<?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[The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46435]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health, And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61391]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health, And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades Past the near meadows, over the still stream,  Up the hill-side; and now ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44547]]></link><description><![CDATA[Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades Past the near meadows, over the still stream,  Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep   In the next valley-glades:    Was it a vision, or a waking dream?     Fled is that music:--do I wake or sleep?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're not making mistakes, and they're living on the corners. You don't make a living hitting borderline pitches that are ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35261]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're not making mistakes, and they're living on the corners. You don't make a living hitting borderline pitches that are off the plate.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museums are becoming gathering places for the community. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34144]]></link><description><![CDATA[Museums are becoming gathering places for the community.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A blind man can see his mouth ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4333]]></link><description><![CDATA[A blind man can see his mouth]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's going to be nice to get home but we still lost the game. We wanted to come out with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34108]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's going to be nice to get home but we still lost the game. We wanted to come out with a win.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9730]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is drunken . . . Is outlawed by himself; all kind of ill  Did with his liquor ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22921]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is drunken . . . Is outlawed by himself; all kind of ill  Did with his liquor slide into his veins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In addition, the deceased was not the best at saying when he was going to travel - in other words, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34901]]></link><description><![CDATA[In addition, the deceased was not the best at saying when he was going to travel - in other words, there are no grounds to criticize the family in this matter.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42236]]></link><description><![CDATA[I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6037]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not true, it is a happy invention. [It., Se non e vere e ben trovato.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23002]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not true, it is a happy invention. [It., Se non e vere e ben trovato.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23002</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23906]]></link><description><![CDATA[MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The thing I really like about Danny is he's very versatile. He can handle it and shoot it. He's not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37575]]></link><description><![CDATA[The thing I really like about Danny is he's very versatile. He can handle it and shoot it. He's not one-dimensional. A lot of guards can do one or the other. He's able to do both. That's what makes him a scholarship player.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62064]]></link><description><![CDATA[Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking breaks down all the barriers you become part of one common mass of humanity, ... global message of peace ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28565]]></link><description><![CDATA[Walking breaks down all the barriers you become part of one common mass of humanity, ... global message of peace and compassion.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19731]]></link><description><![CDATA[The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41255]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41255</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16564]]></link><description><![CDATA[We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9343]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who, to patch up his fame--or fill his purse-- Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse;  Like gypsies, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46634]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who, to patch up his fame--or fill his purse-- Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse;  Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known,   Defacing first, then claiming for his own.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never was anything great achieved without danger. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64823]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never was anything great achieved without danger.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hate questioning, but I love wrestling. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62384]]></link><description><![CDATA[I hate questioning, but I love wrestling.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He threatens many that hath injured one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50415]]></link><description><![CDATA[He threatens many that hath injured one.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50415</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64614]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64614</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos of thought and passion all confused. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50937]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chaos of thought and passion all confused.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15118]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've had a pretty significant rally over the last few months. The fundamentals have been better, but perhaps the stocks ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30601]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've had a pretty significant rally over the last few months. The fundamentals have been better, but perhaps the stocks got a little bit ahead of the fundamentals as a number of companies have met or exceeded second-quarter expectations but haven't necessarily raised the bar for future quarters.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54065]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gaming industry is notoriously paranoid. It was easier for me to be wearing a gun within an arm's reach ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33042]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gaming industry is notoriously paranoid. It was easier for me to be wearing a gun within an arm's reach of the president of the United States than get approval to carry a firearm in a casino.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big challenge is inventory. Not a lot of people watch this, so how do you get a big enough ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39338]]></link><description><![CDATA[The big challenge is inventory. Not a lot of people watch this, so how do you get a big enough market that makes it worth your while?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63796]]></link><description><![CDATA[Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To accept a favor is to sell one's freedom. [Lat., Beneficium accipere, libertatem est vendere.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15482]]></link><description><![CDATA[To accept a favor is to sell one's freedom. [Lat., Beneficium accipere, libertatem est vendere.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius is an infinite capacity for taking life by the scruff of the neck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17342]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius is an infinite capacity for taking life by the scruff of the neck.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20392]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The kids really look up to Bob. He treats every kid equally. This is the hardest working team I've ever ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32414]]></link><description><![CDATA[The kids really look up to Bob. He treats every kid equally. This is the hardest working team I've ever coached and it's thanks to him. He's such a huge part of the team. If I coach another 30 years, Bob will be one of the two or three kids I remember most.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it's all said and done we will lose a piece to a carnivorous vegetarian ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60452]]></link><description><![CDATA[When it's all said and done we will lose a piece to a carnivorous vegetarian]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47915]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[great news. A half-million dollars toward a problem weÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢ve been struggling with for so long is a great benefit to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37067]]></link><description><![CDATA[great news. A half-million dollars toward a problem weÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢ve been struggling with for so long is a great benefit to out city, especially around the old Wehadkee site and in Knoxville.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48890]]></link><description><![CDATA[We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of others.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books, books, books! I had found the secret of a garret room  Piled high with cases in my father's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4541]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books, books, books! I had found the secret of a garret room  Piled high with cases in my father's name;   Piled high, packed large,--where, creeping in and out    Among the giant fossils of my past,     Like some small nimble mouse between the ribs      Of a mastodon, I nibbled here and there       At this or that box, pulling through the gap,        In heats of terror, haste, victorious joy,         The first book first. And how I felt it beat          Under my pillow, in the morning's dark,           An hour before the sun would let me read!            My books!             At last, because the time was ripe,              I chanced upon the poets.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66170]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26000]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you truly are.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49500]]></link><description><![CDATA[I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64850]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2830]]></link><description><![CDATA[Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37985]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4772]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manie things are lost for want of asking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49620]]></link><description><![CDATA[Manie things are lost for want of asking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49620</guid></item></channel></rss>