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Survival's Secret

Today's quote is often credited to Charles Darwin, but it was actually written by a business professor named Leon Megginson in 1963:

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. É a que é mais adaptável à mudança.It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

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Não é a espécie mais forte nem a mais inteligente que sobrevive. É a que é mais adaptável à mudança.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

🚀 Today's vocabulary

🧬 Espécie: Species💪 Forte: Strong🧠 Inteligente: Smart, clever🧩 Adaptável: Adaptable🔄 Mudança: Change

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