![IMAGE: The first and best [greatest] victory is to conquer self [yourself]; to be conquered by self [yourself] is of all things most shameful and vile.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/book-2127252_640.jpg)
The first and best [greatest] victory is to conquer self [yourself]; to be conquered by self [yourself] is of all things most shameful and vile. - Plato [Platon] (427 - 347B.C.)
/ (I count him braver…)
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最優先かつ最重要の勝利は、自分に打ち勝つこと； 自分に負けてしまうのは、何よりも恥ずべきで下品なことだ。 - プラトン (紀元前427 - 前347)（【訳】岡本健 (1963 - )）
/ (私は自分の敵を征服…)
![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 fights and runs away lives to fight another day. [He that fights and runs away lives to fight another day.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/escape-route-1941735_640-100x75.jpg)
![IMAGE: Act like you have Covid-19, it will help guide your decisions. It won't be easy, but the alternative is worse. Breaking the rules could kill someone close to you. Stay home [Stay at home], stay safe, break the chain, save lives. You are not alone. We will get through this together, but only if we stick together. Be strong and be kind [Be strong but be kind].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/virus-4915859_640-100x70.png)