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O, Father of Mercies and God of all comfort,(1) I give thanks unto Thee, ", "authority_tier": "father", "source": "Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418-1427)", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_b20c69e2e533", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_28: “My Son, take it not sadly to heart, if any think ill of thee, and say of the...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, take it not sadly to heart, if any think ill of thee, and say of thee what thou art unwilling to hear. Thou oughtest to think worse of thyself, and to believe no man weaker than thyself. 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