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We Should Love Others Truly, For Their Own Sakes Rather Than Our Own.
-Thomas Aquinas
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We Should Love Others Truly, For Their
Thomas Aquinas
We Should Love Others Truly, For Their Own Sakes Rather Than Our Own.
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