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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Lady of the Mere, Sole-sitting by the shores of old romance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54357]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lady of the Mere, Sole-sitting by the shores of old romance.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52551]]></link><description><![CDATA[It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52551</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23771]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23771</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current licensing practices already impose substantial costs and administrative burdens upon these [digital media] companies, and it would be untenable ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28799]]></link><description><![CDATA[Current licensing practices already impose substantial costs and administrative burdens upon these [digital media] companies, and it would be untenable and unfair to require them to shoulder additional costs with respect to these buffer copies.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/28799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1848]]></link><description><![CDATA[The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/1848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11069]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/11069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I lived back in the wild west days, instead of carrying a six-gun in my holster, I'd carry a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20082]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I lived back in the wild west days, instead of carrying a six-gun in my holster, I'd carry a soldering iron. That way, if some smart-aleck cowboy said something like 'Hey, look. He's carrying a soldering iron!' and started laughing, and everybody else started laughing, I could just say, 'That's right, it's a soldering iron. The soldering iron of justice.' Then everybody would get real quiet and ashamed, because they had made fun of the soldering iron of justice.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/20082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Either I will find a way, or I will make one. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53969]]></link><description><![CDATA[Either I will find a way, or I will make one.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every board member should have the right to stand up and vote the way they believe in. Just because the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54767]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every board member should have the right to stand up and vote the way they believe in. Just because the board is not voting 5-0 doesn't mean it's dysfunctional.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fightWhy am I trying to see, when there aint ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fightWhy am I trying to see, when there aint nothing in sightWhy am I trying to give, when no one gives me a tryWhy am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die?someone tell me y]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/52961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47555]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/47555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60984]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/60984</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As long as the regulations have not been revised, all prisoners will be given a sentence cut in line with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36231]]></link><description><![CDATA[As long as the regulations have not been revised, all prisoners will be given a sentence cut in line with their rights under prevailing laws and regulations,]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/36231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is the strongest hitter in this program, and he has been for the last three years. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34642]]></link><description><![CDATA[He is the strongest hitter in this program, and he has been for the last three years.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/34642</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be ready for when your time comes, you will have that window of opportunity, so seize the moment and capitalise ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29502]]></link><description><![CDATA[Be ready for when your time comes, you will have that window of opportunity, so seize the moment and capitalise on it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/29502</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is one long struggle in the dark. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57999]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is one long struggle in the dark.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/57999</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44373]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man really; a man uncertain, puzzled and in the dark like ourselves]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/44373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's shaping up great. We've had great response. It's a beautiful addition. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33345]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's shaping up great. We've had great response. It's a beautiful addition.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utter originality is, of course, out of the question. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45307]]></link><description><![CDATA[Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/45307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We even have some of the boys peeking over the fence watching our games. That did not used to happen. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37475]]></link><description><![CDATA[We even have some of the boys peeking over the fence watching our games. That did not used to happen. We kind of got their attention. Everybody knows about the baseball program. We're trying to establish that respect for our softball program. Support has been tremendous. What's neat is that some kids are stopping me in the hall and telling me they are coming out for softball next year.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/37475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3775]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the summit see, The seals of office glitter in his eyes;  He climbs, he pants, he grasps them! ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2318]]></link><description><![CDATA[On the summit see, The seals of office glitter in his eyes;  He climbs, he pants, he grasps them! At his heels,   Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends,    And with a dexterous jerk soon twists him down,     And wins them, but to lose them in his turn.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/2318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49976]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43519]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, and everlasting beauty of monotony.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/43519</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least in a food-and-sustenance sense, we've always taken what we put into our bodies in a fairly serious light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32463]]></link><description><![CDATA[At least in a food-and-sustenance sense, we've always taken what we put into our bodies in a fairly serious light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/32463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate Path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing. -Seng-Ts'an. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12242]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ultimate Path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing. -Seng-Ts'an.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/12242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to winthat makes the difference. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21217]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to winthat makes the difference.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old reliable, our defensive effort is what sustained us. I thought we made great stops down the stretch. They have ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35022]]></link><description><![CDATA[Old reliable, our defensive effort is what sustained us. I thought we made great stops down the stretch. They have two outstanding players and a nice supporting cast, and I thought we did a good job in the fourth quarter, particularly the last four minutes, of making huge defensive stops.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/35022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't give up on love, because there is always someone who loves you. Even if it's not the person you ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't give up on love, because there is always someone who loves you. Even if it's not the person you were hoping for.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/63076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He who gives up the smallest part of a secret has the rest no longer in his power. [Ger., Wer ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54987]]></link><description><![CDATA[He who gives up the smallest part of a secret has the rest no longer in his power. [Ger., Wer den kleinsten Theil eines Geheimnisses hingibt, hat den andern nicht mehr in der Gewalt.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54987</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27048]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/27048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And hark! how blithe the throstle sings! He, too, is no mean preacher:  Come forth into the light of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59259]]></link><description><![CDATA[And hark! how blithe the throstle sings! He, too, is no mean preacher:  Come forth into the light of things,   Let Nature be your teacher.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring in great logs and let them lie To make a solid core of heat. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51691]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bring in great logs and let them lie To make a solid core of heat.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/51691</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[...When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3711]]></link><description><![CDATA[...When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/3711</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5437]]></link><description><![CDATA[The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/5437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54853]]></link><description><![CDATA[In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54853</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24698]]></link><description><![CDATA[Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bravest at the last, She levelled at our purposes, and being royal,  Took her own way. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bravest at the last, She levelled at our purposes, and being royal,  Took her own way.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/58246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen sweets are best. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59075]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stolen sweets are best.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/59075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24516]]></link><description><![CDATA[A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23069]]></link><description><![CDATA[Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/23069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30112]]></link><description><![CDATA[The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/30112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21741]]></link><description><![CDATA[People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do not have the credentials to be businessmen. If there is only a 1 percent chance of success, a true businessperson sees that 1 percent as the spark to light a fire.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/21741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17374]]></link><description><![CDATA[Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/17374</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24379]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/24379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53205]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town--the tide rose to an incredible height: the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/53205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4508]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4508</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48176]]></link><description><![CDATA[To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/48176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being directed down that pathway is very helpful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33056]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being directed down that pathway is very helpful.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/33056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called "Huckleberry Finn." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25256]]></link><description><![CDATA[All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called "Huckleberry Finn."]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/25256</guid></item></channel></rss>