One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. – André Gide (1869 – 1951) (Image by Youssef Jheir from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… More »
久しく岸さえ見えぬ日々に耐えねば、新天地には辿り着けない。 – アンドレ・ジッド［ジイド／ジード］ (1869 – 1951) (Youssef JheirによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »
![IMAGE: There are plenty of other pebbles on the beach. [There are plenty of other pebbles on the shore].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pebbles-2796732_640-200x112.jpg)
There are plenty of other pebbles on the beach. [There are plenty of other pebbles on the shore]. (Image by rhysthomas88 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
浜辺には他にいくらでも小石がある。 / (他にすること［機会］はいくらでもある。) (rhysthomas88によるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »
Hope springs eternal in the human breast. (Image by Daniel Reche from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
人間は決して希望を捨てない。 (Daniel RecheによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »
All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller (1608 – 61) (Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
何でも楽になるまでは難しい。 – トーマス・フラー (1608 – 61) (Hans BraxmeierによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »
I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me. – Cary Grant (1904 – 86): in Parade, 22 Sep 1985 (Image by skeeze from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text,… More »
成りたい人物の真似をし続けた――最終的に私がその人自身となるまで。あるいは、その人が私自身となるまで。 – ケーリー・グラント (1904 – 86): 1985年９月22日のパレードで (skeezeによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »
![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: A wonder lasts but nine days. [Wonders last only nine days.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wonder-woman-552109_640-100x75.jpg)
