Why is it, I wonder, that anyone who displays superior athletic ability is an object of admiration to his classmates, while one who displays superior mental ability is an object of hatred? Is there some hidden understanding that it is… More »
We must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature — or go insane. – Charlie Chaplin [Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin] (1889 – 1977) (Image by Hermann Traub from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using… More »
![IMAGE: What is the nation's treasure? The will to (achieve) enlightenment is the treasure, and one who possesses it is the nation's treasure. Therefore there is an old saying that a string of (large) jewels is not the nation's treasure; the nation's treasure is one who lights up a (small) corner of the world [one who brightens the world at his corner / one who shines light into a dark corner].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/candle-1285146_640-200x132.jpg)
What is the nation’s treasure? The will to (achieve) enlightenment is the treasure, and one who possesses it is the nation’s treasure. Therefore there is an old saying that a string of (large) jewels is not the nation’s treasure; the… More »
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. – Charlie Chaplin [Sir Charles Spencer… More »
When you are right, you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. – Martin Luther King， Jr. (1929 – 68) (Image by John Hain from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine… More »
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King， Jr. (1929 – 68) (Image by nbandr from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. – Mahatma [Mohandas Karamchand] Gandhi (1869 – 1948) (Image by Bishnu Sarangi from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
We can work it out, / We can work it out. // Life is very short, / and there’s no time / For fussing and fighting, my friend. // I have always thought / That it’s a crime. / So… More »
When the world is ready to fall / On your little shoulders, // And when you’re feeling lonely and small, / You need somebody there to hold you. // You can call out my name, / When you’re only lonely.… More »
When you get caught between the moon and New York City, / I know it’s crazy, but it’s true, // If you get caught between the moon and New York City, / The best that you can do, / The… More »
![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: One for all, all for one. [All for one and one for all.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/team-1928848_640-100x67.jpg)
