<?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[We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are. Sane or insane. Saints or sex addicts. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65523]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are. Sane or insane. Saints or sex addicts. Heroes or victims. Letting history tell us how good or bad we are. Letting our past decide our future. Or we can decide for ourselves. And maybe it's our job to invent something better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35818]]></link><description><![CDATA[I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45476]]></link><description><![CDATA[If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In whatever place you meet me, Postumus, you cry out immediately, and your very first words are, "How do you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14067]]></link><description><![CDATA[In whatever place you meet me, Postumus, you cry out immediately, and your very first words are, "How do you do?" You say this, even if you meet me ten times in one single hour: you, Postumus, have nothing, I suppose, to do.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The times they are a-changing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27995]]></link><description><![CDATA[The times they are a-changing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20802]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11691]]></link><description><![CDATA[I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it was," said Nick. "Let's climb higher." "No," I said. "I think we should be heading back now." "We have time," Nick insisted. I said we didn't, and Nick said we did. We argued back and forth like that for about 20 minutes, then finally decided to head back. I didn't say it was an interesting story.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In imagination, there's no limitation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22428]]></link><description><![CDATA[In imagination, there's no limitation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am a Jew else, an Ebrew Jew. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 4. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55858]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am a Jew else, an Ebrew Jew. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give me the ocular proof. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51447]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give me the ocular proof.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had an opportunity and it just didn't happen. We were in good shape in overtime, it just didn't go ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34131]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had an opportunity and it just didn't happen. We were in good shape in overtime, it just didn't go our way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34131</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've been cheering these dudes on for about 80 games now. Time for them to sit down and relax and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28780]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've been cheering these dudes on for about 80 games now. Time for them to sit down and relax and watch us play.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19343]]></link><description><![CDATA[History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our hearts go out to the families of those little girls. It's a terrible, terrible tragedy. Whether you know the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30621]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our hearts go out to the families of those little girls. It's a terrible, terrible tragedy. Whether you know the family or not, it affects the whole community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Nature had made all her birds, With no more cares to think on,  She gave a rippling laugh ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4419]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Nature had made all her birds, With no more cares to think on,  She gave a rippling laugh and out   There flew a Bobolinkon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4419</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19732]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be commonplace and creeping, any you attain all things. [Fr., Mediocre et rampant, et l'on arrive a tout.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58124]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be commonplace and creeping, any you attain all things. [Fr., Mediocre et rampant, et l'on arrive a tout.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58124</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes, And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51512]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes, And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64495]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5891]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice may be blind, but she has very sophisticated listening devices. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23630]]></link><description><![CDATA[Justice may be blind, but she has very sophisticated listening devices.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's healthy to have a decent lag time between discs, but if there's too much time in between, there might ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31641]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's healthy to have a decent lag time between discs, but if there's too much time in between, there might be a drop off in interest. What amazes me is that no matter how obscure or generic a TV show might be, there's always someone who'll buy it. As long as the studios recognize this, they can manufacture modest quantities and generate respectable sales.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They say comparisons are odious.  I say: compared to what? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66352]]></link><description><![CDATA[They say comparisons are odious.  I say: compared to what?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She's really courageous, really has a lot of heart to get out there and do what she did. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39615]]></link><description><![CDATA[She's really courageous, really has a lot of heart to get out there and do what she did.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For washing his hands, none sels his lands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49253]]></link><description><![CDATA[For washing his hands, none sels his lands.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art thou the topmost apple The gathers could reach,  Reddening on the bough?   Shall I not take ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2942]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art thou the topmost apple The gathers could reach,  Reddening on the bough?   Shall I not take thee?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26544]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear, Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48703]]></link><description><![CDATA[Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear, Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money — the root of all evil.... Man needs roots. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Money — the root of all evil.... Man needs roots.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof -- that's a drink that only the most hardened contemplation- guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57415]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof -- that's a drink that only the most hardened contemplation- guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas dilute their Nirvana with equal parts of love and work.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57415</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This competition highlights the strengths of the new system. You can have rankings but still have people be very close. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30053]]></link><description><![CDATA[This competition highlights the strengths of the new system. You can have rankings but still have people be very close. The new system allows for unpredictability.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52309]]></link><description><![CDATA[Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We usually have a good turnout, ... Students will come after their classes are over, and sometimes we have sports ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37862]]></link><description><![CDATA[We usually have a good turnout, ... Students will come after their classes are over, and sometimes we have sports teams come for dinner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil requires the sanction of the victim. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65177]]></link><description><![CDATA[Evil requires the sanction of the victim.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every ill man hath his ill day. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49215]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every ill man hath his ill day.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The grief of an heir is only masked laughter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51634]]></link><description><![CDATA[The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60336]]></link><description><![CDATA[Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.
Listen to it carefully. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65646]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.
Listen to it carefully.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[(The county) being 50 percent federally owned already, we're opposed. This is the third time it has come up now, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37880]]></link><description><![CDATA[(The county) being 50 percent federally owned already, we're opposed. This is the third time it has come up now, and we opposed it every time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37880</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47973]]></link><description><![CDATA[To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have never seen such a high level in a competition before. Today's race was perhaps the most competitive ever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35211]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have never seen such a high level in a competition before. Today's race was perhaps the most competitive ever.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43594]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architecture is frozen music. [Ger., Die Backunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Architecture is frozen music. [Ger., Die Backunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3332]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am very, very happy to have earned this first point. The start in a Davis Cup tie is always ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41642]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am very, very happy to have earned this first point. The start in a Davis Cup tie is always important and so I am glad we are ahead.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26784]]></link><description><![CDATA[Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think it's a deal killer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42672]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't think it's a deal killer.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42672</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62322]]></link><description><![CDATA[They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, and tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11417]]></link><description><![CDATA[He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11417</guid></item></channel></rss>