Frases: Khalil Gibran

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Jack Scholes

The teacher, if indeed wise, does not bid you enter the house of their wisdom, but leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

Khalil Gibran

To bid – bade – bidden (Literary, formal)
To ask or tell somebody to do something or to give a greeting to someone.

• He bade them all to leave immediately.
• I bid you all good morning (I say ‘good morning’ to you all).
• He bade farewell to all his colleagues in London and returned to New York. (He said ‘goodbye’…)

Bid
SYN – tender

An offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, especially when competing with other companies or contractors.

• The government gave the contract for the new highway to the company that submitted the lowest bid.

Their

Their is used to refer to one person, when the sex is not mentioned or not known, to avoid saying ‘his’ or ‘her’.

• If anyone calls, ask for their number and tell them I’ll phone them tomorrow.

The threshold
SYN – level, limit

The level or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached something else happens which is usually exciting or new.

• We are on the threshold of a new era in communications.

Referência: “Gems of Wisdom – Inspirational Messages to Enhance the Quality of Your Life and Improve Your English” de Jack Scholes – Disal Editora, 2007. Leia a resenha. Adquira seu exemplar na Disal ou no Submarino.