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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.

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📍 Há: There is, there are🛤️ Maneira [femin. 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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