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Ship in Harbour

Like most quotes on the internet, the following is attributed to Albert Einstein:

A ship in harbour is safe, but não é para isso que os navios são construídos.that is not what ships are built for.

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Um no está , não é para que os navios são .

A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

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🚢 Navio [masc. noun]: Ship⚓ Porto [masc. noun]: Harbour🔐 Seguro [masc. adjective]: Safe🤔 Mas: But👉 Isso [invariable pronoun]: That🏗️ Construir: To build

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