35870</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As an example of the cooperation existing among the governments, the idea is also to establish and intensify cooperation between ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42604]]></link><description><![CDATA[As an example of the cooperation existing among the governments, the idea is also to establish and intensify cooperation between chambers of commerce in both regions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're not good enough to rely on playing good offense or good defense. We need all three phases. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30515]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're not good enough to rely on playing good offense or good defense. We need all three phases.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome;  Stiff in opinions, always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48953]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome;  Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.   Was everything by starts, and nothing long;    But in the course of one revolving moon,     Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No foreign sky protected me, no stranger's wing shielded my face. I stand as witness to the common lot survivor ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29401]]></link><description><![CDATA[No foreign sky protected me, no stranger's wing shielded my face. I stand as witness to the common lot survivor of that time, that place.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is going to be most expensive ballot in California history. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40076]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is going to be most expensive ballot in California history.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The principle of fashion is . . . the principle of the kaleidoscope. A new year can only bring us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23678]]></link><description><![CDATA[The principle of fashion is . . . the principle of the kaleidoscope. A new year can only bring us a new combination of the same elements; and about once in so often we go back and begin again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All argument will vanish before one touch of nature. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43803]]></link><description><![CDATA[All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She that with poetry is won, Is but a desk to write upon;  And what men say of her ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62006]]></link><description><![CDATA[She that with poetry is won, Is but a desk to write upon;  And what men say of her they mean   No more than on the thing they lean.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, it did. But I was looking for other options.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26417]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52883]]></link><description><![CDATA[You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you're a lawyer, you expect your client to lie to you, but not when he is the president. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47004]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you're a lawyer, you expect your client to lie to you, but not when he is the president.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is to give light must endure the burning. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21940]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is to give light must endure the burning.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To create an improved new habitat in a remote area where the prairie dog can thrive without any human interference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38594]]></link><description><![CDATA[To create an improved new habitat in a remote area where the prairie dog can thrive without any human interference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4994]]></link><description><![CDATA[The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every year, it keeps getting better. They've smoothed out the learning curves. We have a great relationship with the city. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31681]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every year, it keeps getting better. They've smoothed out the learning curves. We have a great relationship with the city. We know how to keep building it every day. I'm thrilled Macon has come out. We've had four great years, and we're looking forward to coming back.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31681</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A line is a dot that went for a walk. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17063]]></link><description><![CDATA[A line is a dot that went for a walk.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were hoping to get a better handle on it. We knew the plume was fairly widespread. I think the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40496]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were hoping to get a better handle on it. We knew the plume was fairly widespread. I think the testing changed our perspective from looking for one source to looking for multiple sources.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I was a small boy growing up in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing and as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57689]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I was a small boy growing up in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing and as we sat there in the warmth of a summer afternoon on a riverbank we talked about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I told him that I wanted to be a real major-league baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We burn daylight. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act ii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55354]]></link><description><![CDATA[We burn daylight. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act ii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Propel, propel, propel your craft softly down liquid solution. Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, Existence is simply illusion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43459]]></link><description><![CDATA[Propel, propel, propel your craft softly down liquid solution. Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, Existence is simply illusion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38359]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will remain less than 10 -- and a number of wounded,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America has the longest prison sentences in the West, yet the only condition long sentences demonstrably cure is heterosexuality. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2432]]></link><description><![CDATA[America has the longest prison sentences in the West, yet the only condition long sentences demonstrably cure is heterosexuality.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2432</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10431]]></link><description><![CDATA[The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304   Christians in their relationships should be the most human people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6330]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304   Christians in their relationships should be the most human people you will ever see. This speaks for God in an age of inhumanity and impersonality and facelessness. When people look at us, their reaction should be, "These are human people" -- human, because we know that we differ from the animal, the plant, and the machine; and that personality is native to what has always been [human]. If they cannot look upon us and say, "They are real people", nothing else is enough. (Continued tomorrow).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31114]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister in her hands, which includes the power to dissolve parliament.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31114</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft and faire goes farre. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49754]]></link><description><![CDATA[Soft and faire goes farre.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis said that absence conquers love; But oh! believe it not  I've tried, alas! its power to prove,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/162]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis said that absence conquers love; But oh! believe it not  I've tried, alas! its power to prove,   But thou art not forgot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20930]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51907]]></link><description><![CDATA[My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13404]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66335]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66335</guid></item></channel></rss>