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Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.

Thomas a Kempis

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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
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Theologian
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
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Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
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