
無論、成功するための定石などないが、敢えて一つ挙げるとすれば、人生と人生がもたらすものを、無条件に受容することかもしれぬ。 - アルトゥール・ルービンシュタイン (1887 - 1982)
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Of course there is no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. - Arthur Rubinstein (1887 - 1982)

![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: Good swimmers are oftenest drowned. [Good swimmers at length are oftenest drowned.] / Even Homer sometimes nods. / No one is wise at all times.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/swimming-pool-830505_640-100x69.jpg)
![IMAGE: Who is to bell the cat? [Who will bell the cat?]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cat-1545174_640-100x56.jpg)

![IMAGE: The tree doth not withdraw its shade, even from the woodcutter. [The tree does not withdraw its shade, even from the woodcutter.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/man-791342_640-100x67.jpg)
