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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Humble things become the humble. [Lat., Parvum parva decent.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20023]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humble things become the humble. [Lat., Parvum parva decent.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13424]]></link><description><![CDATA[The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46443]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but was easily quieted by a naked thief]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46443</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10952]]></link><description><![CDATA[A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think, or be damned. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27894]]></link><description><![CDATA[Think, or be damned.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27894</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He'll probably pitch as much as he would if he was in Spring Training. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41377]]></link><description><![CDATA[He'll probably pitch as much as he would if he was in Spring Training.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill's knowledge of the industry will be of great value as we work toward a smooth transition of PacifiCorp into ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bill's knowledge of the industry will be of great value as we work toward a smooth transition of PacifiCorp into the MidAmerican organization. Bill has been an outstanding leader for Nebraska Public Power District.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The U.S. case is more important because of the economic implications, ... It [the U.K. ruling] is a nice psychological ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31189]]></link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. case is more important because of the economic implications, ... It [the U.K. ruling] is a nice psychological boost but you can't extrapolate the U.S. ruling from this because of the different legal standards.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31189</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54638]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women are nothing but machines for producing children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61909]]></link><description><![CDATA[Women are nothing but machines for producing children.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/61909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I support his race for Congress and I hope he'll be our next representative in Washington. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34148]]></link><description><![CDATA[I support his race for Congress and I hope he'll be our next representative in Washington.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the way, The works of women are symbolical.  We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull out sight,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62077]]></link><description><![CDATA[By the way, The works of women are symbolical.  We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull out sight,   Producing what? A pair of slippers, sir,    To put on when you're weary--or a stool     To tumble over and vex you . . . curse that stool!      Or else at best, a cushion where you lean       And sleep, and dream of something we are not,        But would be for your sake. Alas, alas!         This hurts most, this . . . that, after all, we are paid          The worth of our work, perhaps.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our similarities are different. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9141]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our similarities are different.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death... ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11297]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death...]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet. (telling Gator fans that a fire at Auburn's football ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57616]]></link><description><![CDATA[But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet. (telling Gator fans that a fire at Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books)]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ass and the Frogs AN ASS, carrying a load of wood, passed through a pond. As hewas crossing through ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1509]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ass and the Frogs AN ASS, carrying a load of wood, passed through a pond. As hewas crossing through the water he lost his footing, stumbled andfell, and not being able to rise on account of his load, groanedheavily. Some Frogs frequenting the pool heard his lamentation,and said, What would you do if you had to live here always as wedo, when you make such a fuss about a mere fall into the water?Men often bear little grievances with less courage thanthey do large misfortunes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What has poster'ty done for us, That we, lest they their rights should lose,  Should trust our necks to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47853]]></link><description><![CDATA[What has poster'ty done for us, That we, lest they their rights should lose,  Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art is... a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3352]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art is... a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have no country to fight for: my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10227]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have no country to fight for: my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44182]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haste makes waste. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50148]]></link><description><![CDATA[Haste makes waste.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/50148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People need loving the most when they deserve it the least ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46042]]></link><description><![CDATA[People need loving the most when they deserve it the least]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That old saying, how you always hurt the one you love, well, it works both ways ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43324]]></link><description><![CDATA[That old saying, how you always hurt the one you love, well, it works both ways]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22802]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance. -Bruce Barton.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/22802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24667]]></link><description><![CDATA[When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple is better. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12112]]></link><description><![CDATA[Simple is better.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2001]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58687]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to all. So, beware of single-tax proposals. The U.S. government blows more money than any single tax can generate. The key is to tax multiple bases, disparate in nature, and with simple flat rates. That is a system both fair and sustatinable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13108]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It will be very hard for anyone to pigeonhole Allen as belonging to any one faction of the Republican Party. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35090]]></link><description><![CDATA[It will be very hard for anyone to pigeonhole Allen as belonging to any one faction of the Republican Party.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38477]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not an either/or issue and does us no good to set this example for our kids or community-at-large, to reduce our concerns to simplistic clichÃƒÂ…Ã‚Â½s. Just because something has been declared legal doesn't mean that it is right.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/38477</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12464]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12464</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To have a smattering knowledge of anything. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48531]]></link><description><![CDATA[To have a smattering knowledge of anything.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only thing that I'd rather own than Windows is English, because then I could charge you two hundred and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9377]]></link><description><![CDATA[The only thing that I'd rather own than Windows is English, because then I could charge you two hundred and forty-nine dollars for the right to speak it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46904]]></link><description><![CDATA[Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/46904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20063]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first wan cowslip, wet With tears of the first morn. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10539]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first wan cowslip, wet With tears of the first morn.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/10539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13615]]></link><description><![CDATA[Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in efficiency.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We hope that ultimately India will see reason and come to the negotiating table, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29814]]></link><description><![CDATA[We hope that ultimately India will see reason and come to the negotiating table,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65865]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problem of evil assumes the existence of a world-purpose. What, we are really asking, is the purpose of suffering? ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6387]]></link><description><![CDATA[The problem of evil assumes the existence of a world-purpose. What, we are really asking, is the purpose of suffering? It seems purposeless. Our question of the why of evil assumes the view that the world has a purpose, and what we want to know is how suffering fits into and advances this purpose. The modern view is that suffering has no purpose because nothing that happens has any purpose: the world is run by causes, not by purposes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/6387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balance is the enemy of art. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3292]]></link><description><![CDATA[Balance is the enemy of art.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3292</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4190]]></link><description><![CDATA[And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scripture?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4190</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today the journey is ended, I have worked out the mandates of fate;  Naked, along, undefended,   I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57264]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today the journey is ended, I have worked out the mandates of fate;  Naked, along, undefended,   I knock at the Uttermost Gate.    Behind is life and its longing,     Its trial, its trouble, its sorrow,      Beyond is the Infinite Morning       Of a day without a tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57264</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enemies promises were made to be broken. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47670]]></link><description><![CDATA[Enemies promises were made to be broken.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47670</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer begins where human capacity ends. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41598]]></link><description><![CDATA[Prayer begins where human capacity ends.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truth is more important than the facts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59843]]></link><description><![CDATA[The truth is more important than the facts.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We really do face an incredible leadership vacuum in this state generally, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31853]]></link><description><![CDATA[We really do face an incredible leadership vacuum in this state generally,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/31853</guid></item></channel></rss>