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Mark Twain is credited with today’s quote, and it’s one that challenges the idea of entitlement:
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. Ele estava aqui primeiro.It was here first.
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Não andes por aí a que o te . O mundo não te deve nada. Ele estava primeiro.
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
Today's vocabulary
🚶 Andar por aí a dizer: To go around saying 🌍 Mundo [masc. noun]: World🤝 Dever: To owe, should, must📦 Algo: Something📍 Aqui: Here
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