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nosce te ipsum

American  
[nohs-ke tey ip-soom, noh-see tee ip-suhm] / ˈnoʊs kɛ teɪ ˈɪp sʊm, ˈnoʊ si ti ˈɪp səm /
Latin.

  1. know thyself.

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In the top of this windowe, and also of the other, in scrolls,—"Gnothi seauton: Nosce te ipsum."

From Project Gutenberg

Some of them, especially his motto "Nosce te ipsum," are attributed to Cranmer.

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