![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_640-200x133.jpg)
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,… More »
Your happiness is determined by your relationships (with people) within about five-meter radius. If you want to be happy, make (the) people within a five-meter radius of you happy. – Soichi Noguchi [Noguchi Sōichi] (1965 – ): The Last Lecture… More »
Time goes, you say?–ah no! // Ours is the eyes’ deceit / Of men whose flying feet / Lead through some landscape low; // We pass, and think we see / The earth’s fixed surface flee:– / Alas, Time stays,–we… More »
Don’t lose your way, / With each passing day; / You’ve come so far, / Don’t throw it away. // – James Horner (1953 – 2015), Barry Mann (1939 – ) & Will Jennings (1944 – ): If We Hold… 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 »
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 »
Why do we create? If we don’t, the world will be too boring, so create something. Get your pencil and paper right now. That’s it. Just make whatever sound you like, make the sound you want to make. – Taro… More »
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always… More »
Listen to the red beans. Never trust the clocks; keep an eys on them. They’ll let you know what to do. Imagine the happy smiles of the people eating them. Be delicious, be delicious, be delicious…. That feeling will flow… More »
We make a living by what we get, (but) we make a life by what we give. – Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer-) Churchill (1874 – 1965) (Image by photosforyou from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from… 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: Never spur a willing horse. [Do not spur a willing horse.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cowboy-2243027_640-100x56.jpg)
![IMAGE: A burnt child dreads the fire. [The burnt child fears the fire.] / Once bitten, twice shy. [Once bit, twice shy.] / He that has been bitten by a serpent [snake] fear [is afraid of] a rotten rope. / A scalded cat [dog] fears (even) cold water.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/asian_match_dog_boy_basilisk-rattlesnake_cat-100x75.jpg)
