The Duality of Courage
Today's quote is by Winston Churchill, the former UK Prime Minister and Nobel Prize winner in Literature. He was also a prolific painter, creating over 500 works as a way to manage his lifelong depression, which he referred to as his "black dog."
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also o que é necessário para se sentar e ouvir.what it takes to sit down and listen.
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Coragem é o que é necessário para se levantar e falar; coragem é também o que é necessário para se sentar e ouvir.Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
✨ Today's vocabulary
💪 Coragem [fem. noun]: Courage🔑 Necessário: Necessary🛌 Levantar-se: To get up, to stand up🗣️ Falar: To speak🤝 Também: Also🪑 Sentar-se: To sit [oneself] down🎧 Ouvir: To listen
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