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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Friday, August 26, 2011

DAILY UPDATED SAYINGS WITH PICTURES. Patience surpasses learning.


Patience surpasses learning.


Picture source: garyecolleinc.com
Note: patience (noun) = the ability to wait calmly; the capacity to accept delay without getting angry | surpass (verb) = be greater than; go past; exceed | learning (noun) = the gaining of knowledge through study, experience etc
Possible interpretation: 1) The ability to wait for a long time without getting angry is even better than education. 2) the capacity to accept delay without getting upset will achieve more than study in the end

Origin: Dutch proverb.

Quick Quiz:
If "Patience surpasses learning", which of these is superior?
  1. the ability to tolerate delay calmly
  2. a good education
  3. a surplus of education
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