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To fear is to expect punishment. To love is to know we are immersed not in darkness, but in light.

Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: August 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 5
Religious Sister
Saint
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Faith
Fear
Light
Love
Immersed
Punishment
Expect
Darkness

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