This is the mark of…
This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble. – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) (Image by Richard Mcall from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »




![IMAGE: Wise men speak [talk] because they have something to say; fools (speak [talk]) because they have to say something.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bronze-610837_640-200x133.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: Let the cat wink and let the mouse run. [Let the cat wink and the mouse runs.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tom-and-jerry-2397258_640trim480-100x75.png)

![IMAGE: I never lose. I either win or learn. [Either I win or I learn.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/nelson-mandela-539834_640-100x67.jpg)
![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-1-100x75.jpg)
