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Nothing makes you happier than when you really reach out in mercy to someone who is badly hurt.

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
Mercy
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Hurt
Makes
Someone
Nothing
Really
Happier
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