I count him braver…
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. – Aristotle (384 – 322B.C.) / (The first and best…) (Image by moritz320 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of… More »






![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: Pride will have a fall. The proud do not endure. Pride goes before destruction (and shame comes after). Pride comes before a fall. [Pride goes before a fall.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lion-2242364_1920_lion-1987846_1920edit640-100x66.jpg)