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Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ Quotes: A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.
         

A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.


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A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.
         



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