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Never judge a man by where he's standing, because não sabes o quanto ele percorreu para lá chegar.you don't know how far he's come to get there.

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Nunca julgues um homem pelo lugar onde está, porque não sabes o quanto ele percorreu para chegar.

Never judge a man by where he's standing, because you don't know how far he's come to get there.

💬 Today's vocabulary

🛑 Nunca: Never ⚖️ Julgar: To judge 🚶‍♂️ Homem [masc. noun]: Man 🌍 Lugar [masc. noun]: Place 📍 Onde: Where Porque: Because 👣 Percorrer: To go through, to cover [a distance]👉 Lá: There

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