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A Glass Eye

A Glass Eye

«No foreign language, no matter how illustrious it may be, can express in our name the intimate feelings, the deep pains and the everlasting hopes of the Galician people; if we are still different and able to exist, it is only thanks to our language.» Castelao (1886-1950)     Many people spend their entire lives looking for their sole purpose, yet I have come to understand that it is not something you chase; it is something or several things that…

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Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don’t

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don’t

Funnily enough, the Spanish equivalent of this saying is «Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer» and it is widely used in Spain, hence, the lack of progress in many aspects of life. Language shapes the way we think and behave, so whenever a Spanish person faces a difficult choice, they tend to say to themselves, or others, «Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don’t» and end up choosing the safer option, even if it isn’t…

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