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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor of Greek and poets. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64904]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor of Greek and poets.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome features are a silent recommendation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51599]]></link><description><![CDATA[Handsome features are a silent recommendation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Umbrellas, like faces, acquire a certain sympathy with the individual who carries them. . . . May it not be ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60006]]></link><description><![CDATA[Umbrellas, like faces, acquire a certain sympathy with the individual who carries them. . . . May it not be said of the bearers of these inappropriate umbrellas, that they go about the streets "with a lie in their right hand?" . . . Except in a very few cases of hypocrisy joined to a powerful intellect, men, not by nature, umbrellarians, have tried again and again to become so by art, and yet have failed--have expended their patrimony in the purchase of umbrella after umbrella, and yet have systematically lost them, and have finally, with contrite spirits and strunken purses, given up their vain struggle, and relied on theft and borrowing for the remainder of their lives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1772]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12611]]></link><description><![CDATA[Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12611</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27957]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[A spokesman for Andersen reiterated the firm's statement given on Wednesday.] Reaching out to the groups affected in this case ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29655]]></link><description><![CDATA[[A spokesman for Andersen reiterated the firm's statement given on Wednesday.] Reaching out to the groups affected in this case is consistent with our commitment to address the issues raised by Enron's collapse in a straightforward and constructive manner, ... We think it is in the best interests of all parties to deal expeditiously and responsibly with what has occurred.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29655</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35132]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure ... Each one of us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55037]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure ... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never apologize! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28026]]></link><description><![CDATA[I never apologize!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5405]]></link><description><![CDATA[Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity; but marriage, like the useful bee, builds a house, and gathers sweetness from every flower, and labors and unites]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a government without a king. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17978]]></link><description><![CDATA[It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a government without a king.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He passed it onto his sister who is my wife and now it's in my house. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39952]]></link><description><![CDATA[He passed it onto his sister who is my wife and now it's in my house.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The darkest hour of a man's life is when he sits down to plan how toget money without earning it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22047]]></link><description><![CDATA[The darkest hour of a man's life is when he sits down to plan how toget money without earning it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No tye can oblige the perfidious. [No tie can oblige the perfidious.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49656]]></link><description><![CDATA[No tye can oblige the perfidious. [No tie can oblige the perfidious.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't control my destiny, I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There's only now, there's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12053]]></link><description><![CDATA[I can't control my destiny, I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There's only now, there's only here. Give in to love or live in fear. No other path, no other way. No day but today.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Brian can stay out of foul trouble, he's tough to defend in there. He has quick moves and does ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28190]]></link><description><![CDATA[If Brian can stay out of foul trouble, he's tough to defend in there. He has quick moves and does a good job on the boards. He had a great game tonight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One may not doubt that, somehow Good Shall come of Water and of Mud;  And sure, the reverent eye ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17844]]></link><description><![CDATA[One may not doubt that, somehow Good Shall come of Water and of Mud;  And sure, the reverent eye must see   A purpose in Liquidity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45196]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The golden age is before us, not behind us. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64245]]></link><description><![CDATA[The golden age is before us, not behind us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5918]]></link><description><![CDATA[The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They want to have their pasta, but they're willing to eat a sensible portion with lots of vegetables. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39746]]></link><description><![CDATA[They want to have their pasta, but they're willing to eat a sensible portion with lots of vegetables.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39746</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7427]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49940]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People will see what they want. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29226]]></link><description><![CDATA[People will see what they want.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful strokes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11886]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful strokes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had great team strategy and a really good run to make it to the head of the pack. Unfortunately ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42293]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had great team strategy and a really good run to make it to the head of the pack. Unfortunately now it is over for us.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I haven't even rode that great this year. But I've been solid. I've stuck in the 40s and 50s in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36089]]></link><description><![CDATA[I haven't even rode that great this year. But I've been solid. I've stuck in the 40s and 50s in the reaction times and relied on the performance of the car.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem! Sieze the day! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43343]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem! Sieze the day!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16440]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're waist deep in the Big Muddyand the big fool says to push onsinging about an incident in whichmarine recruits ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45955]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're waist deep in the Big Muddyand the big fool says to push onsinging about an incident in whichmarine recruits died driven to their deaths by an officer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45955</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30325]]></link><description><![CDATA[You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30325</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57673]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The vaccine is only about 95 percent effective. Five percent of the population is not going to be effected by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42360]]></link><description><![CDATA[The vaccine is only about 95 percent effective. Five percent of the population is not going to be effected by it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8868]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18757]]></link><description><![CDATA[A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe in one thing only, the power of human will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66334]]></link><description><![CDATA[I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15436]]></link><description><![CDATA[How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of Teresa of Avila, Mystic, Teacher, 1582   God has been very good to me, for I never ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7542]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast of Teresa of Avila, Mystic, Teacher, 1582   God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/7542</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give me but one hour of Scotland, Let me see it ere I die.   - William Edmondstoune Aytoun, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54886]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give me but one hour of Scotland, Let me see it ere I die.   - William Edmondstoune Aytoun,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64317]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/64317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A child of our grandmother Eve, a female; or, for thy more sweet understanding, a woman. -Love's Labour 's Lost. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55475]]></link><description><![CDATA[A child of our grandmother Eve, a female; or, for thy more sweet understanding, a woman. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act i. Sc. 1.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/55475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46194]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are are most imminent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51248]]></link><description><![CDATA[And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are are most imminent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To each foot its own shoe. [Fr., A chaque pied son soulier.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56219]]></link><description><![CDATA[To each foot its own shoe. [Fr., A chaque pied son soulier.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56219</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going into the season, ... we thought Darius was our No. 1 corner. Not having him obviously hurt. But that's ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30341]]></link><description><![CDATA[Going into the season, ... we thought Darius was our No. 1 corner. Not having him obviously hurt. But that's the game of football. We've got to be able to close ranks in the secondary. You've got to get the next guy ready to go.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42333]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42333</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Called me wessel, Sammy--a wessel of wrath. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43645]]></link><description><![CDATA[Called me wessel, Sammy--a wessel of wrath.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43645</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/526]]></link><description><![CDATA[The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/526</guid></item></channel></rss>