<?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[Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18627]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62298]]></link><description><![CDATA[The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Rose of Lima, Contemplative, 1617  We have been adopted as sons by the Lord with this one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7650]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Rose of Lima, Contemplative, 1617  We have been adopted as sons by the Lord with this one condition: that our life express Christ, the bond of our adoption. Accordingly, unless we give and devote ourselves to righteousness, we not only revolt from our Creator with wicked perfidy, but we also abjure our Savior Himself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7650</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You come to Michigan to play teams like Notre Dame. The game means that much more to me because it's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37400]]></link><description><![CDATA[You come to Michigan to play teams like Notre Dame. The game means that much more to me because it's my last year and I only have one more chance to play this team. It's one of the greatest rivalries in college football between two schools that have the most tradition.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37760]]></link><description><![CDATA[People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It made me happy but sad at the same time, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33162]]></link><description><![CDATA[It made me happy but sad at the same time,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When prayers are done, my Lady is ready. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50076]]></link><description><![CDATA[When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day;  But when we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12660]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day;  But when we are certain of sorrow in store   Why do we always arrange for more?    Brothers and sisters I bid you beware     Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We decided two years ago, given the burgeoning and growing demand for U.S. corporate bonds, to tap into that and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36613]]></link><description><![CDATA[We decided two years ago, given the burgeoning and growing demand for U.S. corporate bonds, to tap into that and diversify our funding base.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23994]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41249]]></link><description><![CDATA[What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close down us, noncommercial NGOs, which remain the last bastion of the Russian civil society not controlled by the government.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The earth is what we all have in common. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13115]]></link><description><![CDATA[The earth is what we all have in common.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13115</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59147]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our vanity is hardest to wound precisely when our pride has just been wounded.rn ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63621]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our vanity is hardest to wound precisely when our pride has just been wounded.rn]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all those who have not a single virtue. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60503]]></link><description><![CDATA[We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all those who have not a single virtue.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let fancy still in my sense in Lethe steep; If it be thus to dream, still let me sleep! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15291]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let fancy still in my sense in Lethe steep; If it be thus to dream, still let me sleep!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans. [Lat., Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans. [Lat., Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17343]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring, bring the madding Bay, the drunken wine; The creeping, dirty, courtly Ivy join. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bring, bring the madding Bay, the drunken wine; The creeping, dirty, courtly Ivy join.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can do nothing, we say sometimes, we can only pray. That, we feel, is a terribly precarious second-best. So ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7994]]></link><description><![CDATA[We can do nothing, we say sometimes, we can only pray. That, we feel, is a terribly precarious second-best. So long as we can fuss and work and rush about, so long as we can lend a hand, we have some hope; but if we have to fall back upon God -- ah, then things must be critical indeed!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On fair Britania's isle, bright bird, A legend strange is told of thee,--  'Tis said thy blithesome song was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54340]]></link><description><![CDATA[On fair Britania's isle, bright bird, A legend strange is told of thee,--  'Tis said thy blithesome song was hushed   While Christ toiled up Mount Calvary,    Bowed 'neath the sins of all mankind;     And humbled to the very dust      By the vile cross, while viler men       Mocked with a crown of thorns the Just.        Pierced by our sorrows, and weighed down         By our transgressions,--faint and weak,          Crushed by an angry Judge's frown,           And agonies no word can speak,--            'Twas then, dear bird, the legend says             That thou, from out His crown, didst tear              The thorns, to lighten the distress               And ease the pain that he must bear,                While pendant from thy tiny beak                 The gory points thy bosom pressed,                  And crimsoned with thy Saviour's blood                   The sober brownness of thy breast!                    Since which proud hour for thee and thine.                     As an especial sign of grace                      God pours like sacramental wine                       Red signs of favor o'er thy race!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm nothing more than what you actually see, but I am also the complete opposite. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39917]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm nothing more than what you actually see, but I am also the complete opposite.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9992]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a selective memory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26186]]></link><description><![CDATA[Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1457]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1457</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13659]]></link><description><![CDATA[There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/81]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/81</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horses are predictably unpredictable ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Horses are predictably unpredictable]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18872]]></link><description><![CDATA[Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were all talking about it (Saturday) night, how we wanted to hit a walk-off home run in the first ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32211]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were all talking about it (Saturday) night, how we wanted to hit a walk-off home run in the first inning (on Sunday). It's funny how it actually happened.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/32211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are expecting them to go and visit their parole officers so that we can be informed of their presence ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40489]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are expecting them to go and visit their parole officers so that we can be informed of their presence in a community. It's outrageous.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooke might tell a different story, but I've always loved the water. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Brooke might tell a different story, but I've always loved the water.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11631]]></link><description><![CDATA[Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11631</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19149]]></link><description><![CDATA[To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every season hath its pleasure; Spring may boast her flowery prime,  Yet the vineyard's ruby treasuries   Brighten ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3564]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every season hath its pleasure; Spring may boast her flowery prime,  Yet the vineyard's ruby treasuries   Brighten Autumn's sob'rer time.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66548]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's a real go-getter. He's got a lot of energy and strong beliefs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41213]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's a real go-getter. He's got a lot of energy and strong beliefs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9866]]></link><description><![CDATA[A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12367]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12367</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41257]]></link><description><![CDATA[I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History belongs to the winner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19351]]></link><description><![CDATA[History belongs to the winner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will have to act like a serious efficient government with a small number of ministers, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35815]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will have to act like a serious efficient government with a small number of ministers,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are thrilled and honored to host such well known and admired outdoor sports celebrities, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39931]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are thrilled and honored to host such well known and admired outdoor sports celebrities,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4650]]></link><description><![CDATA[I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4650</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing our diet is something we choose to do, not something we are forced to do. Instead of dreading it, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Changing our diet is something we choose to do, not something we are forced to do. Instead of dreading it, try saying, "Here's another thing I get to do to help myself. Great!".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1752]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1752</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage  War with the lines ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44511]]></link><description><![CDATA[Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage  War with the lines of Darkness; and the moon,   Pale ghost of Night, comes haunting the cold earth    After the sun's red sea-death--quietless.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No true love there can be without Its dread penalty--jealousy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23159]]></link><description><![CDATA[No true love there can be without Its dread penalty--jealousy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That whose existence is necessary must necessarily be one essence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29754]]></link><description><![CDATA[That whose existence is necessary must necessarily be one essence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must train your intuition - you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22984]]></link><description><![CDATA[You must train your intuition - you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22984</guid></item></channel></rss>