<?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[Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12978]]></link><description><![CDATA[Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We plough the sand on the sea shore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50530]]></link><description><![CDATA[We plough the sand on the sea shore.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50530</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The machine unmakes the man. Now that the machine is so perfect, the engineer is nobody. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26169]]></link><description><![CDATA[The machine unmakes the man. Now that the machine is so perfect, the engineer is nobody.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The summer dawn's reflected hue To purple changed Lock Katrine blue,  Mildly and soft the western breeze   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58272]]></link><description><![CDATA[The summer dawn's reflected hue To purple changed Lock Katrine blue,  Mildly and soft the western breeze   Just kiss'd the lake, just stirr'd the trees,    And the pleased lake, like maiden coy,     Trembled but dimpled not for joy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And then it started, like a guilty thing Upon a fearful summons. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18478]]></link><description><![CDATA[And then it started, like a guilty thing Upon a fearful summons.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2419]]></link><description><![CDATA[We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12486]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To one commending an orator for his skill in amplifying petty matters, Agesilaus said: "I do not think that shoemaker ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56201]]></link><description><![CDATA[To one commending an orator for his skill in amplifying petty matters, Agesilaus said: "I do not think that shoemaker a good workman that makes a great shoe for a little foot."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4815]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9438]]></link><description><![CDATA[An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valour that parlies is neare yeelding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50029]]></link><description><![CDATA[Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We took all the classes and the shots required by the Red Cross, and they flew us to Mississippi on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33697]]></link><description><![CDATA[We took all the classes and the shots required by the Red Cross, and they flew us to Mississippi on Nov. 21. I also volunteered for the Red Hat Society, because I'm a member of that group.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defensively, I thought we played pretty well with the exception of a couple plays. But we had some opportunities on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40421]]></link><description><![CDATA[Defensively, I thought we played pretty well with the exception of a couple plays. But we had some opportunities on offense, and I'm disappointed we didn't capitalize on those.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have money saved up for the trip, so the cost of gasoline is less important than its availability. Our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31702]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have money saved up for the trip, so the cost of gasoline is less important than its availability. Our biggest concern is needing to refuel along the way in North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia, without being able to find any gasoline.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With his ABC News experience, perhaps Pierre Salinger's next job could be cohosting-with Oliver Stone-a 24-hour Conspiracy Network. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39017]]></link><description><![CDATA[With his ABC News experience, perhaps Pierre Salinger's next job could be cohosting-with Oliver Stone-a 24-hour Conspiracy Network.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the first time we will be able to construct the three-dimensional structures of the atmosphere to better understand the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35711]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the first time we will be able to construct the three-dimensional structures of the atmosphere to better understand the role of clouds and aerosols in Earth's climate,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20874]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20874</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think Sean Burke in the last three or four years is a top five guy. When you watch his ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30066]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think Sean Burke in the last three or four years is a top five guy. When you watch his save percentage in the last four years, it's at the top of the NHL. His game is so good. He is such a good pure stopper of the puck. There is no doubt he is one of the top in the NHL right now.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Light Up My Life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39326]]></link><description><![CDATA[You Light Up My Life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:  Hast thou the knack? pamper it not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20914]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:  Hast thou the knack? pamper it not with liking;   But if thou want it, buy it not too deare    Many affecting wit beyond their power,     Have got to be a deare fool for an houre.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20914</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work like you don't need the money, Love like you've never been hurt, Dance like nobody's watching, Sing like nobody's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64342]]></link><description><![CDATA[Work like you don't need the money, Love like you've never been hurt, Dance like nobody's watching, Sing like nobody's listening, Live like it's heaven on earth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18170]]></link><description><![CDATA[We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He allows very readily, that the eyes and footsteps of the master are things most salutary to the land. [Lat., ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1950]]></link><description><![CDATA[He allows very readily, that the eyes and footsteps of the master are things most salutary to the land. [Lat., Oculos et vestiga domini, res agro saluberrimas, facilius admittit.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1950</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2191]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15748]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should finish off the chances at this level. If you get in front of the goal three or four ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33641]]></link><description><![CDATA[We should finish off the chances at this level. If you get in front of the goal three or four times, what more do you need?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man is a volume if you know how to read him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4606]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You shape your own destiny. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31468]]></link><description><![CDATA[You shape your own destiny.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47616]]></link><description><![CDATA[The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55160]]></link><description><![CDATA[If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the flesh.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down aninvitation to dinner without giving an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21846]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down aninvitation to dinner without giving an excuse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21846</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Is there no hope?" the sick man said, The silent doctor shook his head,  And took his leave with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26693]]></link><description><![CDATA["Is there no hope?" the sick man said, The silent doctor shook his head,  And took his leave with signs of sorrow,   Despairing of his fee to-morrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're doing fundraising, providing food, housing clothing, whatever she needs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30379]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're doing fundraising, providing food, housing clothing, whatever she needs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mother worked hard for a long time and now I work hard to make sure that she doesn't have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38884]]></link><description><![CDATA[My mother worked hard for a long time and now I work hard to make sure that she doesn't have to work, ... It gives me something to push for and it keeps me humble.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In order for three people to keep a secret, two must be dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65420]]></link><description><![CDATA[In order for three people to keep a secret, two must be dead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains;  These first induce ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52617]]></link><description><![CDATA[From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains;  These first induce him the vile trash to try,   Then lend his name, that other men may buy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not mightbut lightlit Maccabees'lampthrough the night. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60613]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not mightbut lightlit Maccabees'lampthrough the night.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42265]]></link><description><![CDATA[We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back and get us. ... Giving somebody an open 3-pointer. Not being in the right place on a play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A gift much expected is paid, not given. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49026]]></link><description><![CDATA[A gift much expected is paid, not given.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33739]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They all seem to be doing OK. Seventh-graders are seventh-graders and don't know to put their pants on right, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30353]]></link><description><![CDATA[They all seem to be doing OK. Seventh-graders are seventh-graders and don't know to put their pants on right, but we're taking care of that. It's a challenge for all of us to travel to Bowie only so far as we can't just walk out the back door and start working.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Warner doesn't comment on rumors and speculation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34169]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time Warner doesn't comment on rumors and speculation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah! my heart is weary waiting, Waiting for the May:  Waiting for the pleasant rambles   Where the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26615]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah! my heart is weary waiting, Waiting for the May:  Waiting for the pleasant rambles   Where the fragrant hawthorn brambles,    Where the woodbine alternating,     Scent the dewy way;      Ah! my heart is weary, waiting,       Waiting for the May.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36860]]></link><description><![CDATA[After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the impulse to punish the man ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20679]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the impulse to punish the man with a superior capacity for happiness]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pessimist asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46425]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pessimist asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied the petitioner, "I wish you to create something that would justify them." "The world is all created," said God, "but you have overlooked something - the mortality of the optimist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46425</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64327]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56924]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're toting that flag for right now. We just want to come in and do what we have to do ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36934]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're toting that flag for right now. We just want to come in and do what we have to do as a team, and hopefully come away with a win.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36934</guid></item></channel></rss>