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If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.

Thomas a Kempis

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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
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Jacksonville
Florida
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