Mother Teresa Quotes
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Lord give me this seeing faith, then my work will never be monotonous. I will find joy in humoring the fancies and gratifying the wishes of all poor sufferers. O beloved sick, how doubly dear you are to me, when you personify Christ; and what a privilege is mine to be allowed to tend you.
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Duty is a very personal thing. It is what comes from knowing the need to take action and not just a need to urge others to do something.
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We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.
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If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your selfishness and your intellectual pride will inhibit His coming to live in your heart because God cannot fill what is already full. It is as simple as that.
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May God give back to you in love all the love you have given.
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Get to know the poor in your country. Love them. Serve them.
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Today somebody is suffering, today somebody is in the street, today somebody is hungry. ... We have only today to make Jesus known, loved, served, fed, clothed, sheltered. Do not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow we will not have them if we do not feed them today.
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If you are hungry to hear the voice of God, you will hear. To hear, you have to cut out all other things.
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A life not lived for others is not a life.
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Life is love, enjoy it. Life is mystery, know it. Life is a promise, fulfill it.
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Please don't kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to accept any child who would be aborted and to give that child to a married couple who will love the child and be loved by the child.
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Every adult was once a child free from prejudice.
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Purity is the fruit of prayer.
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The first step to becoming is to will it.
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Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.
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If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.
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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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Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.
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Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God
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In the poorest of the poor we see Jesus in distressed guise.
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It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.
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Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.
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May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.
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Nobody can change your religion unless you want to and God gives you the grace. It's between you and God alone. Nobody can force you.