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It is only by frequent deaths of ourselves and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully.

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
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Centered
Desires
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Silence came before creation, and the heavens were spread without a word
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Put yourself completely under the influence of Jesus, so that he may think his thoughts in your mind, do his work through your hands, for you will be all-powerful with him to strengthen you.
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In the final analysis it is between you and God, it was never between you and them anyway.
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