<?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[Let the cobbler stick to his last. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51009]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let the cobbler stick to his last.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O, wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonderful! and yet again wonderful, and after that out of all hooping. -As You ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55666]]></link><description><![CDATA[O, wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonderful! and yet again wonderful, and after that out of all hooping. -As You Like It. Act iii. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35163]]></link><description><![CDATA[The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32635]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade that would get us better rarely comes along. They're very difficult to find. Good trades are very difficult in our league and don't happen very often.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce:  It's fitter being sane than mad.  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9144]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce:  It's fitter being sane than mad.   My own hope is, a sun will pierce    The thickest cloud earth ever stretched;     That, after Last, returns the First,      Though a wide compass round be fetched;       That what began best, can't end worst,        Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The integrity of the game is everything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57496]]></link><description><![CDATA[The integrity of the game is everything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My feet, they haul me Round the House, They hoist me up the Stairs;  I only have to steer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15558]]></link><description><![CDATA[My feet, they haul me Round the House, They hoist me up the Stairs;  I only have to steer them, and   They Ride me Everywheres.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's probably the only time I will ever play there. I had ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33256]]></link><description><![CDATA[I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's probably the only time I will ever play there. I had so much fun. When I got up there and realized where I was and thought about all the famous musicians who played there ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â it gave me chills.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't wish to imply that there aren't good things about you or that you're not an extraordinary person but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25940]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't wish to imply that there aren't good things about you or that you're not an extraordinary person but I'd rather let other people enjoy the surprise]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw the bags and I said to myself that somebody is dumping trash here. Then I saw what was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39050]]></link><description><![CDATA[I saw the bags and I said to myself that somebody is dumping trash here. Then I saw what was inside. I saw the deer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was supposed to be Urban Growth Management fees, but all it did was fuel sprawl, ... It didn't control ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28715]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was supposed to be Urban Growth Management fees, but all it did was fuel sprawl, ... It didn't control anything because it was uncontrolled at City Hall. It was a mess.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28715</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9750]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1343]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think it's unethical to take money for poor quality performance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43136]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think it's unethical to take money for poor quality performance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21263]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41258]]></link><description><![CDATA[I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los Angeles with my girlfriend as opposed to going to Johns Hopkins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparisons are odorous. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 5. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55445]]></link><description><![CDATA[Comparisons are odorous. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 5.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14705]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65962]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is not going to be politically acceptable to most people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32778]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is not going to be politically acceptable to most people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51310]]></link><description><![CDATA[Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the powerof simplicity. We have a tendency it seems ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22422]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the powerof simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our livesand forget what's important and what's not. We tend to mistake movementfor achievement. We tend to focus on activities instead of results. And asthe pace of life continues to race along in the outside world, we forgetthat we have the power to control our lives regardless of what's going onoutside.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155   Grace tried is better than grace, and it is more ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6347]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155   Grace tried is better than grace, and it is more than grace, it is glory in its infancy. I now see godliness is more than the outside and this world's passments and their buskings [i.e., ornaments and fine dress]. Who knoweth the truth of grace without a trial? O how little getteth Christ of us, but that which he winneth (to speak so) with much toil and pains! And how soon would faith freeze without a cross?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3921]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, with a company of boys about him."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42569]]></link><description><![CDATA[The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, it feels like they're beginning to spend more than they have in the past couple of years.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I truly believe that three minutes is pretty reasonable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36007]]></link><description><![CDATA[I truly believe that three minutes is pretty reasonable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46710]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46710</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mad fellow met me on the way and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets and pressed the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55892]]></link><description><![CDATA[A mad fellow met me on the way and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets and pressed the dead bodies. No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I 'll not march through Coventry with them, that 's flat: nay, and the villains march wide betwixt the legs, as if they had gyves on; for indeed I had the most of them out of prison. There 's but a shirt and a half in all my company; and the half-shirt is two napkins tacked together and thrown over the shoulders like an herald's coat without sleeves. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25266]]></link><description><![CDATA[Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of Respectability. The umbrella has become the acknowledged ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60005]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of Respectability. The umbrella has become the acknowledged index of social position. . . . Crusoe was rather a moralist than a pietist, and his leaf-umbrella is as fine an example of the civilized mind striving to express itself under adverse circumstances as we have ever met with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all lies, art is the least untrue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3342]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all lies, art is the least untrue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is good for younger people to see how things were done before modern conveniences when you sat in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35662]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is good for younger people to see how things were done before modern conveniences when you sat in the tractor exposed to the cold, heat and rain. These tractors were before air conditioning, heat and stereos. This also gives the older people an opportunity to relive memories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13659]]></link><description><![CDATA[There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we are guided, in part, by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13330]]></link><description><![CDATA[The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we are guided, in part, by ideas that are relevant to another world. ... We do many things that are unnecessary, some that are unwise, and a few that are insane.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But winter lingering chills the lap of May. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26609]]></link><description><![CDATA[But winter lingering chills the lap of May.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An inch in missing is as bad as an ell. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48975]]></link><description><![CDATA[An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The birds have ceased their songs, All save the blackbird, that from yon tall ash,  'Mid Pinkie's greenery, from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4283]]></link><description><![CDATA[The birds have ceased their songs, All save the blackbird, that from yon tall ash,  'Mid Pinkie's greenery, from his mellow throat,   In adoration of the setting sun,    Chants forth his evening hymn.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4283</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35663]]></link><description><![CDATA[Finding parts for these old tractors is a challenge. Many steam engines were scrapped during World War II for scrap metal,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54903</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness seems to be the result of something happening — inactivity is not very exhilarating. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18667]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness seems to be the result of something happening — inactivity is not very exhilarating.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anywhere I go, no matter where he's at, I never had a chance to beat him before. This is my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35661]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anywhere I go, no matter where he's at, I never had a chance to beat him before. This is my first time beating him, and it feels great my senior year to beat Spurrier.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6060]]></link><description><![CDATA[God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks to Tony, he didn't give us much time to think about that shot. I thought we never lost control ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thanks to Tony, he didn't give us much time to think about that shot. I thought we never lost control of the game.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57259]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20724]]></link><description><![CDATA[True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20724</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48380]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48380</guid></item></channel></rss>