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A humble knowledge of oneself is a surer road to God than a deep searching of the sciences.

A humble knowledge of oneself is a surer road to God than a deep searching of the sciences.
Thomas a Kempis

Approximate author period: c. 1425 AD · medieval

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Thomas a Kempis
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Approximate author period: c. 1425 AD · medieval
Approximate period for recorded attribution label Thomas a Kempis: recorded author lifetime 1380–1471. Source: https://edsverb.com/authors/thomas-a-kempis (checked 2026-10-08). The existing author record is thomas-a-kempis; no author identity is bound and no quotation composition date or attribution is independently verified.
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