![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_640-200x143.jpg)
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.] – Zhuangzi [Zhuang Zhou… More »
Fail fast, fail smart. (Image by Ashiq Raazz from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Expect the unexpected. (Image by NASA-Imagery from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. – Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870 – 1965) (Image by Elisa from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the… More »
Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. – Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) (Image by penny zhang from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Everyone has their own “Auschwitz”; everyone has their own confrontation with this suffering that cannot be easily resolved. And that is the worst thing that has happened to the person in their lives. – Viktor Emil Frankl (1905 – 97):… More »
![IMAGE: The biter is bit. [The biter is sometimes bit.] / Many go for wool and come back shorn. [Many go out for wool and come home shorn.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/skull-476740_640-200x133.jpg)
The biter is bit. [The biter is sometimes bit.] / Many go for wool and come back shorn. [Many go out for wool and come home shorn.] (Image by Eliane Meyer from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the… More »
A good tale ill told is marred in the telling. (Image by Tumisu from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. – (David) Lloyd George (1863 – 1945) (Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the… More »
The shortest answer is doing. / Actions speak louder than words. / Not words but deeds. / Deeds, not words. – John Fletcher (1579 – 1625): The Lover’s Progress Act 3, Scene 4 (Image by StockSnap from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by… 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: Never spur a willing horse. [Do not spur a willing horse.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cowboy-2243027_640-100x56.jpg)
