Ikigai Daily
Why it matters
Quiet people often have hidden depths. From the Latin 'the deepest rivers flow with least sound'.
Türkçe
Durgun sular derin akar.İngiliz atasözü
Sessiz insanların çoğu zaman gizli derinlikleri vardır. Latince kökeni: 'En derin nehirler en az sesle akar.'
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