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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Man's loneliness is but his fear of life. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25468]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use three Physicians, Still-first Dr. Quiet,  Next Dr. Merry-man   And Dr. Dyet. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26674]]></link><description><![CDATA[Use three Physicians, Still-first Dr. Quiet,  Next Dr. Merry-man   And Dr. Dyet.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44847]]></link><description><![CDATA[To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56498]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56498</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming. [Lat., Qui sustinet hamos,  Novit, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16083]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming. [Lat., Qui sustinet hamos,  Novit, quae multo pisce natentur aquae.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60759]]></link><description><![CDATA[Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26949]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, a luster obliterates. There is little distinct left without an effort of memory, then indeed the lights are rekindled for a moment -- but who can be sure that the Imagination is not the torch-bearer?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26949</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You and I were long friends; you are now my enemy, and I am yours. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13852]]></link><description><![CDATA[You and I were long friends; you are now my enemy, and I am yours.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13852</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64861]]></link><description><![CDATA[A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64704]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64704</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46227]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58169]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58191]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12026]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is master of himself will soon be master of others. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50987]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the real issues involved, and they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47018]]></link><description><![CDATA[Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the real issues involved, and they actually paralyze what slight powers of cerebration man can normally muster.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contemplation makes a rare turkey cock of him. How he jets under his advanced plumes! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9926]]></link><description><![CDATA[Contemplation makes a rare turkey cock of him. How he jets under his advanced plumes!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9926</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56125]]></link><description><![CDATA[A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would rather deal with it as I am, still have hope until we hear something definite. That's easier for ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39241]]></link><description><![CDATA[I would rather deal with it as I am, still have hope until we hear something definite. That's easier for me to handle.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of John of the Cross, Mystic, Poet, Teacher, 1591   He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6912]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of John of the Cross, Mystic, Poet, Teacher, 1591   He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14994]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14994</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47247]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52693]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They weren't just people paying to see a show. They were part of it. There was such a euphoric feeling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40851]]></link><description><![CDATA[They weren't just people paying to see a show. They were part of it. There was such a euphoric feeling in that arena.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40851</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We use the outdoor elements to attract the boys to scouting, and when they attend weekly meetings and do community ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39659]]></link><description><![CDATA[We use the outdoor elements to attract the boys to scouting, and when they attend weekly meetings and do community service projects, they don't realize they're learning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22452]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22452</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1431]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1431</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought they'd give it to Sharon. I was shocked. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34151]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thought they'd give it to Sharon. I was shocked.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/443]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the nature of men such, that they can reject miracle, and at the great moments of their life, the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60304]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is the nature of men such, that they can reject miracle, and at the great moments of their life, the moments of their deepest, most agonising spiritual difficulties, cling only to the free verdict of the heart? Oh, Thou didst know that Thy deed would be recorded in books, would be handed down to remote times and the utmost ends of the earth, and Thou didst hope that man, following Thee, would cling to God and not ask for a miracle. But Thou didst not know that when man rejects miracle he rejects God too; for man seeks not so much God as the miraculous. And as man cannot bear to be without the miraculous, he will create new miracles of his own for himself, and will worship deeds of sorcery and witchcraft, though he might be a hundred times over a rebel, heretic and infidel.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No hammers fell, no ponderous axes rung, Like some tall palm the mystic fabric sprung.  Majestic silence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3023]]></link><description><![CDATA[No hammers fell, no ponderous axes rung, Like some tall palm the mystic fabric sprung.  Majestic silence.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58549]]></link><description><![CDATA[To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51299]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a respect for the people [American Indians], but I have a right to do what I'm doing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37448]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have a respect for the people [American Indians], but I have a right to do what I'm doing.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And, being fed by us, you used us so As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird,  Useth the sparrow--did ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10813]]></link><description><![CDATA[And, being fed by us, you used us so As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird,  Useth the sparrow--did oppress our nest; . . .]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60560]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles -- events for which there ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22560]]></link><description><![CDATA[You don't need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles -- events for which there are no ready explanations. Later knowledge may explain those events quite easily.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63215]]></link><description><![CDATA[If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52256]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of life and turn it into an orthodoxy which stifles all stirrings of originality.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54268]]></link><description><![CDATA[I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extremes meet and there is no better example than the haughtiness of humility. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Extremes meet and there is no better example than the haughtiness of humility.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14786</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43958]]></link><description><![CDATA[How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and of oil, growing, working, dying, with hardly a thought of wind, and sky, and fields of grain, seeing only machine-made beauty, the mineral-like quality of life?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60414]]></link><description><![CDATA[To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51024]]></link><description><![CDATA[The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a joy which is not given to the ungodly, but to those who love Thee for Thine own ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7153]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a joy which is not given to the ungodly, but to those who love Thee for Thine own sake, whose joy Thou Thyself art. And this is the happy life, to rejoice to Thee, of Thee, for Thee; this it is, and there is no other.  ... The Confessions of St. Augustine    April 4, 1998  The merit of persons is to be no rule of our charity; but we are to do acts of kindness to those that least of all deserve it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2019]]></link><description><![CDATA[One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Laborer and the SnakeA snake, having made his hole close to the porch of a cottage, inflicted a mortal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1552]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Laborer and the SnakeA snake, having made his hole close to the porch of a cottage, inflicted a mortal bite on the Cottager's infant son. Grieving over his loss, the Father resolved to kill the Snake. The next day, when it came out of its hole for food, he took up his axe, but by swinging too hastily, missed its head and cut off only the end of its tail. After some time the Cottager, afraid that the Snake would bite him also, endeavored to make peace, and placed some bread and salt in the hole. The Snake, slightly hissing, said: There can henceforth be no peace between us; for whenever I see you I shall remember the loss of my tail, and whenever you see me you will be thinking of the death of your son. No one truly forgets injuries in the presence of him who caused the injury.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1552</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I could live a week on one good compliment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17211]]></link><description><![CDATA[I could live a week on one good compliment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more a man dreams, the less he believes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12827]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more a man dreams, the less he believes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12827</guid></item></channel></rss>