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The Soft Side of Strength

In today’s quote, Mary Anne Radmacher, writer of “Courage Doesn’t Always Roar,” shows how courage can be gentle.

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “vou tentar outra vez amanhã.I will try again tomorrow.

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A coragem nem sempre ruge. Por vezes, a coragem é a voz serena ao fim do dia, que diz: “Vou tentar outra vez amanhã.”

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”

💬 Today's vocabulary

🛡️ Coragem [femin. noun]: Courage🦁 Rugir: To roar🔄 Por vezes: Sometimes🗣️ Voz [femin. noun]: Voice🎯 Tentar: To try, to attempt🔁 Outra vez: Again

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Written for level A2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.

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