One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. – André Gide (1869 – 1951) (Image by Youssef Jheir from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… More »
![IMAGE: Be faithful to thyself. [Be faithful to yourself.] / Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/prayer-1308663_640-200x133.jpg)
Be faithful to thyself. [Be faithful to yourself.] / Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. – André Gide (1869 – 1951) (Image by reenablack from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. – André Gide (1869 – 1951) More »
The belief that becomes truth for me is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action. – André Gide (1869 – 1951) 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)
![IMAGE: Every flow has its ebb. [Every flow must have its ebb. / Every tide has its ebb.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/moon-1544530_640-100x65.jpg)
