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Let go quarrel and contention, nor embroil thyself in trouble and differences by being over-solicitous in thy own defence.
Let go quarrel and contention, nor embroil thyself in trouble and differences by being over-solicitous in thy own defence.
Approximate author period: c. 1425 AD · medieval
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- Thomas À Kempis
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- Approximate author period: c. 1425 AD · medieval
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Thomas à Kempis. · page_240
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