Mother Teresa Quotes
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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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Our vocation, to be beautiful, must be full of thought for others.
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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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Mother Teresa tells a story of walking past an open drain and catching a glimpse of something moving in it. She investigated and found a dying man whom she took back to a home where he could die in love and peace. 'I live like an animal in the streets,' the man told her. 'Now I will die like an angel'.
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I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.
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Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.
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Religion has nothing to do with compassion; it is our love for God that is the main thing because we have all been created for the sole purpose to love and be loved.
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People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway.... Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.... What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. .. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you've got anyway.
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Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.
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If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride, because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about other people's opinions. Be humble and you will never be disturbed. Remember St. Aloysius, who said he would continue to play billiards even if he knew he was going to die. Do you play well? Sleep well? Eat well? These are duties. Nothing is small for God.
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Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.
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Holiness is not the luxury of a few people, but a simple duty for you and me.
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Love – the more you share with others, the more you have.
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God doesn't ask that we succeed in everything, but that we are faithful. However beautiful our work may be, let us not become attached to it. Always remain prepared to give it up, without losing your peace.
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We have a vow to give wholeheartedly everything to the poor.
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At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.
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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.
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Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier
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I am a little pencil in God's hands. He does the thinking. He does the writing. He does everything and sometimes it is really hard because it is a broken pencil and He has to sharpen it a little more.
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Keep your heart pure. A pure heart is necessary to see God in each other. If you see God in each other, there is love for each other, then there is peace.
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I always say "if you are afraid of them (the unborn), give them to me. Please, don't kill them."
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Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.
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To students: I pray that all those young people who have graduated, do not carry just a piece of paper with them but that they carry with them love, peace and joy. That they become the sunshine of God's love to our people, the hope of eternal happiness and the burning flame of love wherever they go. That they become carriers of God's love. That they be able to give what they have received. For they have received not to keep, but to share.
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What will we answer to Him about that child, that old father and mother, because they are His creation, they are children of God.