Religions are like languages. There is no language that is better than another. There is no language that is more right, more correct than another. Languages are different (from each other) and you can speak the truth or lie in… More »
Reason rules all things. (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Rules are rules. (Image by succo on Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Repeated reading makes the meaning clear. More »
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) More »
![IMAGE: He who touches pitch will be defiled. / The rotten apple injures its neighbors [neighbours].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cider-apples-2908856_640-200x150.jpg)
He who touches pitch will be defiled. / The rotten apple injures its neighbors [neighbours]. More »
![IMAGE: Expectation is better than realization. / There is a great difference between the fame and the reality. [The reality falls far short of the fame.] / The reality (always) falls short of the fame. [The reality often belies the fame.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/i-do-not-see-2384621_640-200x135.jpg)
Expectation is better than realization. / There is a great difference between the fame and the reality. [The reality falls far short of the fame.] / The reality (always) falls short of the fame. [The reality often belies the fame.] More »
Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. – Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955) More »
The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination. – James A. [Albert] Michener (1907 – 97) More »
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always… 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: Gather roses while you can. [Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/roses-108132_640_young-girl-531252_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: Custom is a second nature. [Custom is second nature.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alarm-clock-2132264_640-100x65.jpg)
