Virtue in deeds not words
Language: English
We live in deeds, not years.
In thoughts not breaths.
In feelings not figures on a deal.
We should count time by heart-throbs.
He most lives, who thinks most;
feels the noblest, acts the best.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La virtut en fets, no en paraules", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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La virtut en fets, no en paraules
Language: Catalan (Català) after the English
Vivim en fets, no en anys.
En pensaments, no en respirs.
En sentiments, no en xifres.
Hauríem de comptar el temps amb els batecs del cor.
Qui més viu, qui pensa més,
percep el més noble, actua millor.
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- Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2024 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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