Mother Teresa Quotes
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It is easy to be proud & harsh & selfish - so easy. But we have been created for better things.
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You weren't created just to consume resources, you were put on this Earth to make a contribution.
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The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here.'
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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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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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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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Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it.
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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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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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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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Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier
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Our vocation, to be beautiful, must be full of thought for others.
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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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I always say "if you are afraid of them (the unborn), give them to me. Please, don't kill them."
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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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The greatest good is what we do for others.
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All of us our but his instruments who do our part and pass by.
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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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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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Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love...the smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.
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We can do no great things-only small things with great love.
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Love – the more you share with others, the more you have.
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Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.
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In ... silence we find a new energy and a real unity. God's energy becomes our, allowing us to perform things well.