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Life is not worth living unless it is lived for others.

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
Lived
Unless
Worth
Living
Others
Life

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Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it.
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