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If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.

Thomas a Kempis

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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
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Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
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Hämerkin
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