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 dor, estás vivo. Se sentes a dor dos outros, és um ser humano.
If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, you're a human being.
💬 Today's vocabulary
❓ Se: If💓 Sentir: To feel🤕 Dor [femin. noun]: Pain📍 Estar: To be 🧍♂️ Vivo [masc. adj.]: Alive👥 Outros: Others 🌍 Ser humano: Human being
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