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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45687]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46825]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46825</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyranny and anarchy are never far asunder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59988]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tyranny and anarchy are never far asunder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort of frantic joy. I accepted ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64335]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort of frantic joy. I accepted everything, I believed everything, without struggle, without suffering, without regret, without false shame. How can one blush for what one adores?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64335</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26212]]></link><description><![CDATA[One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13310]]></link><description><![CDATA[We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8814]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accuse not nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25351]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accuse not nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thouDismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh,By attributing overmuch to thingsLess excellent, as thou thyself perceivest. - Paradise Lost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flat burglary as ever was committed. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 2. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Flat burglary as ever was committed. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 2.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55456</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We hope that in the next few hours, or thereabouts, we will get more concrete information about these hostages, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34273]]></link><description><![CDATA[We hope that in the next few hours, or thereabouts, we will get more concrete information about these hostages,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing free with the delicious near-by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1805]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing free with the delicious near-by freedom of death.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[None of these guys will back down from anything. I don't think they're afraid of the big crowds or the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33942]]></link><description><![CDATA[None of these guys will back down from anything. I don't think they're afraid of the big crowds or the moment. I think they'll thrive on that.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[F]ew things loves better Than to abhor himself-- . . . ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15]]></link><description><![CDATA[[F]ew things loves better Than to abhor himself-- . . .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59602]]></link><description><![CDATA[When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59602</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4095]]></link><description><![CDATA[One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They love, they hate, but cannot do without him. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5624]]></link><description><![CDATA[They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5624</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is, above all, the gift of oneself ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17405]]></link><description><![CDATA[Love is, above all, the gift of oneself]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In his younger days a man dreams of possessing the heart of the woman whom he loves; later, the feeling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62550]]></link><description><![CDATA[In his younger days a man dreams of possessing the heart of the woman whom he loves; later, the feeling that he possesses the heart of a woman may be enough to make him fall in love with her.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I look at that as really good news for the market; you want something right in the sweet spot. We're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40738]]></link><description><![CDATA[I look at that as really good news for the market; you want something right in the sweet spot. We're just in a nice, smooth acceleration, and now people are starting to think that's likely to be sustained.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40738</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The society of women is the element of good manners. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26350]]></link><description><![CDATA[The society of women is the element of good manners.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others, and to forget his own. [Lat., ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15448]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others, and to forget his own. [Lat., Est proprium stultitiae aliorum vitia cernere, oblivisci suorum.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8617]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945  Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945  Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47117]]></link><description><![CDATA[The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population -- the intelligent ones or the fools? I think we can agree it's the fools, no matter where you go in this world, it's the fools that form the overwhelming majority.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47117</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I felt like these days, people are building silos in their lives. I wanted to restore the relationships and connected-ness ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40989]]></link><description><![CDATA[I felt like these days, people are building silos in their lives. I wanted to restore the relationships and connected-ness of a community.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad moods become bad days, which become bad weeks, which become bad months and years. Before you know it, you're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30509]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bad moods become bad days, which become bad weeks, which become bad months and years. Before you know it, you're living an unhappy life and you probably think this is normal.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your chances of getting struck by lightning go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57891]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your chances of getting struck by lightning go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the sky, and say "Storms suck!"]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injustice in the end produces independence. [Fr., L'injustice a la fin produit l'independance.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20736]]></link><description><![CDATA[Injustice in the end produces independence. [Fr., L'injustice a la fin produit l'independance.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character must be kept bright as well as clean. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1165]]></link><description><![CDATA[Character must be kept bright as well as clean.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66401]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good things soon find a purchaser. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50860]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good things soon find a purchaser.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We took her into the doctor, and at first they didn't know what was wrong. She went down so quick ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40948]]></link><description><![CDATA[We took her into the doctor, and at first they didn't know what was wrong. She went down so quick in a few days. I thank God for the doctor at the clinic in Joes. They drew her blood and said, 'You have 48 hours to get her to Children's (Hospital).' I was devastated.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success begins with belief and ends with doubt. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success begins with belief and ends with doubt.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The base salaries for all management employees are being reviewed with those below market to be adjusted. I haven't heard ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33025]]></link><description><![CDATA[The base salaries for all management employees are being reviewed with those below market to be adjusted. I haven't heard of any downward adjustment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35101]]></link><description><![CDATA[I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't use it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53376]]></link><description><![CDATA[The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56725]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56725</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the ways that I could contribute was to shill some memorabilia, and the other was to talk to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29975]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the ways that I could contribute was to shill some memorabilia, and the other was to talk to you and try to get people to pay attention to this auction.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53514]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46778]]></link><description><![CDATA[The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem.".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46778</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. -Twelfth Night. Act iii. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55765]]></link><description><![CDATA[If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. -Twelfth Night. Act iii. Sc. 4.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55765</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Richard Meux Benson, Founder of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1915  No one who is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6529]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Richard Meux Benson, Founder of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1915  No one who is fit to live need fear to die. Poor, timorous, faithless souls that we are! How we shall smile at our vain alarms, when the worst has happened! To us here, death is the most terrible word we know. But when we have tasted its reality, it will mean to us birth, deliverance, a new creation of ourselves. It will be what health is to the sick man. It will be what home is to the exile. It will be what the loved one given back is to the bereaved. As we draw near to it, a great solemn gladness should fill our hearts. It is God's great morning lighting up the sky.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64746]]></link><description><![CDATA[Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57684]]></link><description><![CDATA[The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46212]]></link><description><![CDATA[Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31467]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50012]]></link><description><![CDATA[To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50201]]></link><description><![CDATA[Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64899]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64899</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Such words fall to often on our cold and careless ears with the triteness of long familiarity; but to Octavia ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58288]]></link><description><![CDATA[Such words fall to often on our cold and careless ears with the triteness of long familiarity; but to Octavia . . . they seemed to be written in sunbeams.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58288</guid></item></channel></rss>