Spreading Light
In today's quote, Edith Wharton, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, offers a beautiful metaphor on how we can bring light into the world.
There are two ways of spreading light: ser a vela, ou o espelho que a reflete.to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.
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duas de : ser a , ou o que a .
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.
Today's vocabulary
📍 Há: There is, there are🛤️ Maneira [feminine noun]: Way, manner🌟 Espalhar: To shed (light), to scatter, to spread💡 Luz [femin. noun]: Light🕯️ Vela [femin. noun]: Candle🪞 Espelho [masc. noun]: Mirror✨ Refletir: To reflect
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