Mother Teresa Quotes
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There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. We sometimes lose sight of this force when there is suffering, too much pain. Then suddenly, the spirit will emerge through the lives of ordinary people who hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways.
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To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautiful for him.
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I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.
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We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?
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Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone.
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Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.
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Let us not be afraid to be humble, small, helpless to prove our love for God. The cup of water you give the sick, the way you lift a dying man, the way you feed a baby, the way you teach a dull child, the way you give medicine to a sufferer of leprosy, the joy with which you smile at your own at home - all this is God's love in the world today.
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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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It is much easier to conquer a country than to conquer ourselves.
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The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small.
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If you're too busy to pray...you're too busy
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Any country that accepts abortion is the poorest of the poor
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Love has no meaning if it isn't shared. We have been created for greater things - to love and to be loved... To love a person without any conditions, without any expectations. Small things, done in great love, bring joy and peace. To love, it is necessary to give. To give, it is necessary to be free from selfishness.
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In the end, dear friend, it is always between us and God, not between us and them.
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I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself “How has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way?” 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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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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The Cross will be for us as it was for Christ: proof of the greatest love.
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You may be exhausted with work, you may even kill yourself, but unless your work is interwoven with love, it is useless. To work without love is slavery.
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Joy must be one of the pivots of our life. It is the token of a generous personality. Sometimes it is also a mantle that clothes a life of sacrifice and self-giving. A person who has this gift often reaches high summits. He or she is like sun in a community.
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We think we do so much for the poor, but it is they who make us rich
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You can't do God's work without suffering.
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How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers.
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Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.
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I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.