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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing good ever comes of violence. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing good ever comes of violence.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44134]]></link><description><![CDATA[Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44134</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind flies back with a grand recoil From debts not due till to-morrow. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50167]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mind flies back with a grand recoil From debts not due till to-morrow.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49835]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49835</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll privily away; I love the people, But do not like to stage me to their eyes;  Though it ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2927]]></link><description><![CDATA[I'll privily away; I love the people, But do not like to stage me to their eyes;  Though it do well, I do not relish well   Their loud applause and aves vehement,    Nor do I think the man of safe discretion     That does not affect it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22875]]></link><description><![CDATA[Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's dance and sing and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8639]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let's dance and sing and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8639</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631  I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call in and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8120]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631  I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call in and invite God and His Angels thither; and when they are there, I neglect God and His Angels for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business, the trailer seldom goes far. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2667]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business, the trailer seldom goes far.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2667</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God gives nuts to those with no teeth. -Arabic proverb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1872]]></link><description><![CDATA[God gives nuts to those with no teeth. -Arabic proverb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/1872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51315]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where it is kept is "lighter than vanity." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60372]]></link><description><![CDATA[It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where it is kept is "lighter than vanity."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains. the people ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19256]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains. the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/19256</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13024]]></link><description><![CDATA[I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've been creating chances but haven't been finishing. It's such a tough district this year. It's going to be a ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39937]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've been creating chances but haven't been finishing. It's such a tough district this year. It's going to be a fight to the end.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/39937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your tittle-tattlers, and those who listen to slander, by my good will should all be hanged--the former by their tongues, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56547]]></link><description><![CDATA[Your tittle-tattlers, and those who listen to slander, by my good will should all be hanged--the former by their tongues, the latter by the ears. [Lat., Homines qui gestant, quique auscultant crimina,  Si meo arbitratu liceat, omnes pendeant,   Gestores linguis, auditores auribus.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live for today for tomorrow never comes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51012]]></link><description><![CDATA[Live for today for tomorrow never comes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57568]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47402]]></link><description><![CDATA[All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the rest in that they include among the ignorant themselves as well as the wisest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad, and theology makes them sinful ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26673]]></link><description><![CDATA[Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad, and theology makes them sinful]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most communities are under the false impression that if a sex offender moves into the neighborhood, law enforcement would knock ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40495]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most communities are under the false impression that if a sex offender moves into the neighborhood, law enforcement would knock on their door, but that's just not the case.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40495</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the big hurdles to overcome is kids attitude toward science. Some kids think science is boring or they ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33877]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the big hurdles to overcome is kids attitude toward science. Some kids think science is boring or they say I just don't understand it. You work around that by making it interesting and fun and relevant for kids.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is run by C students. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13533]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is run by C students.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13533</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If slander be a snake, it is a winged one--it flies as well as creeps. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56544]]></link><description><![CDATA[If slander be a snake, it is a winged one--it flies as well as creeps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56730]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care about. And that's really it. You know, if I really wanted to enact social change… I have great respect for people who are in the front lines and the trenches of trying to enact social change. I am far lazier than that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/56730</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As many men as there are existing, so many are their different pursuits. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50188]]></link><description><![CDATA[As many men as there are existing, so many are their different pursuits.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50188</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of any  'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of any  'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife,   And 'tis beloved of many.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, the best of circumstances. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10271]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, the best of circumstances.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/10271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62177]]></link><description><![CDATA[The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/2961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're aware of it, and we're monitoring the developments. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36022]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're aware of it, and we're monitoring the developments.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was it for this the clay grew tall? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62246]]></link><description><![CDATA[Was it for this the clay grew tall?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43729]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others by force that it is right]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/43729</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia is the principle of all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60301]]></link><description><![CDATA[Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia is the principle of all progress, adn the essay into a better world.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/60301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47203]]></link><description><![CDATA[To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process but by its hoped for results. This is not only intellectually invalid, it is, in practical terms, blinding oneself in advance to some of the unwanted consequences of the process.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47203</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40198]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought we had a chance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/40198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30792]]></link><description><![CDATA[We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/30792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As I say, my real interest is in writing. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37723]]></link><description><![CDATA[As I say, my real interest is in writing.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around, around in ceaseless circles wheeling With clangs of wings and scream, the Eagle sailed  Incessantly. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13104]]></link><description><![CDATA[Around, around in ceaseless circles wheeling With clangs of wings and scream, the Eagle sailed  Incessantly.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34437]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34437</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They are a very scary team. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36195]]></link><description><![CDATA[They are a very scary team.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/17878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51031]]></link><description><![CDATA[The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/51031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoe'er amidst the sons Of reason, valor, liberty and virtue,  Displays distinguished merit, is a noble   Of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44587]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whoe'er amidst the sons Of reason, valor, liberty and virtue,  Displays distinguished merit, is a noble   Of Nature's own creating.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/44587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55278]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55278</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour itself is but a sorrowful song, The protest of the weak against the strong. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23932]]></link><description><![CDATA[Labour itself is but a sorrowful song, The protest of the weak against the strong.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/23932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 258 Commemoration of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8315]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 258 Commemoration of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253   Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this, or that; He knows best what is good for us. If your boy should ask you [for] a suit of clothes, and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he: let him ask a suit of clothes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are growing as an industry. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36066]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are growing as an industry.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/36066</guid></item></channel></rss>