Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes

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

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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
  • Desires
  • Deaths