Man is not the…
Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of men. – Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 81) (Image by pixel2013 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »

![IMAGE: To rob Peter to pay Paul. [To borrow from Peter to pay Paul. / To unclothe Peter to clothe Paul.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/paul-1158086_640-200x150.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)





