The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same. – Stendhal (1783 – 1842) (Image by Quang Nguyen vinh from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. – André Gide (1869 – 1951) (Image by Youssef Jheir from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… 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 »
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Soon ripe, soon rotten. (Image by Bishnu Sarangi from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
![IMAGE: There are plenty of other pebbles on the beach. [There are plenty of other pebbles on the shore].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pebbles-2796732_640-200x112.jpg)
There are plenty of other pebbles on the beach. [There are plenty of other pebbles on the shore]. (Image by rhysthomas88 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
![IMAGE: "Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times." [Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, Peter--this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me."]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/peter-2199860_640-200x134.png)
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” [Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter–this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you… More »
![IMAGE: There is no such thing as free lunch. [There is no free lunch.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rabbit-1057756_640-200x150.jpg)
There is no such thing as free lunch. [There is no free lunch.] – Milton Friedman (1912 – 2006) (Image by kojikamei from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Think of the end before you begin. (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
To strip the wolf of his sheep skin. (Image by Sarah Richter 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)
