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Não éporque o passarinho estar na gaiola que o impede de cantar.
A caged bird can still sing.
By Unknown
Even if circumstances are not what you imagined, you can still learn to be content with what you do have.
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Um homem sem paciência é como uma lâmpada sem azeite.
A man without patience is a lamp without oil.
By Unknown
Just as oil is essential for a lamp to shine, patience is essential for a person to handle difficulties, wait for the right moment, and act thoughtfully.
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Uma língua é o lugar donde se vê o Mundo e em que se traçam os limites do nosso pensar e sentir.
A language is the place from where we see the world and where we draw the limits of our thinking and feeling.
By Vergílio Ferreira
a Portuguese writer, and a key figure in Portuguese-language literature