The cherry among flowers, the samurai among men. – Kanadehon Chūshingura; trans. by Hidesaburo Saito [斎藤秀三郎] (1866 – 1929) (Image by shell_ghostcage from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it’s a letdown, they won’t buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book. – Mickey… 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 »
You have to learn to walk before you run. (Image by BurningWell 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 »
A good beginning makes a good ending. / A good beginning is half the battle. / Well begun is half done. / The bad end of a bad beginning. (Image by qimono from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using… 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 »
He that knows little often repeats it. (Image by Alfred Derks from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory when defeated in a good cause. – Henry Ward Beecher (1813 – 87) (Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine… 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: Conquer yourself rather than the world. [Conquer yourself, not the world.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/panorama-2962730_640-100x58.jpg)
