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Painfully Human

Today’s quote comes from Leo Tolstoy, one of history’s most influential novelists:

If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, és um ser humano.you're a human being.

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, . Se sentes a dor dos , és um .

If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, you're a human being.

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❓ Se: If💓 Sentir: To feel🤕 Dor [femin. noun]: Pain📍 Estar: To be 🧍‍♂️ Vivo [masc. adjective]: Alive👥 Outros: Others 🌍 Ser humano [masc. noun]: Human being

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