<?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["Oh, ship ahoy!" rang out the cry; "Oh, give us water or we die!"  A voice came o'er the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45071]]></link><description><![CDATA["Oh, ship ahoy!" rang out the cry; "Oh, give us water or we die!"  A voice came o'er the waters far,   "Just drop your bucket where you are."    And then they dipped and drank their fill     Of water fresh from mead and hill;      And then they knew they sailed upon       The broad mouth of the Amazon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have to be smart. The easy days are over. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64999]]></link><description><![CDATA[You have to be smart. The easy days are over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13381]]></link><description><![CDATA[If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60510]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trodden path is the safest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1118]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trodden path is the safest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've rarely seen an issue in which such strong opinion that is so one-sided, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38986]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've rarely seen an issue in which such strong opinion that is so one-sided,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38986</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wound is for you, but the pain is for me. [Fr., La blessure est pour vous, la douleur est ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62363]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wound is for you, but the pain is for me. [Fr., La blessure est pour vous, la douleur est pour moi.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not like I walked in expecting this, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39810]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not like I walked in expecting this,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39810</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16390]]></link><description><![CDATA[A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone. And that is to lead the Columbus Crew ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36107]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone. And that is to lead the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup in 2004.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosperity belongs to those who learn new things the fastest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22423]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prosperity belongs to those who learn new things the fastest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the only lighthouse we've ever read about or heard about that has tide pools designed for the handicapped, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42390]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the only lighthouse we've ever read about or heard about that has tide pools designed for the handicapped, where you can actually take a wheelchair, go down ramps and go into the Pacific Ocean and touch the urchins and the starfish. That really impressed us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42390</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How lovely are the portals of the night, When stars come out to watch the daylight die. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59918]]></link><description><![CDATA[How lovely are the portals of the night, When stars come out to watch the daylight die.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By education most have been misled. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13402]]></link><description><![CDATA[By education most have been misled.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zealous, yet modest; innocent, though free; Patient of toil; serene amidst alarms;  Inflexible in faith; invincible in arms. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5627]]></link><description><![CDATA[Zealous, yet modest; innocent, though free; Patient of toil; serene amidst alarms;  Inflexible in faith; invincible in arms.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning is the discovery that something is possible ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Learning is the discovery that something is possible]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36751]]></link><description><![CDATA[Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is your people who make the ultimate difference. You put the investment into training the people and then, when ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15855]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is your people who make the ultimate difference. You put the investment into training the people and then, when you get invited to the party with the big boys, that is a unique selling point.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You might get a No.1 pick like Peyton Manning. Ask the Colts if they think the system is working. Or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36021]]></link><description><![CDATA[You might get a No.1 pick like Peyton Manning. Ask the Colts if they think the system is working. Or ask the Cowboys with Troy Aikman.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I heard a Stock-dove sing or say His homely tale, this very day;  His voice was buried among trees, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12813]]></link><description><![CDATA[I heard a Stock-dove sing or say His homely tale, this very day;  His voice was buried among trees,   Yet to be come at by the breeze:    He did not cease; but cooed--and cooed:     And somewhat pensively he wooed:      He sang of love, with quiet blending,       Slow to begin, and never ending;        Of serious faith, and inward glee;         That was the song,--the song for me!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time the words "contrition" or "humility" drop from the lips of a prophet or psalmist, Christianity appears. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7221]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every time the words "contrition" or "humility" drop from the lips of a prophet or psalmist, Christianity appears.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7221</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dove, On silver pinions, winged her peaceful way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12806]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Dove, On silver pinions, winged her peaceful way.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52634]]></link><description><![CDATA[Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee that brings good newes knockes hard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45433]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45433</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our distributed support and security system was failing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31924]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our distributed support and security system was failing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31924</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862 Commemoration of Bonaventure, Franciscan Friar, Bishop, Peacemaker, 1274  There is no such ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6253]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862 Commemoration of Bonaventure, Franciscan Friar, Bishop, Peacemaker, 1274  There is no such thing as a post-Christian society. One generation may reject the Gospel itself, but it cannot reject it for future generations.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6253</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4429]]></link><description><![CDATA[The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The early village cock Hath twice done salutation to the morn. -King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56022]]></link><description><![CDATA[The early village cock Hath twice done salutation to the morn. -King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your treasure house is within; it contains all you'll ever need. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57414]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your treasure house is within; it contains all you'll ever need.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There were times when South River had four players on Johann and Mandel, and we were able to take advantage ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32745]]></link><description><![CDATA[There were times when South River had four players on Johann and Mandel, and we were able to take advantage of that at times.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32745</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27379]]></link><description><![CDATA[Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telling lies does not work in advertising. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27936]]></link><description><![CDATA[Telling lies does not work in advertising.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63507]]></link><description><![CDATA[I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul. [Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque certaine.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60766]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul. [Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque certaine.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45919]]></link><description><![CDATA[Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45919</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[Fame is a bee. / It has a song / It has a sting / Ah, too, it has a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15084]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fame is a bee. / It has a song / It has a sting / Ah, too, it has a wing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10837]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, it did. But I was looking for other options.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who would live must fight, he who will not fight in this world where eternal struggle is the law ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15658]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who would live must fight, he who will not fight in this world where eternal struggle is the law of life, has not the right to exist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47569]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep your face towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1480]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keep your face towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13502]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42828]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42828</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we found was age was a significant predictor in Bt corn adoption. We found as producers get older and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32137]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we found was age was a significant predictor in Bt corn adoption. We found as producers get older and gain experience they are more likely to adopt Bt corn rootworm, but once they reach about age 48 they become less likely to adopt the technology.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32137</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/354]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flame-thrower. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27853]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flame-thrower.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And wisely tell what hour o' th' day The clock does strike by Algebra. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24527]]></link><description><![CDATA[And wisely tell what hour o' th' day The clock does strike by Algebra.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24527</guid></item></channel></rss>