Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory when defeated in a good cause. – Henry Ward Beecher (1813 – 87) (Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine… More »
The butcher looked for his knife when he had it in his mouth. (Image by Jai79 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Every fish that escapes appears greater than it is. (Image by Scozzy from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) 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 »
Practice makes perfect. / Custom makes all things easy. (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Everything has its time. More »
Every Jack has his Jill. More »
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. More »
Every time you go away, / You take a piece of me with you. // – Daryl Hall (1946 – ): Everytime You Go Away [Every Time You Go Away] (Covered by Paul Young) More »
![IMAGE: The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. [The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.] / Apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/landscape-2636427_640-200x133.jpg)
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. [The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.] / Apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest. 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: Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. [Some people cannot see the forest for the trees.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winter-landscape-2571788_640-100x50.jpg)