<?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[Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9980]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do believe that if it's meant to be, it will be. Luckily for me, things worked out. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37316]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do believe that if it's meant to be, it will be. Luckily for me, things worked out.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35094]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says, for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23927]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says, for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past labors is pleasant." [Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59944]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for the constitution.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12888]]></link><description><![CDATA[So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are men who would quickly love each other if once they were speak to each other; for when they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9054]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are men who would quickly love each other if once they were speak to each other; for when they spoke they would discover that their souls had only separated by phantoms and delusions.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63371]]></link><description><![CDATA[You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9754]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27332]]></link><description><![CDATA[Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet understood, nor overlook the mercies often bound up in them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27332</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But I think the emotion factor is still there and it is precisely what makes sports sponsorship so powerful. There's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41237]]></link><description><![CDATA[But I think the emotion factor is still there and it is precisely what makes sports sponsorship so powerful. There's nothing that gets people as involved as sport.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/41237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18613]]></link><description><![CDATA[It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers. [Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46500]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers. [Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38795]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter how difficult things are, if you continue to move forward in life, you can eventually become victorious, even if it's later in life.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65046]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am alwaystempted to ask, "Compared to what?". ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22350]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am alwaystempted to ask, "Compared to what?".]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16918]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When seagulls follow a trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54942]]></link><description><![CDATA[When seagulls follow a trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/54942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think I did as good as I could. I'm a senior, so I'm happy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42680]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think I did as good as I could. I'm a senior, so I'm happy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61767]]></link><description><![CDATA[A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/61767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58713]]></link><description><![CDATA[A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58713</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue ofResponsibility on the west coast. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22674]]></link><description><![CDATA[I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue ofResponsibility on the west coast.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52438]]></link><description><![CDATA[Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen.  Their lashes are the herbs that ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14825]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen.  Their lashes are the herbs that look   On their young figures in the brook.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43584]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57683]]></link><description><![CDATA[Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64661]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death comes to all but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/363]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death comes to all but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/363</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. There is advantage ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28477]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very sound or the very foolish imagine otherwise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're coming at it from both sides. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37839]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're coming at it from both sides.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death came with friendly care;The opening bud to heaven conveyed,And bade it blossom there. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11352]]></link><description><![CDATA[Death came with friendly care;The opening bud to heaven conveyed,And bade it blossom there.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In quiet places, reason abounds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52799]]></link><description><![CDATA[In quiet places, reason abounds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. -King Henry IV. Part ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55907]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50508]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18373]]></link><description><![CDATA[We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to understand. The biker world is a very, very big organization, and they're all over the U.S. and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40966]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to understand. The biker world is a very, very big organization, and they're all over the U.S. and the world. When they know you're right ... you're not going to find us.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through snow covered forests of spirited dreamsnourished to life by crystalline streams.Jan of  http://jsmagic.net/emissary. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12940]]></link><description><![CDATA[Through snow covered forests of spirited dreamsnourished to life by crystalline streams.Jan of  http://jsmagic.net/emissary.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65053]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I died last, and, Dear, I die as often as from thee I go though it be but an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15316]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I died last, and, Dear, I die as often as from thee I go though it be but an hour ago and lovers hours be full eternity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15316</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28156]]></link><description><![CDATA[God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our community needs an immediate resolution, ... Our community has lost confidence in Dr. Ladner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28266]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our community needs an immediate resolution, ... Our community has lost confidence in Dr. Ladner.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/28266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the other side of the handrail, the hallway's gray marble floor looks as if we've climbed a stairway through ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8897]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the other side of the handrail, the hallway's gray marble floor looks as if we've climbed a stairway through the clouds.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10148]]></link><description><![CDATA[The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is an accomplishment for all Iraqis. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34847]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is an accomplishment for all Iraqis.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abstinence is whereby a man refraineth from any thyng which he may lawfully take. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58871]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abstinence is whereby a man refraineth from any thyng which he may lawfully take.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58871</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7042]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, Prophet, 1280   Where, then, does happiness lie? In forgetfulness, not indulgence, of the self. In escape from sensual appetites, not in their satisfaction We live in a dark, self-enclosed prison, which is all we see or know if our glance is fixed ever downward. To lift it upward, becoming aware of the wide, luminous universe outside -- this alone is happiness. At its highest level, such happiness is the ecstasy that mystics have inadequately described At more humdrum levels, it is human love; the delights and beauties of our dear earth, its colors and shapes and sounds; the enchantment of understanding and laughing, and all other exercise of such faculties as we possess; the marvel of the meaning of everything, fitfully glimpsed, inadequately expounded, but ever present.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47869]]></link><description><![CDATA[What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He must of necessity fear many whom many fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51606]]></link><description><![CDATA[He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51606</guid></item></channel></rss>