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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Where water is boss, the land must obbey ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23972]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where water is boss, the land must obbey]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Videlicit, That each man swore to do his best  To damn and perjure all the rest. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53957]]></link><description><![CDATA[Videlicit, That each man swore to do his best  To damn and perjure all the rest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hate is not a good counselor. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18809]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hate is not a good counselor.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/18809</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine -- but divine in the sense that all great ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4575]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine -- but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24391]]></link><description><![CDATA[A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/24391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6016]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27623]]></link><description><![CDATA[In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10862]]></link><description><![CDATA[Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He that fights and runs away, Will live to fight another day;  For he that runs may fight again, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50943]]></link><description><![CDATA[He that fights and runs away, Will live to fight another day;  For he that runs may fight again,   Which he can never do that's slain.    Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;     She drops her arms, to gain the field:      Secures her conquest by her flight:       And triumphs when she seems to yield.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50943</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He went to Man United and the fame and money seemed to affect him badly. He became cockier and arrogant ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40514]]></link><description><![CDATA[He went to Man United and the fame and money seemed to affect him badly. He became cockier and arrogant and we met less and less.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40514</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jests that give pains are no jests ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23216]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jests that give pains are no jests]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I only feel, but want the power to paint. [Lat., Nequeo monstrare et sentio tantum.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45423]]></link><description><![CDATA[I only feel, but want the power to paint. [Lat., Nequeo monstrare et sentio tantum.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I cause the widow's heart to sing ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19030]]></link><description><![CDATA[The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I cause the widow's heart to sing for joy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our earth an Eden like the heaven above. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11673]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our earth an Eden like the heaven above.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14128]]></link><description><![CDATA[The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Albrecht Dürer, artist, 1528, and Michelangelo Buonarrotti, artist, spiritual writer, 1564  It is my opinion that art ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7797]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Albrecht Dürer, artist, 1528, and Michelangelo Buonarrotti, artist, spiritual writer, 1564  It is my opinion that art lost its basic creative drive the moment it was separated from worship. It severed an umbilical cord... In former days the artist remained unknown and his work was to the glory of God... Today the individual has become the highest form and the greatest bane of artistic creation.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44785]]></link><description><![CDATA[They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44785</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His experiences in having led other organizations toward national awards proved to be invaluable in our own march toward the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38093]]></link><description><![CDATA[His experiences in having led other organizations toward national awards proved to be invaluable in our own march toward the Baldrige.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Sane man will dance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11029]]></link><description><![CDATA[No Sane man will dance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46052]]></link><description><![CDATA[When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare.  A blue trip slip for an ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare.  A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,   A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,    A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,     Punch in the presence of the passenjare!      Punch, brothers! punch with care!       Punch in the presence of the passenjare!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiftly our pleasures glide away, Our hearts recall the distant day  With many sighs. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50579]]></link><description><![CDATA[Swiftly our pleasures glide away, Our hearts recall the distant day  With many sighs.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49307]]></link><description><![CDATA[Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Benigno Aguirre, of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, has been watching and reading about looters in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30044]]></link><description><![CDATA[[Benigno Aguirre, of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, has been watching and reading about looters in Louisiana.] It may look from the outside as if they are stealing or breaking the law, ... when in fact some of them are trying to survive.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught alesson and then given a test. In life, you're given ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21596]]></link><description><![CDATA[The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught alesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teachesyou a lesson.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our defense just flat got after them. They just played special, hard-nosed, consistent football. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31717]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our defense just flat got after them. They just played special, hard-nosed, consistent football.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erik was running slow, he was pacing me. This was a great race and a great day, the weather was ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39430]]></link><description><![CDATA[Erik was running slow, he was pacing me. This was a great race and a great day, the weather was very nice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4488]]></link><description><![CDATA[Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/4488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world has lost its quintessential romantic icon. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33116]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world has lost its quintessential romantic icon.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33116</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43139]]></link><description><![CDATA[If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A closed mouth catches no flies. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12458]]></link><description><![CDATA[A closed mouth catches no flies.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25178]]></link><description><![CDATA[A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you look closely people are so strange & so complicated that they're actually beautiful. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3818]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you look closely people are so strange & so complicated that they're actually beautiful.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/3818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On reforms, the decision has been taken and broad outlines drawn but they now need to be activated ... the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36205]]></link><description><![CDATA[On reforms, the decision has been taken and broad outlines drawn but they now need to be activated ... the speech should be comprehensive and positive on domestic issues,]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the bitter waves of woe, Beaten and tossed about  By the sullen winds which blow   From ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57246]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the bitter waves of woe, Beaten and tossed about  By the sullen winds which blow   From the desolate shores of doubt.