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Take help from the sources available on the internet and make a list of proverbs and quotations about ‘road’. - English

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Take help from the sources available on the internet and make a list of proverbs and quotations about ‘road’.

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  1. “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
  2. “If you don’t like the road you're walking, start paving another one.”
  3. “Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.”
  4. “If you make the mistake of looking back too much, you aren’t focused enough on the road in front of you.”
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पाठ 2.1: Song of the Open Road - Brainstorming (A6) [पृष्ठ ९८]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.1 Song of the Open Road
Brainstorming (A6) | Q (i) | पृष्ठ ९८

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