世の意見に従って…
世の意見に従って生きることは世の中では容易い(たやすい); 自分の意見に従って生きることは自分独りなら容易い; しかし、偉大な人は、群衆のただ中に在りながら、完璧な優雅さで、孤独な自立を保つ人だ。 – ラルフ・ウォルドー・エマソン[ラルフ・ワルド・エマーソン] (1803 – 82): 『エッセイ――第一集』“自己信頼” (Katie White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: 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)




