When Nobody Notices
The following is a quote by John Lennon:
When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody notices, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet a maioria do público ainda dorme.most of the audience still sleeps.
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Quando fazes algo* nobre e belo e ninguém repara*, não fiques* triste. Pois* o sol todas as manhãs é um belo espectáculo e no entanto* a maioria do público ainda dorme.When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody notices, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.
🔎 Words in this story
✴️ Algo (something)
“Algo” is an indefinite pronoun, equivalent to “alguma coisa” (some thing/something).
It can also be an adverb which means “rather/a little/a bit” and is used to modify a verb, adjective or another adverb.
For example: “Ele está algo doente” (He is a bit sick).
✴️ Repara (notices)
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