<?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[My son's my worst critic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41692]]></link><description><![CDATA[My son's my worst critic.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41692</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The thirsty Earth soaks up the Rain, And drinks, and gapes for Drink again;  The Plants suck in the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13001]]></link><description><![CDATA[The thirsty Earth soaks up the Rain, And drinks, and gapes for Drink again;  The Plants suck in the Earth and are   With constant Drinking fresh and fair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to Great Britain, the sun that gives light to all nations of the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59377]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here's to Great Britain, the sun that gives light to all nations of the world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4522]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've got volumes on how not to behave. I've got more information now than a guy should have at my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64416]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've got volumes on how not to behave. I've got more information now than a guy should have at my age.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me? I'm home every evening.... Come up. I'll tell your fortune.... Ah, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43341]]></link><description><![CDATA['Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me? I'm home every evening.... Come up. I'll tell your fortune.... Ah, you can be had.']]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49916]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We love the concept of someone becoming a star through a process that started with their local radio stations. For ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30420]]></link><description><![CDATA[We love the concept of someone becoming a star through a process that started with their local radio stations. For us the Showdown is like having hundreds of talent scouts evaluating tens of thousands of artists.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18352]]></link><description><![CDATA[Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civium in moribus rei publicae salus [The welfare of the state (depends upon) the morals of its citizens] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43281]]></link><description><![CDATA[Civium in moribus rei publicae salus [The welfare of the state (depends upon) the morals of its citizens]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63524]]></link><description><![CDATA[Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12532]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26514]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've owned a lot of crap in my days -- rental houses and strip malls -- but we finally got ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33347]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've owned a lot of crap in my days -- rental houses and strip malls -- but we finally got this place, and it's worth all the crap.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26137]]></link><description><![CDATA[One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The coward threatens when he is safe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10511]]></link><description><![CDATA[The coward threatens when he is safe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possession means to sit astride the world Instead of having it astride of you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47768]]></link><description><![CDATA[Possession means to sit astride the world Instead of having it astride of you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47768</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12714]]></link><description><![CDATA[Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58589]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20470]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2517]]></link><description><![CDATA[A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients may postpone getting needed effective treatment, because they are instead relying on alternative remedies that haven't been tested, ... ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41453]]></link><description><![CDATA[Patients may postpone getting needed effective treatment, because they are instead relying on alternative remedies that haven't been tested, ... The second danger is that they may actually be harmful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8454]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8454</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I know what love is, it is because of you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65732]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I know what love is, it is because of you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48392]]></link><description><![CDATA[Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10600]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10600</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I played well, but I still have a lot of guys to compete against. All three of our quarterbacks bring ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30833]]></link><description><![CDATA[I played well, but I still have a lot of guys to compete against. All three of our quarterbacks bring different aspects to the game. They're doing a great job of getting the ball to their receivers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People have said that NeXT is 5 to 7 years ahead of the competition, ... Candidly, we made the same ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35757]]></link><description><![CDATA[People have said that NeXT is 5 to 7 years ahead of the competition, ... Candidly, we made the same assessment. That's why I made the acquisition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and those ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53628]]></link><description><![CDATA[I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and those who live by what they believe, falsely, to be the truth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12305]]></link><description><![CDATA[That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All are not merry that dance lightly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49094]]></link><description><![CDATA[All are not merry that dance lightly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you're a young couple just trying to survive anyway and then a storm comes and strips you of everything, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30926]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you're a young couple just trying to survive anyway and then a storm comes and strips you of everything, you don't have much choice but to move on.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33131]]></link><description><![CDATA[From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then in town let me live, and in town let me die For I own I can't relish the country, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then in town let me live, and in town let me die For I own I can't relish the country, not I.  If I must have a villa in summer to dwell,   Oh give me the sweet shady side of Pall Mall.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you educate a man you educate an individual; when you educate a woman you educate a whole family. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13515]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you educate a man you educate an individual; when you educate a woman you educate a whole family.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Two DogsA man had two dogs: a Hound, trained to assist him in his sports, and a Housedog, taught ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1599]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Two DogsA man had two dogs: a Hound, trained to assist him in his sports, and a Housedog, taught to watch the house. When he returned home after a good day's sport, he always gave the Housedog a large share of his spoil. The Hound, feeling much aggrieved at this, reproached his companion, saying, It is very hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, luxuriate on the fruits of my exertions. The Housedog replied, Do not blame me, my friend, but find fault with the master, who has not taught me to labor, but to depend for subsistence on the labor of others. Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55098]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28182]]></link><description><![CDATA[Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operation on ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47608]]></link><description><![CDATA[The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operation on the social body; but unlike medical surgeons, reformers are not on guard against unpredictable side effects which may divert the course of reform toward unwanted results. Moreover, quite often the social doctors become part of the disease.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47608</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know a trick worth two of that. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 1. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55848]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know a trick worth two of that. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59306]]></link><description><![CDATA[For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20481]]></link><description><![CDATA[A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20481</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10450]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at the same time enabling us to benefit them by our example, if there be anything in our character worthy of imitation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illustrious predecessors. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14392]]></link><description><![CDATA[Illustrious predecessors.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little girl can be sweeter (and badder) oftener than anyone else in the world. She can jitter around, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44390]]></link><description><![CDATA[A little girl can be sweeter (and badder) oftener than anyone else in the world. She can jitter around, and stomp, and make funny noises that frazzle your nerves . . .]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know, our baby was coming along. We had no family in America at the time, so every time I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29589]]></link><description><![CDATA[You know, our baby was coming along. We had no family in America at the time, so every time I missed a cut or was close to making a cut, I wasn't even thinking about the cut. I was thinking of going back to my wife and taking care of her. As soon as the baby came along, I started doing well again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I began to think, The endowment has had a bad reputation in the last few years, and that's unfair. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37183]]></link><description><![CDATA[I began to think, The endowment has had a bad reputation in the last few years, and that's unfair.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a short tournament and we have to stay humble about it. It's baseball and anything can happen. We feel ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41371]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a short tournament and we have to stay humble about it. It's baseball and anything can happen. We feel very good about the group we got here. We actually have the group we wanted and they seem to have the special love to play for their country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21458]]></link><description><![CDATA[Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrible is the temptation to be good. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58893]]></link><description><![CDATA[Terrible is the temptation to be good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58893</guid></item></channel></rss>