“The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence.”

— Mother Teresa · Calm quote

The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence. — Mother Teresa quote card
Catholic nun and missionary · 1910 – 1997

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1979).

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