A great work is made…
A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. – Nadia Boulanger (1887 – 1979) (Image by DarkWorkX from Pixabay) / (Image by Tumisu from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… 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 man has the defects of his qualities. [Every man has the defects of his virtues].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/qualities-795867_640_aggression-487274_640-100x75.jpg)
![IMAGE: Expectation is better than realization. / There is a great difference between the fame and the reality. [The reality falls far short of the fame.] / The reality (always) falls short of the fame. [The reality often belies the fame.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/i-do-not-see-2384621_640-100x68.jpg)
