Cycle of Blindness
Today's quote is widely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India's independence movement, though the origin remains unconfirmed:
An eye for an eye does nothing but fazer o mundo inteiro ficar cego.cause the whole world to go blind.
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por olho não faz do que fazer o ficar .
An eye for an eye does nothing but cause the whole world to go blind.
Today's vocabulary
👁️ Olho [masc. noun]: Eye➕ Mais: More🌍 Mundo [masc. noun]: World🧩 Inteiro [masc. adjective]: Whole, entire🙈 Cego [masc. adjective]: Blind
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Written for level A2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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