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If you never condemned you would never need to forgive.
Anthony de Mello
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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
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Bombay
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What is the work of a Master? said a solemn-faced visitor. To teach people to laugh , said the Master gravely.
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