When I am weak, then…
When I am weak, then I am strong. – Saint Paul (c.5? – c.67) — Bible: “The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians” Chapter 12 More »
Category: English(-Japanese) Quotations and Sayings: 英語(-日本語)の名言ことわざ
The more you get…
The more you get, the more you want. More »
There is no rule…
![IMAGE: There is no rule without exceptions. [There is no general rule without some exceptions.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rose-369106_640-200x150.jpg)
There is no rule without exceptions. [There is no general rule without some exceptions.] / The exception proves the rule. More »
The three signs of…
The three signs of great men are — generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. – Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 98) More »
No rose without a…
(There is) No rose without a thorn. [Every rose has its thorn.] More »
The people sensible…
The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none. – Eden Phillpotts (1862 – 1960) More »
The creation of a…
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 82) More »
Willows are weak, yet…
Willows are weak, yet they bind other wood. / Better bend, than break. / Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm. More »
The pot calls the…
The pot calls the kettle black. / As good twenty as nineteen. More »
Things longed for seem…
![IMAGE: Things longed for seem long in coming. / A watched pot [pan] never boils. / A watched pot is long in boiling.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/clock-598837_640_soup-264284_640-200x150.jpg)
Things longed for seem long in coming. / A watched pot [pan] never boils. / A watched pot is long in boiling. More »
![IMAGE: I never lose. I either win or learn. [Either I win or I learn.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/nelson-mandela-539834_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: The voice of the people is the voice of God. [(La.) Vox populi, vox Dei.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/art-money-705230_640-100x75.jpg)
