We often discover…
We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. – Samuel Smiles (1812 – 1904): Self-Help ch.11 (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech… 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: He who touches pitch will be defiled. / The rotten apple injures its neighbors [neighbours].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cider-apples-2908856_640-100x75.jpg)



