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But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
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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