Intenção vale dinheiro
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Na vida comum, o ato de terceiro não desobriga o contratante; mas a vantagem de contratar com o Céu é que intenção vale dinheiro.
In common life, the act of a third party does not discharge the contracting party; but the advantage of contracting with Heaven is that intention is worth money.
The narrator reflects on the value of intention in contracts with Heaven.
The narrator contrasts earthly contracts, where only the actual act of a third party can discharge an obligation, with divine contracts, where mere intention has value.
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