To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. - Mother Teresa

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To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

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About Mother Teresa

Saint Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Anjezë Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian-born Indian citizen, Roman Catholic Sister, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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Native Name: Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
Alternative Names: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu • Blessed Teresa of Calcutta • Saint Teresa of Calcutta • Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu
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