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Thomas Aquinas Quotes: Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.
         

Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.


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