So may the outward shows be least themselves. The world is still deceived with ornament. – Bassanio — William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616): The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene II (Image by skeeze from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of… More »
![IMAGE: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. [Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/feather-4661244_640-200x134.jpg)
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. [Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.] – Saint Paul (c.5? – c.67) — Bible: “The… More »
Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they be angels in disguise. – George Whitman (1913 – 2011) / (The quote is taken from the wall of Shakespeare and Company, George Whitman’s bookstore in Paris.) / (Be not forgetful to…) (Image… More »
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by ClarissaBell from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by monicore from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by ShonEjai from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by holdmypixels from Pixabay)… More »
I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by Pexels from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using… More »
If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me? – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by Лечение Наркомании from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… More »
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) (Image by Sasin Tipchai 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)
