Flaws and All
Today’s quote comes from Kathryn Schulz, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "Being Wrong", known for writing about error and regret:
The point isn’t to live without any regrets. The point is não nos odiarmos por os termos.not hate ourselves for having them.
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The Plus version of this story
O objetivo não é viver sem arrependimentos. O objetivo é não nos odiarmos por os termos.
The point isn’t to live without any regrets. The point is to not hate ourselves for having them.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🎯 Objetivo [masc. noun]: Aim; goal, the point🌱 Viver: To live😔 Arrependimento [masc. noun]: Regret📖 Por os termos: For having them [‘termos’: personal infinitive of ‘ter’]
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