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: 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: To preach to deaf ears. [To pray to deaf ears.] / A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. / In at one ear and out at the other.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/horse-1330690_640-100x66.jpg)
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