Mother Teresa Quotes
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Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else.
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God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.
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Brothers, Fathers and Sisters - all of us in the Missionaries of Charity are doing the same. All of us have been created by God to love and to be loved. We are involved in this work. When you do that, there is joy, unity and love.
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Jesus announced which will be the criteria of the final judgment of our lives: we will be judged according to love.We will be judged according to the poor of spirit or money.
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The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.
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A day lived without doing something good for others is a day not worth living.
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Put yourself completely under the influence of Jesus, so that he may think his thoughts in your mind, do his work through your hands, for you will be all-powerful with him to strengthen you.
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Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.
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Unless a life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile.
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Loneliness is the leprosy of the modern world.
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I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.
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I feel called to help individuals, to love each human being. I never think in terms of crowds in general but in terms of persons. Were I to think about crowds, I would never begin anything.
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How much love did you put into what you did?
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I think that a person who is attached to riches, who lives with the worry of riches, is actually very poor. If this person puts his money at the service of others, then he is rich, very rich.
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God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of prayer-to know that He loves me, that I have been created for greater things.
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It is more difficult to fight poverty in a rich country than in a poor one.
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You should never lose heart. God is merciful and kind- he has endowed you with the best gift- smile, which can make millions happy.
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The way you help heal the world is you start with your own family.
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Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other – it doesn't matter who it is – and that will help to grow up in greater love for each other.
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Christ came to be Father's compassion to the world. Be kind in your actions. Do not think that you are the only one who can do efficient work, work worth showing. This makes you harsh in your judgment of others who may not have the same talents. Do your best and trust that others do their best. And be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
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If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
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In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love.
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Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other-that man, that woman, that child is my brother or my sister. If everyone could see the image of God in his neighbor, do you think we would still need tanks and generals?
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Suffering will come, trouble will come - that's part of life; a sign that you are alive. If you have no suffering and no trouble, the devil is taking it easy. You are in his hand.