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 »
The foolish ostrich buries his head in the sand and thinks he is not seen. / You dance in a net and think nobody sees you. (Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from… More »
![IMAGE: It is the first step that is troublesome [difficult]. [The first step is always the hardest.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/boy-1272637_640-200x112.jpg)
It is the first step that is troublesome [difficult]. [The first step is always the hardest.] (Image by Arek Socha 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 »
The scholar may be better than the master. / The blue made from the indigo is bluer than the indigo plant. – Xunzi (book) / Xun Kuang (author) ‘An Exhortation to Learning’ (Image by engin akyurt from Pixabay) / (Image… More »
![IMAGE: We never meet without parting. [We never meet without a parting.] / The best of friends must part. / Meeting is the beginning of parting.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fantasy-4065900_640trim480-200x150.jpg)
We never meet without parting. [We never meet without a parting.] / The best of friends must part. / Meeting is the beginning of parting. (Image by 【中文ID】愚木混株 【Instagram】cdd20 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from… More »
The first breath is the beginning of death. / As soon as man is born he begins to die. / No birth without death. (Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… 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 »
![IMAGE: A good conscience is a soft pillow. [A clear conscience is a soft pillow.] / A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/baby-4116187_640-200x136.jpg)
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 »
By the little is known the much. (Image by mohamed Hassan 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)
