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Find some examples of antithesis from your mother tongue and translate them into English.

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Find some examples of antithesis from your mother tongue and translate them into English.

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1. जेवणाचे ताट दयावे; परंतु आपला पाट देऊ नये. Give food, clothes, etc. to your child,
but never give your earnings
2. कष्ट देतात ताप, पण त्याचे लाभ अमाप. Hard work is exhausting, but its
benefits are pleasing.
3. ऐकावे जनाचे, पण करावे मनाचे. Listen to people, but do what
your conscience says.
4. पैशाने सर्व काही मिळते, पण सुख मिळत नाही. Money can buy everything,
but not happiness.
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