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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 mais nem a mais que sobrevive. É a que é mais à .

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 [femin. noun]: Species💪 Forte [masc. and femin. adjective]: Strong🧠 Inteligente [masc. and femin. adjective]: Smart, clever🧩 Adaptável [masc. and femin. adjective]: Adaptable🔄 Mudança [femin. noun]: Change

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