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title: "3 Choose Thou Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Choose Thou quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Choose Thou sayings and thoughts."
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> [I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayazid-bastami/i-desire-not-to-desire-for-my-will-is-without-value-since-i-am/)

[Bayazid Bastami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayazid-bastami/)

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> [And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bible/and-if-the-way-be-too-long-for-thee-so-that-thou-art-not-able-to/)

[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bible/)

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> [“There is today, every day, set before thee good and evil, life and death--choose thou. For only self can separate you from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-cayce/there-is-today-every-day-set-before-thee-good-and-evil-life-and-death/)

[Edgar Cayce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-cayce/)

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