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  What it means

  Virtue surpasses learning — good character is worth more than book knowledge.

  English equivalent

  Virtue is better than knowledge.

  Vocabulary

  • cnota — virtue, moral excellence
  • nauka — learning, science, education
  • przechodzić — to surpass, to go beyond

  Grammar note

  'Naukę' is the accusative of 'nauka'. 'Przechodzi' is third-person singular present.

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