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The Empty Pursuit

Today’s line is attributed to several people, including Bob Marley:

Some people are so poor, tudo o que têm é dinheiro.all they have is money.

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Algumas pessoas são tão pobres que tudo o que têm é dinheiro.

Some people are so poor, all they have is money.

💬 Today's vocabulary

👥 Pessoa [femin. noun]: Person 💸 Pobre [masc. and femin. adj.]: Poor 📦 Tudo: Everything 📍 Que: That / which 🤲 Ter: To have 💰 Dinheiro [masc. noun]: Money

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