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All they are enslaved who are possessors of riches, they who love themselves, the selfish, the curious, the restles", "authority_tier": "father", "source": "Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418-1427)", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_1b8f3bcc8246", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_38: “My Son, for this thou must diligently make thy endeavour, that in every plac...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, for this thou must diligently make thy endeavour, that in every place and outward action or occupation thou mayest be free within, and have power over thyself; and that all things be under th", "authority_tier": "father", "source": "Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418-1427)", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_06b45d614fc8", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_53: “My Son, precious is My grace, it suffereth not itself to be joined with outw...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, precious is My grace, it suffereth not itself to be joined with outward things, nor with earthly consolations. 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