想像力は自分の内にないものを補うために、ユーモアの感覚は自分の内にあるものを慰めるために与えられたものだ。 - フランシス・ベーコン (1561 - 1626)
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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. - Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
![IMAGE: The usefulness of (the) useless. [Everyone knows the usefulness of useful things, but no one knows the usefulness of useless things. / Everyone knows the use of the useful, but not the use of the useless.] (Even if something did not bring immediate benefit, it could still turn out to be valuable.)](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/place-name-sign-822236_640-100x71.jpg)
![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath (like a lump of sugar). [It is a miracle that one does not melt in one's bath.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bathing-918720_640edit312-100x65.jpg)
![IMAGE: Too much is as bad as too little. / Too much spoils, too little is nothing. [Too much spoils, too little does not satisfy.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/matchstick_fire_drop-of-water_water-drop_640-100x75.jpg)
![IMAGE: Faith will move mountains. [Faith can move mountains.] / Care and diligence bring luck.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/faith-1080174_monk-555391_chinese-676646-100x75.jpg)
![IMAGE: The die is cast. [The die is thrown.] [(La.) Alea iacta est.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/caesar-203509_dice-18208_bridge-192982_640-100x66.jpg)
