God, grant me the…
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, (the) courage to change the things I can, and (the) wisdom to know the difference. – (Karl Paul) Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 – 1971) / (God, give me grace…)… 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: Three women make a market. [Three women and a goose make a market.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/foots-73310_640-100x67.jpg)



![IMAGE: The Child is father of the Man. [The Child is the father of the Man.] / A leopard cannot change his spots.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dad-909510_640-100x55.jpg)