Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes

We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?

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• We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?

  

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  • Refuse