Aging with Grace
Today’s quote is by George Bernard Shaw, playwright and critic whose works shaped modern theatre and social thought:
You don’t stop laughing when you grow old. Envelheces quando paras de rir.You grow old when you stop laughing.
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Não paras de rir quando envelheces. Envelheces quando paras de rir.
You don’t stop laughing when you grow old. You grow old when you stop laughing.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🛑 Parar: To stop🤣 Rir: To laugh👵 Envelhecer: To age, to grow old📅 Quando: When
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