![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 »
Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative. Never use old slang. Eliminate every superfluous word. (Kansas City Star rules for writing) / (The Kansas City Star is a newspaper based in Kansas City,… More »
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. – Martin Luther King， Jr. (1929 – 68) (Image by Jae Rue from… More »
Utilizing one’s experience of former days. (Image by Pexels from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
United we stand, divided we fall. More »
Until you’ve lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is. – Rhett Butler — Margaret Mitchell (1900 – 49): Gone with the Wind vol.1, pt.2, ch.9 More »
Union is strength. 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)
