
The question is which is to be master. - Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98): Through the Looking-glass (Humpty Dumpty)
(The original illustration by John Tenniel)
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問題はどちらが主人になるかだ。 - ルイス・キャロル (1832 - 98): 『鏡の国のアリス』(ハンプティ・ダンプティ)

![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: Love conquers all. [(La.) Amor vincit omnia.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/heart-277154_640-100x75.jpg)

