Be a Star
In today's quote from Martin Luther King Jr., we're reminded that greatness isn't measured by size, but by quality.
Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Sê o melhor do que quer que sejas.Be the best of whatever you are.
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Sê um arbusto se não podes ser uma árvore. Se não podes ser uma autoestrada, sê apenas um trilho. Se não podes ser um sol, sê uma estrela. Porque não é pelo tamanho que se vence ou se falha. Sê o melhor do que quer que sejas.Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
✨ Today's vocabulary
🌿 Arbusto [masc. noun]: Bush🌳 Árvore [fem. noun]: Tree🛣️ Autoestrada [fem. noun]: Highway🚵 Trilho [masc. noun]: Trail☀️ Sol [masc. noun]: Sun⭐ Estrela [fem. noun]: Star📏 Tamanho [masc. noun]: Size🏆 Vencer: To win❌ Falhar: To fail
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