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Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.

Thomas a Kempis

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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
Thomas von Kempen
Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas von Kempen à Kempis
Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
Therefore
Justice
Better
Mayst
Zeal
Thyself
Neighbor
Diversity
Thou

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