初めは人が習慣を作り…
初めは人が習慣を作り、次に習慣が人を作るようになる。 – ジョン・ドライデン (1631 – 1700) ((Joenomias) Menno de JongによるPixabayからの画像) (Michal JarmolukによるPixabayからの画像) (Gino CrescoliによるPixabayからの画像) (Steve BuissinneによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »




![IMAGE: Roses are red, violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, and so are you. // [The rose is red, the violet's blue, / The honey's sweet, and so are you. //]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/garden-3_scented-violets-1_sugar-1_honey-1-200x150.jpg)
![IMAGE: Temperance is the best physic. [Temperance is the best medicine.] / Light suppers make long life.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/salmon-518032_640-200x150.jpg)

![IMAGE: To preach to deaf ears. [To pray to deaf ears.] / A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. / In at one ear and out at the other.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/horse-1330690_640-200x133.jpg)


![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)



![IMAGE: Money makes the mare go. [Money makes the mare to go.] / Money makes the world go round.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/money-965060_640_horse-3317004_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: To preach to deaf ears. [To pray to deaf ears.] / A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. / In at one ear and out at the other.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/horse-1330690_640-100x66.jpg)