<?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[A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46773]]></link><description><![CDATA[A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48970]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our wrangling lawyers . . . are so litigious and busy here on earth, that I think they will plead ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24252]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our wrangling lawyers . . . are so litigious and busy here on earth, that I think they will plead their clients' causes hereafter, some of them in hell.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All you need to do is hold on tight...and believe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63277]]></link><description><![CDATA[All you need to do is hold on tight...and believe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He has a billionaire's spending habit, but a millionaire's budget. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35924]]></link><description><![CDATA[He has a billionaire's spending habit, but a millionaire's budget.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48433]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eve wasn't a size 6 and neither am I. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61515]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eve wasn't a size 6 and neither am I.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61515</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16655]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14192]]></link><description><![CDATA[The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take your work seriously, but never yourself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take your work seriously, but never yourself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20186]]></link><description><![CDATA[I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in amber, more durable than the monument and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16220]]></link><description><![CDATA[We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in amber, more durable than the monument and embalming of the body of any king.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43512]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You do ill to praise, but worse to censure, what you do not understand ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47996]]></link><description><![CDATA[You do ill to praise, but worse to censure, what you do not understand]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/575]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That might have to be extended again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29435]]></link><description><![CDATA[That might have to be extended again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What exactly HAS the military done to get to the bottom of this? They launched an investigation that lasted, apparently, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38660]]></link><description><![CDATA[What exactly HAS the military done to get to the bottom of this? They launched an investigation that lasted, apparently, a matter of hours. And now they tell us there's nothing they can do, and nothing they're going to do, about the outright racist abuse of Muslims by U.S. troops.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62351]]></link><description><![CDATA[If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers are words which even a baby can understand. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5980]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flowers are words which even a baby can understand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acon his right, Leonilla her left eye Doth want; yet each in form, the gods out-vie.  Sweet boy, with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14056]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acon his right, Leonilla her left eye Doth want; yet each in form, the gods out-vie.  Sweet boy, with thine, thy sister's sight improved:   So shall she Venus be, thou God of Love.    [Lat., Lumine Acon dextre,--capta est Leonilla sinistre,     Et potis est forma vincere uterque dees:      Blande puer, lumen quod habes concede sorori,       Sic tu caecus Amor, sic erit illa Venus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63225]]></link><description><![CDATA[May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong. May you stay forever young.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63225</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misery is almost always the result of thinking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42748]]></link><description><![CDATA[Misery is almost always the result of thinking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44642]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49861]]></link><description><![CDATA[The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're playing it all over our radio stations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29820]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're playing it all over our radio stations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick (Though he gave his name to our Old Nick). ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick (Though he gave his name to our Old Nick).]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.rn ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63120]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.rn]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44497]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44497</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3074]]></link><description><![CDATA[You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The meaning of life is that it stops. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57092]]></link><description><![CDATA[The meaning of life is that it stops.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea,  The ploughman homeward ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14252]]></link><description><![CDATA[The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea,  The ploughman homeward plods his weary way,   And leaves the world to darkness and to me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14252</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44847]]></link><description><![CDATA[To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The North! the South! the West! the East! No one the most and none the least,  But each with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2403]]></link><description><![CDATA[The North! the South! the West! the East! No one the most and none the least,  But each with its own heart and mind,   Each of its own distinctive kind,    Yet each a part and none the whole,     But all together form one soul;      That soul Our Country at its best,       No North, no South, no East, no West,        No yours, no mine, but always Ours,         Merged in one Power our lesser powers,          For no one's favor, great or small,           But all for Each and each for All.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just the thought of a rap version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or 'Achy, Breaky Heart' is bound to make people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52974]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just the thought of a rap version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or 'Achy, Breaky Heart' is bound to make people smile.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52974</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liars need to have good memories. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Liars need to have good memories.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a sad state of affairs that we have only one choice (for abortion) right now. But if you have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31441]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a sad state of affairs that we have only one choice (for abortion) right now. But if you have to go out of state, the cost of making that trip will be prohibitive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Huntsman and the FishermanA huntsman, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in by chance with a Fisherman ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1596]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Huntsman and the FishermanA huntsman, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in by chance with a Fisherman who was bringing home a basket well laden with fish. The Huntsman wished to have the fish, and their owner experienced an equal longing for the contents of the game-bag. They quickly agreed to exchange the produce of their day's sport. Each was so well pleased with his bargain that they made for some time the same exchange day after day. Finally a neighbor said to them, If you go on in this way, you will soon destroy by frequent use the pleasure of your exchange, and each will again wish to retain the fruits of his own sport. Abstain and enjoy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not addicted to nicotine, so why do I have to participate in your drug addiction? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27690]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not addicted to nicotine, so why do I have to participate in your drug addiction?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day,  The swallow felt the deepest grief, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58434]]></link><description><![CDATA[But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day,  The swallow felt the deepest grief,   And longed to give her Lord relief,    And chirped when any near would come.     "Hugswala swala swal honom!"      Meaning, as they who tell it deem,       Oh, cool, oh, cool and comfort Him!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17866</guid></item><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[From the shore.. one looksupward to the sanddune grass.. 10,000green brushes attemptingwhere they laidto paint the blue skyjade. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3220]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the shore.. one looksupward to the sanddune grass.. 10,000green brushes attemptingwhere they laidto paint the blue skyjade.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel guests have come to deserve a certain caliber of service and accommodations from Hyatt and we strive to continually ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42095]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hotel guests have come to deserve a certain caliber of service and accommodations from Hyatt and we strive to continually raise the bar. With these new guarantees, we are reassuring our clientele that they will receive exactly what they requested when making the reservation, and if by chance they don't, we will make it up to them generously.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moral is that gardeners pine, Whene'er no pods adorn the vine.  Of all sad words experience gleans,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62048]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Moral is that gardeners pine, Whene'er no pods adorn the vine.  Of all sad words experience gleans,   The saddest are: "It might have beans."    (The did not make this up myself:     'Twas in a book upon my shelf.      It's witty, but I don't deny       It's rather Whittier than I.)]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not going to be mad, and I'm not going to dwell on it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28420]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm not going to be mad, and I'm not going to dwell on it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will continue to lead by example. Actions, of course, speak louder than words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35678]]></link><description><![CDATA[I will continue to lead by example. Actions, of course, speak louder than words.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35678</guid></item></channel></rss>