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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Repentance is good, but innocence better ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53808]]></link><description><![CDATA[Repentance is good, but innocence better]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[is that no one manages to get to the Clinton years, much less 2001. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30129]]></link><description><![CDATA[is that no one manages to get to the Clinton years, much less 2001.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30129</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44401]]></link><description><![CDATA[Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis plate of rare device and jewels Of rich and exquisite form, their values great,  And I am something ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23265]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis plate of rare device and jewels Of rich and exquisite form, their values great,  And I am something curious, being strange,   To have them in sale stowage.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52262]]></link><description><![CDATA[To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52262</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63182]]></link><description><![CDATA[An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the corporate perspective, open source is a means, not an end, and if you confuse those you're going to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34574]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the corporate perspective, open source is a means, not an end, and if you confuse those you're going to have problems.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34574</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39158]]></link><description><![CDATA[The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak; For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;  His hook was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16107]]></link><description><![CDATA[For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak; For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;  His hook was such as heads the end of pole   To pluck down house ere fire consumes it whole;    This hook was bated with a dragon's tail,--     And then on rock he stood to bob for whale.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43333]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wagner's music has some wonderful moments but awful half hours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43505]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wagner's music has some wonderful moments but awful half hours.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43505</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're only young once, but you can be immature forever. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1784]]></link><description><![CDATA[You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15820]]></link><description><![CDATA[My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An astounding thing is that, almost every single week, I have met someone from my past. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42532]]></link><description><![CDATA[An astounding thing is that, almost every single week, I have met someone from my past.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living in the past has one thing in its favor - it's cheaper. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Living in the past has one thing in its favor - it's cheaper.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53350]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a long journey straw waighs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49532]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a long journey straw waighs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24191]]></link><description><![CDATA[We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art. [Lat., Meliora sunt ea quae natura quam illa quae ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43801]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art. [Lat., Meliora sunt ea quae natura quam illa quae arte perfecta sunt.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63365]]></link><description><![CDATA[But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53297]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise is not only essential in securing the success which you seek but it is essential to that preparation of your mind, requisite for the enjoyment of your successes, and for retaining them when gained. So, day by day, and week by week; so month after month, and year after year, work on, and in that process gain strength and symmetry, and nerve and knowledge, that when success, patiently and bravely worked for, shall come, it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it,.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14944]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14944</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long on the wave reflected lustres play. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58336]]></link><description><![CDATA[Long on the wave reflected lustres play.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58336</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each person must live their life as a model for others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64226]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each person must live their life as a model for others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unkindness may do much; And his unkindness may defeat my life,  But never taint my love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60267]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unkindness may do much; And his unkindness may defeat my life,  But never taint my love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60267</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The love of glory gives an immense stimulus. [Lat., Immensum gloria calcar habet.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17556]]></link><description><![CDATA[The love of glory gives an immense stimulus. [Lat., Immensum gloria calcar habet.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17556</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our goal is to continue to have a very broad presence on network television. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36018]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our goal is to continue to have a very broad presence on network television.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open; because they want to become ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9271]]></link><description><![CDATA[People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; for no reason whatsoever.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He's their best athlete, number one pitcher and a good hitter too at the three hole in the lineup. We're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28200]]></link><description><![CDATA[He's their best athlete, number one pitcher and a good hitter too at the three hole in the lineup. We're going to have to manufacture some runs against them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28200</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our aim was always to reach a consensus to ensure a victory in the referendum. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36213]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our aim was always to reach a consensus to ensure a victory in the referendum.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11915]]></link><description><![CDATA[The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221   Some there are who presume so far ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221   Some there are who presume so far on their wits that they think themselves capable of measuring the whole nature of things by their intellect, in that they esteem all things true which they see, and false which they see not. Accordingly, in order that man's mind might be freed from this presumption, and seek the truth humbly, it was necessary that certain things far surpassing his intellect should be proposed to man by God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think people who had helped me should really get the recognition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39053]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think people who had helped me should really get the recognition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3055]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19487]]></link><description><![CDATA[How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39485]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted their countries to look just like Britain and France.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39485</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54310]]></link><description><![CDATA[Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of times, people think that this is New York, and you're never going to find an honest person ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40695]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of times, people think that this is New York, and you're never going to find an honest person who's going to turn something in. But people are honest. They really are.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53478]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46788]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51364]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trips were always a blast; he was just a funny guy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30369]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trips were always a blast; he was just a funny guy.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris wrapped in night! half nebulousThe moonlight streams o'er the blue-shadowed roofs..A lovely frame for this wild battlescene Beneath the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3862]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris wrapped in night! half nebulousThe moonlight streams o'er the blue-shadowed roofs..A lovely frame for this wild battlescene Beneath the vapor's floating scarves, the SeineTrembles, mysterious, like a magic mirrorCyrano Act 5.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27144]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.".]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27144</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16953]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Oxford] Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs and unpopular names and impossible loyalties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14910]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Oxford] Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs and unpopular names and impossible loyalties.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is never a better measure of what a person is than what hedoes when he's absolutely free to choose. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22437]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is never a better measure of what a person is than what hedoes when he's absolutely free to choose.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People weren't notified soon enough then they were given the impression it affected them when it didn'tÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âœ it was sheer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38779]]></link><description><![CDATA[People weren't notified soon enough then they were given the impression it affected them when it didn'tÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âœ it was sheer carelessness and incompetence on the part of the city. Unfortunately, these things are becoming more common since amalgamation. The problem is it's all controlled from a central location and they (city staff) don't the areas,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38779</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accursed; Man is more than Constitutions; better rot beneath the sod,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59648]]></link><description><![CDATA[The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accursed; Man is more than Constitutions; better rot beneath the sod,  Than be true to Church and State while we are doubly false to God.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59648</guid></item></channel></rss>