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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[He's been preparing for this moment for along time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38831]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's been preparing for this moment for along time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62830]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64722]]></link><description><![CDATA[No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman   War is too serious a matter to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61166]]></link><description><![CDATA[War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman   War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not swear at all; Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,  Which is the god of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58478]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not swear at all; Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,  Which is the god of my idolatry,   And I'll believe thee.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sit in your place and none can make you rise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49750]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sit in your place and none can make you rise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38331]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56685]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1169]]></link><description><![CDATA[The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavour Fellowship, 1951   How often we look upon God as our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8240]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavour Fellowship, 1951   How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to Him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired haven.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54569]]></link><description><![CDATA[We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53689]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sole equality on earth is death. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65227]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sole equality on earth is death.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes students find it funny when it happens to someone else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31731]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes students find it funny when it happens to someone else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's going to be a Major League pitcher -- we caught lightning in a bottle when we acquired this guy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30289]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's going to be a Major League pitcher -- we caught lightning in a bottle when we acquired this guy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58089]]></link><description><![CDATA[Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62429]]></link><description><![CDATA[Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55546]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43732]]></link><description><![CDATA[A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43732</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4759]]></link><description><![CDATA[A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20355]]></link><description><![CDATA[Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28489]]></link><description><![CDATA[We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39301]]></link><description><![CDATA[I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those evening bells! those evening bells! How many a tale their music tells! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4120]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those evening bells! those evening bells! How many a tale their music tells!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That was very popular last year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33524]]></link><description><![CDATA[That was very popular last year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50645]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington is the only state with a positive balance of trade with China, something we are very proud of. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36571]]></link><description><![CDATA[Washington is the only state with a positive balance of trade with China, something we are very proud of.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace begins with a smile. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63544]]></link><description><![CDATA[Peace begins with a smile.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are never a loser until you quit trying. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10417]]></link><description><![CDATA[You are never a loser until you quit trying.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10417</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has been said that we need just three things in life: Something to do, Something to look forward to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25973]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been said that we need just three things in life: Something to do, Something to look forward to And someone to love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets the more interested he is in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27272]]></link><description><![CDATA[An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets the more interested he is in her.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27272</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22353]]></link><description><![CDATA[Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means forcorrecting our misperceptions.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2263]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21997]]></link><description><![CDATA[You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21997</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is.Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21599]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is.Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that couldsupport life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100million planets that harbored life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25601]]></link><description><![CDATA[Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you.... The one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.']]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first blow is as much as two. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49849]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first blow is as much as two.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The stronger data virtually assure significant changes in the Fed's directive this week. The new directive will probably include a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38040]]></link><description><![CDATA[The stronger data virtually assure significant changes in the Fed's directive this week. The new directive will probably include a grudging acknowledgement of the stronger labor market and inflation statistics.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last year we had a lot of egos. We had some issues. We don't have that this year. This team ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38311]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last year we had a lot of egos. We had some issues. We don't have that this year. This team genuinely likes each other.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38311</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24499]]></link><description><![CDATA[We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24499</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of need. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50887]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of need.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abstinence is easier than temperance ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/187]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abstinence is easier than temperance]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm supposed to do something from 5 to 6 p.m.. We'll see what happens. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33850]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm supposed to do something from 5 to 6 p.m.. We'll see what happens.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. -Unknown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1386]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. -Unknown.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little things affect little minds. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59707]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little things affect little minds.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59707</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63743]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5458]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we plan to do with that money is fund our state highway new-construction program for the next 10 years. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35291]]></link><description><![CDATA[What we plan to do with that money is fund our state highway new-construction program for the next 10 years. So, there's a lot of debate about the use of that money. And, of course, there's some debate about leasing the toll road itself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I worship Him from fear of hell, may I be cast into it. Should I serve Him from desire ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7324]]></link><description><![CDATA[Should I worship Him from fear of hell, may I be cast into it. Should I serve Him from desire of gaining heaven, may He keep me out. But should I worship Him from love alone, He reveal Himself to me, that my whole heart may be filled with His love and presence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7324</guid></item></channel></rss>