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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed is the wooing That is not long a-doing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62004]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blessed is the wooing That is not long a-doing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild harmless, rather ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52093]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despair is the conclusion of fools. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12040]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despair is the conclusion of fools.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Idle youth, a needy Age. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49120]]></link><description><![CDATA[An Idle youth, a needy Age.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By finishing out strong, we know that we have a good chance next season. We had to try to prove ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35267]]></link><description><![CDATA[By finishing out strong, we know that we have a good chance next season. We had to try to prove it the last month. If we get one or two guys, we're not looking that far ahead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just wrote 'Merry Christmas John' on my balloon. I love the Beatles and especially John Lennon. My mom and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37043]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just wrote 'Merry Christmas John' on my balloon. I love the Beatles and especially John Lennon. My mom and dad let me take the day off school to come here.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They are not seeing lots of cases of flu. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39765]]></link><description><![CDATA[They are not seeing lots of cases of flu.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3130]]></link><description><![CDATA[The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3130</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58766]]></link><description><![CDATA[Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And she hath smiles to earth unknown-- Smiles that with motion of their own  Do spread, and sink, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56694]]></link><description><![CDATA[And she hath smiles to earth unknown-- Smiles that with motion of their own  Do spread, and sink, and rise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer... He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22247]]></link><description><![CDATA[The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer... He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28832]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28394]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is said that gifts persuade even the gods. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17435]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65977]]></link><description><![CDATA[A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of JusticeA swallow, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling with men, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1587]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of JusticeA swallow, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice and there hatched seven young birds. A Serpent gliding past the nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged nestlings. The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented greatly and exclaimed: Woe to me a stranger! that in this place where all others' rights are protected, I alone should suffer wrong.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[ASHBURN, Va. Aug 27, 2005 ? LaVar Arrington raised his left arm to reveal two small streaks of bright red ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40543]]></link><description><![CDATA[[ASHBURN, Va. Aug 27, 2005 ? LaVar Arrington raised his left arm to reveal two small streaks of bright red blood.] See that right there from Marcus? ... That was my worst wound of the night, and it came from Marcus. We jumped into one another, and Marcus' braces caught in my arm.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your economic development organization is a one-man show and it's handicapped and doesn't have the resources to do what you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29368]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your economic development organization is a one-man show and it's handicapped and doesn't have the resources to do what you want.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're working on this, but weren't hired specifically for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34173]]></link><description><![CDATA[They're working on this, but weren't hired specifically for it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48949]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48440]]></link><description><![CDATA[Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always accept good fortune with grace and humility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18100]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54577]]></link><description><![CDATA[The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's on the horizon. We can do the job as long as the funding stays consistent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34964]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's on the horizon. We can do the job as long as the funding stays consistent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52842]]></link><description><![CDATA[A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't like this new law, because your first instinct when you see a man on the ground is to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57665]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't like this new law, because your first instinct when you see a man on the ground is to go down on him]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57665</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63281]]></link><description><![CDATA[I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the time he killed himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44508]]></link><description><![CDATA[Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent. My main purpose in life is to make ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54866]]></link><description><![CDATA[I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent. My main purpose in life is to make money so that I can afford to go on creating more inventions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55024]]></link><description><![CDATA[Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've got to play with your head and your heart. You can't play with one or the other, or you'll ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37606]]></link><description><![CDATA[You've got to play with your head and your heart. You can't play with one or the other, or you'll get killed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37606</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56639]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56639</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30913]]></link><description><![CDATA[We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well passing and catching and we were much sharper in that area (yesterday) than we have been the previous two games. McCarthy has really picked up his game and Rooney obviously sets the tone on offense.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50550]]></link><description><![CDATA[He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the fight before Tyson took a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4794]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the fight before Tyson took a second helping.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4794</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64994]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security for gentleness, since it removes disturbing anxieties. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61413]]></link><description><![CDATA[But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security for gentleness, since it removes disturbing anxieties.   - Ik Marvel (pseudonym of Donald G. Mitchell),]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61413</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63311]]></link><description><![CDATA[The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the "terror of the Lord" that causes us to "persuade" others, but it is the love of Christ ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7243]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the "terror of the Lord" that causes us to "persuade" others, but it is the love of Christ that constraineth us to live to Him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind?  The air is cut away before, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56167]]></link><description><![CDATA[For why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind?  The air is cut away before,   And closes from behind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64535]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64535</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind can also be an erogenous zone. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62683]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind can also be an erogenous zone.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62683</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watteau is no less an artist for having painted a fascia board while Sainsbury's is no less effective a business ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27919]]></link><description><![CDATA[Watteau is no less an artist for having painted a fascia board while Sainsbury's is no less effective a business for producing advertisements which entertain and educate instead of condescending and exploiting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The product, abortion, is skillfully marketed and sold to the woman at the crisis time in her life. She buys ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/122]]></link><description><![CDATA[The product, abortion, is skillfully marketed and sold to the woman at the crisis time in her life. She buys the product, finds it defective and wants to return it for a refund. But, it's too late.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're looking forward to the next step in the process, and it's a process that will go on over a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38241]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're looking forward to the next step in the process, and it's a process that will go on over a period of months.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may . . . readily degenerate into the rival folly ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16340]]></link><description><![CDATA[A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may . . . readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me  A glorious court, where hourly I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4534]]></link><description><![CDATA[That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me  A glorious court, where hourly I converse   With the old sages and philosophers;    And sometimes, for variety, I confer     With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;      Calling their victories, if unjustly got,       Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,        Deface their ill-placed statues.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1758]]></link><description><![CDATA[I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with the work.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1758</guid></item></channel></rss>