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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[When we blame, we give away our power. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44277]]></link><description><![CDATA[When we blame, we give away our power.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36860]]></link><description><![CDATA[After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66727]]></link><description><![CDATA[Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he who loses faith loses all. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15022]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he who loses faith loses all.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I came up-stairs into the world; for I was born in a cellar. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2487]]></link><description><![CDATA[I came up-stairs into the world; for I was born in a cellar.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9641]]></link><description><![CDATA[Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9641</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh has had a huge increase in out-of-town shopping in recent years and we have to decide whether we have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33844]]></link><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh has had a huge increase in out-of-town shopping in recent years and we have to decide whether we have reached the point where it's unsustainable.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33844</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And we had thought that our hard climb out of that cruel valley led to some cool, green, and peaceful, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23572]]></link><description><![CDATA[And we had thought that our hard climb out of that cruel valley led to some cool, green, and peaceful, sunlit place but it's all jungle here, a wild and savage wilderness that's overrun with ruins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury is the first, second and third cause of the ruin of republics. It is the vampire which soothes us ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26099]]></link><description><![CDATA[Luxury is the first, second and third cause of the ruin of republics. It is the vampire which soothes us into a fatal slumber while it sucks the lifeblood of our veins.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/26099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has been hard to fit Scott in, but we are aware of his record and I'm sure he will ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41904]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been hard to fit Scott in, but we are aware of his record and I'm sure he will do very well for them.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these help instead of hinder, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5657]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these help instead of hinder, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40612]]></link><description><![CDATA[The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've done a lot of camps and Ryan is great with the kids. He's one of the best coaches in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35827]]></link><description><![CDATA[I've done a lot of camps and Ryan is great with the kids. He's one of the best coaches in Connecticut. No one even comes close. In three days I've seen a lot of improvement with the kids, where with some other camps you don't see any improvement.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chatham was a game that we easily could have won, but we allowed them to score with one second left. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40086]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chatham was a game that we easily could have won, but we allowed them to score with one second left. You just can't allow something like that to happen at the end of the game. Against Falmouth, I really like the effort we put forth against one of the elite teams in the area. We played right with them for a long stretch of the game, but we eventually just got tired and they took advantage of our mistakes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/40086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63286]]></link><description><![CDATA[The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quite honestly, I haven't had time to think about it. I've been too busy preparing for a football game. I've ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Quite honestly, I haven't had time to think about it. I've been too busy preparing for a football game. I've got enough to do.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/39822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never compare what other do best but do compare what you do best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9266]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never compare what other do best but do compare what you do best.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is able who thinks he is able. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43233]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is able who thinks he is able.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that is rich is wise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15889]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that is rich is wise.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44090]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him. [Lat., Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius multos modios ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13184]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him. [Lat., Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius multos modios salis absumpseris.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54572]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers are like morticians. We all need one sooner or later, but better later than sooner. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24360]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lawyers are like morticians. We all need one sooner or later, but better later than sooner.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She governs but she does not reign. [Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54468]]></link><description><![CDATA[She governs but she does not reign. [Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54468</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a good bargaine thinke twice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49681]]></link><description><![CDATA[On a good bargaine thinke twice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49681</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world; doth live his own;  Though solitary, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57178]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world; doth live his own;  Though solitary, who is not alone,   But doth converse with that eternal love.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45651]]></link><description><![CDATA[Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41073]]></link><description><![CDATA[A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when he is dull.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41073</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18094]]></link><description><![CDATA[Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/18094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12110]]></link><description><![CDATA[Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is a mixture of statement and evocation. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24041]]></link><description><![CDATA[Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action speaks louder than words. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Action speaks louder than words.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A liberal is a man who is right most of the time, but he's right too soon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24650]]></link><description><![CDATA[A liberal is a man who is right most of the time, but he's right too soon.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24650</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The good Lord gave me a brain that works so fast that in one moment I can worry as much ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62284]]></link><description><![CDATA[The good Lord gave me a brain that works so fast that in one moment I can worry as much as it would take others a whole year to achieve.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/62284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Across town another university, Southern University-Shreveport, made shelter preparations in the event that the newly opened shelter CenturyTel Center in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33242]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Across town another university, Southern University-Shreveport, made shelter preparations in the event that the newly opened shelter CenturyTel Center in Bossier City became full.] We will house the overflow from CenturyTel, ... Right now they're at 55 to 60 percent.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark;  The relics of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12803]]></link><description><![CDATA[As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark;  The relics of mankind, secure at rest,   Open every window to receive the guest,    And the fair bearer of the message bless'd.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12803</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ass and the GrasshopperAn Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1604]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ass and the GrasshopperAn Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, The dew. The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything in life is luck. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65807]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything in life is luck.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/65807</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fail at love, and the other tests don't matter. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58970]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fail at love, and the other tests don't matter.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no night without stars. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66095]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's no night without stars.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/66095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law and order is now a big issue, ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41764]]></link><description><![CDATA[Law and order is now a big issue,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/41764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised me less. [Fr., Cela est beau, et ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48014]]></link><description><![CDATA[That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised me less. [Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous m'aviez loue moins.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48014</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing, as if I borrowed mine oaths of him and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58475]]></link><description><![CDATA[And then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing, as if I borrowed mine oaths of him and might not spend them at my pleasure.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9358]]></link><description><![CDATA[To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/9358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was poise and not being tough enough yet as a young team to handle a lead on the road. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32299]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was poise and not being tough enough yet as a young team to handle a lead on the road. We had people trying to do too much, taking shots too quickly. ... Basketball is a game of runs and we've got to work to shorten the opponent's runs from five minutes to two minutes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32299</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a basic philosophy here that by empowering...workers you'll make their jobs far more interesting, and they'll be able to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13758]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a basic philosophy here that by empowering...workers you'll make their jobs far more interesting, and they'll be able to work at a higher level than they would have without all that information just a few clicks away.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/13758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon-forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23869]]></link><description><![CDATA[The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon-forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heart-felt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To have another language is to possess a second soul. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24023]]></link><description><![CDATA[To have another language is to possess a second soul.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The one point on which all women are in furious secret rebellion against the existing law is the saddling of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43211]]></link><description><![CDATA[The one point on which all women are in furious secret rebellion against the existing law is the saddling of the right to a child with the obligation to become the servant of a man.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,  And say, within ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,  And say, within the moonlight in his room,   Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,    An angel, writing in a book of gold;     Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,      And to the presence in the room he said--       "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,        And, with a look made all of sweet accord,         Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12878</guid></item></channel></rss>