The belief that becomes truth for me is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action. - André Gide (1869 - 1951)
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自分にとって真となる信条とは、己の力を最大限引き出し、長所を発揮するに最適な方法のことだ。 - アンドレ・ジッド［ジイド／ジード］ (1869 - 1951)
![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: The Tao [Way] that can be followed is not the eternal Tao [Way]. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth, while naming is the origin of the myriad things. Therefore, always desireless, you see the mystery; ever desiring, you see the manifestations. These two are the same--when they appear--they are named differently.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nature-4283139_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: Great gains are not achieved except by great risks. / Nothing venture, nothing have. [Nothing ventured, nothing gained. / Nothing ventured, nothing won.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tigers-50350_640-100x66.jpg)
