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Shifting Waters

Today's quote comes from Heraclitus, early Greek thinker, famous for teaching that life is always changing.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and ele não é o mesmo homem.he’s not the same man.

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Nenhum homem entra no mesmo rio duas vezes, pois não é o mesmo rio e ele não é o mesmo homem.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.

Today's vocabulary

👨 Homem [masc. noun]: Man 🚪 Entrar: To enter🔁 Mesmo: Same🌊 Rio [masc. noun]: River2️⃣ Duas vezes: Two times, twice🤷 Pois: Since, for

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