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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26751]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61660]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almes never make poore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Almes never make poore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most dangerous moment comes with victory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60595]]></link><description><![CDATA[The most dangerous moment comes with victory.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24690]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18722]]></link><description><![CDATA[The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. -Victor Hugo.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18722</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40159]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Into a mouth shut flies flie not. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49556]]></link><description><![CDATA[Into a mouth shut flies flie not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49556</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle, 'Twas St. Patrick himself sure that set it;  And ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23040]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle, 'Twas St. Patrick himself sure that set it;  And the sun on his labor with pleasure did smile,   And with dew from his eye often wet it.    It thrives through the bog, through the brake, and the mireland;     And he called it the dear little shamrock of Ireland--      The sweet little shamrock, the dear little shamrock,       The sweet little, green little, shamrock of Ireland!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16729]]></link><description><![CDATA[The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when we find ourselves overborne by the multitude of our assailants.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8976]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/8976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All three times we played Christopher Newport, we got any shot we wanted. The other two times we didn't shoot ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37919]]></link><description><![CDATA[All three times we played Christopher Newport, we got any shot we wanted. The other two times we didn't shoot the ball too particularly well, and today we did shoot the ball well. We've got some guys who can shoot it, and we are going to let them shoot it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37919</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They can't give endorsements, but they can at least lead you to three or four people in your geographic area ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35351]]></link><description><![CDATA[They can't give endorsements, but they can at least lead you to three or four people in your geographic area that you can meet with.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35351</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59734]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9460]]></link><description><![CDATA[The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declare World Party I ! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45586]]></link><description><![CDATA[Declare World Party I !]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess is not only knowledge and logic. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28838]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chess is not only knowledge and logic.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28838</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16398]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good friends are good for your health. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16815]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good friends are good for your health.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/16815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14151]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/14151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62971]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29473]]></link><description><![CDATA[You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other historic periods where we've cut dramatically the size of the police force, there's been a concomitant increase ... in crime, ... You can't compromise public safety.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/521]]></link><description><![CDATA[I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34979]]></link><description><![CDATA[However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34979</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wish I were the lily's leaf To fade upon that bosom warm,  Content to wither, pale and brief, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25082]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wish I were the lily's leaf To fade upon that bosom warm,  Content to wither, pale and brief,   The trophy of thy paler form.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waubay is the only team we never full-court pressed this year. Otherwise, we get teams to have 25 to 30 ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41769]]></link><description><![CDATA[Waubay is the only team we never full-court pressed this year. Otherwise, we get teams to have 25 to 30 turnovers.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51637]]></link><description><![CDATA[The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65843]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence, not defiance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43284]]></link><description><![CDATA[Defence, not defiance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Sye," he seyd, "be the same hatte I can knowe yf my wyfe be badde  To me by eny ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18881]]></link><description><![CDATA["Sye," he seyd, "be the same hatte I can knowe yf my wyfe be badde  To me by eny other man;   If my floures ouver fade or falle,    Then doth my wyfe me wrong wyth alle     As many a woman can."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28737]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my own family.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I heard the little bird say so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17891]]></link><description><![CDATA[I heard the little bird say so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That sounds great to me. I want that. I want to show what I can do and showcase my talent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29725]]></link><description><![CDATA[That sounds great to me. I want that. I want to show what I can do and showcase my talent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29725</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22158]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The broad mass of a nation . . . will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60564]]></link><description><![CDATA[The broad mass of a nation . . . will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60564</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19455]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/19455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become powerful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50787]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become powerful.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12971]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was a big deal for us ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â all those corny things kids did in those days. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33070]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a big deal for us ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â all those corny things kids did in those days.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13369]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9690]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler.Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important.All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age.Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will lose control of our home affairs. We will lose control, I believe, eventually of our foreign policy and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42453]]></link><description><![CDATA[We will lose control of our home affairs. We will lose control, I believe, eventually of our foreign policy and our defense policy. I find these totally unacceptable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/42453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man is a complex being; he makes the deserts bloom and lakes die. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man is a complex being; he makes the deserts bloom and lakes die.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26601]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26601</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26483]]></link><description><![CDATA[Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death! -Earl Wilson. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10382]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death! -Earl Wilson.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every schoolboy hath that famous testament of Grunnius Corocotta Porcellus at his fingers' ends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13394]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every schoolboy hath that famous testament of Grunnius Corocotta Porcellus at his fingers' ends.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13394</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59156]]></link><description><![CDATA[I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59156</guid></item></channel></rss>