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We need silence to be able to touch souls.

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
Tree
Noise
Stars
Senses
Understanding
Souls
Nature
Touch
Able
Silent
Spiteful
Soul
Moon
Calcutta
Need
Listening
Restlessness
Needs
Silence
Empathy

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