Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. – Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) (Image by Willgard Krause from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Comedy must be true to life. There must be realism in comedy. It is ever more necessary than in drama. – Charlie Chaplin [Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin] (1889 – 1977) / (Washington Times, January 26, 1915) (Image by Wilfried Pohnke… More »
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4. Catching the Bull. [Getting Hold of the Ox.] – Kuòān Shīyuǎn [Kaku-an] (Late 12th century): Ten Bulls [Ten Ox Herding Pictures] / (Bull [Ox] = True self; Bull [Ox] herder = Self seeking true self) / (3. Perceiving the…… More »
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3. Perceiving the Bull. [Catching Sight of the Ox.] – Kuòān Shīyuǎn [Kaku-an] (Late 12th century): Ten Bulls [Ten Ox Herding Pictures] / (Bull [Ox] = True self; Bull [Ox] herder = Self seeking true self) / (2. Discovery of… More »
Children are poor men’s riches. / Children are parents’ riches. / There is no treasure more precious than a child. (Image by John Hain from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. / “No chain is stronger than its weakest link.” – Watson (to Sherlock Holmes) — (Arthur) Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930): The Valley of Fear (Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay) /… More »
A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory. – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) / (If you think you have a clear conscience, you are suffering from bad memory because you cannot remember the not so nice… More »
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. [A clear conscience is a soft pillow.] / A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. / (Being free of guilt makes one sleep well.) (Image by kbt1016 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text,… More »
Calamity is the touchstone of a brave mind. (Image by Gabe Raggio from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Conscience makes cowards of us all. – William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616): Hamlet (Image by Chris Reading from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) 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: The voice of the people is the voice of God. [(La.) Vox populi, vox Dei.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/art-money-705230_640-100x75.jpg)