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37229]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970 A LETTER FROM PAUL THE MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIANS IN ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7865]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970 A LETTER FROM PAUL THE MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIANS IN ROME (This abridged paraphrase of the Epistle to the Romans is continued from yesterday)  That concludes the present stage of my argument; but before I can proceed to final deductions, I must return to a difficulty already raised (Rom. 3:1-4). If there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, does all the great past of Israel go for nothing? Do all the promises of Scripture go for nothing? First, let me say how bitterly I regret the exclusion of the Jewish nation as a body from the new life. I would surrender all my Christian privileges if I could find a way to bring them in. But we must recognize facts; and the first fact is that the nation as a whole never was able to claim the promises; from the beginning, there was a process of selection. Of the sons of Abraham, Isaac alone was called; of the sons of Isaac, Jacob only. If we ask why, there is no answer save that God is bound by no natural or historical necessity, but intervenes according to His will. To question that will is as absurd as for the pot to arraign the potter. Then again, while some members of the Hebrew race have always fallen out, always God has declared His purpose ultimately to include others, not members of the Hebrew race--and that is just what is now happening. Now, as I said, I desire nothing more earnestly than that the whole nation should be saved. But the fact is that they have deliberately rejected the chance that was offered them. There is nothing remote or abstruse about the Christian message. It is a very simple thing: acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe that He is alive; that is all. And they cannot say that they have never heard the message, for Christ has His witnesses everywhere. It looks, then, as if God had rejected His people, as punishment for their obstinacy. I do not believe it. God's promises cannot go for nothing. In the first place, there has always been, and there still is, a faithful remnant of the Jewish people. And in the second place, as for the main body, their present rejection of the message is only a means in God's Providence for its extension to the Gentiles. The old olive-tree of Israel stands yet; many of its branches have been lopped off, and new branches of wild olive have been engrafted in their place. But God can engraft the lopped branches on again, if it be His will; and I believe it is His will, and that in the end the whole nation will return to Him and inherit the promises. And if the failure of Israel has meant such blessing to the world, how much greater blessing will its ultimate salvation bring! God's purpose, as I said at the beginning (Rom. 1:16), is universal: He has permitted the whole of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike, to fall under sin, only in order that He may finally have mercy on the whole of humanity, Jew and Gentile alike. How profound and unsearchable are His plans! (Rom. 9:1-11:36)  So now I can take up again my main argument. If this is the way of God's dealing with us, what ought to be our response? Can we do less than offer our entire selves to God as a sacrifice of thanksgiving? How will that work out? In a life lived as by members of one single body. Let each perform his part faithfully. Let love rule all your relations one to another, and to those outside, even to your enemies. Do not regard the Emperor as outside the scope of love, but obey his laws and pay his taxes. Yes, and pay all debts to every one. Love is, in fact, the one comprehensive debt of man to man. If you love your neighbour as yourself, you have fulfilled the whole moral law. But be in earnest about things, for the better day is already dawning. (Rom. 12:1-13:14)  I hear you have differences among yourselves about Sabbath-keeping and vegetarianism. Take this matter, then, as an example of what I mean by the application of brotherly love to all conduct. Remember that the Sabbatarian and the anti-Sabbatarian, the vegetarian and the meat-eater, are alike servants of one Master. Give each other credit for the best motives. Do not think of yourself alone; think of your Christian brother, and try to put yourself in his place. If he seems to you a weak-minded, over-scrupulous individual, remember that in any case he is your brother, and that Christ died for him as well as for you, and reverence his conscience. If through your example he should do an act which is harmless in you but sin to him, you have injured his conscience. Is it worth while so to imperil a soul for the sake of your liberty in such external matters? If the other man is weak-minded, and you strong-minded, all the more reason why you should help to bear his burden. Remember, Christ did not please Himself. In a word, Sabbatarian and anti-Sabbatarian, Jew and Gentile, treat one another as Christ has treated you, and God be with you. (Rom. 14:1-15:13)  Well, friends, I hardly think you needed this long exhortation from me. You are intelligent Christians, and well able to give one another good advice. Still, I thought I might venture to remind you of a few points ; for after all, I do feel a measure of responsibility for you, as missionary to the Gentiles. I have now accomplished my mission as far West as the Adriatic. Now I am going to Jerusalem to hand over the relief fund we have raised in Greece. After that I hope to start work in the West, and I propose to set out for Spain and take Rome on my way. Pray for me, that my errand to Jerusalem may be successful, so that I may be free to visit you. (Rom. 15:14-33)  I wish to introduce to you our friend Phoebe. She renders admirable service to our congregation at Cenchrea. Do all you can for her; she deserves it.  Kind regards to Priscilla and Aquila, Epaenetus, Mary, and all friends in Rome.   (P.S.--Beware of folk who make mischief. Be wise; be gentle; and all good be with you.)  Timothy, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, and all friends at Corinth send kind regards. (So do I--Tertius, amanuensis!)  Glory be to God!  With all good wishes,  Your brother,  PAUL, Missionary of Jesus Christ.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/7865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66386]]></link><description><![CDATA[I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66386</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1742]]></link><description><![CDATA[The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26995]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have learned to think nationally. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57850]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have learned to think nationally.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "Savior of 'is country" when ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27472]]></link><description><![CDATA[For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "Savior of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/27472</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was negotiating a contract to accept Jesus as my personal savior, but he refused to recognize my free sex ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44354]]></link><description><![CDATA[I was negotiating a contract to accept Jesus as my personal savior, but he refused to recognize my free sex clause]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44354</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17317]]></link><description><![CDATA[Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59228]]></link><description><![CDATA[The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt Away from my embraces:  And fallen into the dusty crypt   ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51720]]></link><description><![CDATA['Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt Away from my embraces:  And fallen into the dusty crypt   Of darken'd forms and faces.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51720</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/331]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose would change the laws of an empire. [Fr., Ah, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20860]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose would change the laws of an empire. [Fr., Ah, qui jamais autoir pu dire  Que ce petit nez retrousse   Changerait les lois d'un empire.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12824]]></link><description><![CDATA[People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/12824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A happy accident. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/301]]></link><description><![CDATA[A happy accident.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/301</guid></item></channel></rss>