The Art of Diplomacy
Winston Churchill, who led Britain through WWII with words as sharp as his strategies, offers today's wry take on what diplomacy really means:
Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that elas perguntam o caminho.they ask for directions.
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A diplomacia é a arte de dizer às pessoas para irem para o inferno de tal forma que elas perguntam o caminho.
Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🤝 Diplomacia [femin. noun]: Diplomacy 🎨 Arte [femin. noun]: Art 👥 Pessoas [femin. noun]: People 🔥 Inferno [masc. noun]: Hell👉 De tal forma: In such a way 🛤️ Caminho [masc. noun]: Way
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