Mother Teresa Quotes
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There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.
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You can find Calcutta anywhere in the world. You only need two eyes to see. Everywhere in the world there are people that are not loved, people that are not wanted nor desired, people that no one will help, people that are pushed away or forgotten. And this is the greatest poverty.
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If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.
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Each of us is merely a small instrument; all of us, after accomplishing our mission, will disappear.
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Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier
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Little things are indeed little, but to be faithful in little things is a great thing.
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I don't do great things. I do small things with great love.
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The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family
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How sad it is when someone comes to you looking for Jesus and all they see is you.
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The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.
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Our vocation, to be beautiful, must be full of thought for others.
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Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
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There is a famine in America. Not a famine of food, but of love, of truth, of life.
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The true way and the sure way to friendship is through humility-being open to each other, accepting each other just as we are, knowing each other.
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Work without love is slavery.
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God never sends us more than we can handle.
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A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness.
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I think that before people were speaking much about the poor, but now more and more people are speaking to the poor. That is the great difference.
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In reality, there is only one true prayer, only one substantial prayer: Christ himself. There is only one voice which rises above the face of the earth, the voice of Christ. Prayer is oneness with Christ.
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Jesus wants me to tell you again...how much is the love He has for each one of you-beyond all what you can imagine...Not only He loves you, even more - He longs for you. He misses you when you don't come close. He thirsts for you. He loves you always, even when you don't feel worthy.
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One day there springs up the desire for money and for all that money can provide — the superfluous, luxury in eating, luxury in dressing, trifles. Needs increase because one thing calls for another. The result is uncontrollable dissatisfaction. Let us remain as empty as possible so that God can fill us up.
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Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see. Everywhere, wherever you go, you find people who are unwanted, unloved, uncared for, just rejected by society completely forgotten, completely left alone.
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There is so much love in us all, but often we are too shy to express our love, and keep it bottled up inside us. We must learn to love, to love until it hurts, and we will know how to accept love.
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The poor are our brothers and sisters ... people in the world who need love, who need care, who have to be wanted.