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Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more.

Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more.
Thomas À Kempis ↗

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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Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)

Want · anthology attribution: Thomas à Kempis

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