Mother Teresa Quotes
-
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.
-
If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.
-
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.
-
Jesus has said "Come, blessed of my Father, take the seat in the kingdom prepared for you, because I was hungry you gave me food, I was thirsty you have me drink, I was naked you clothed me, I was homeless you took me home and I was sick you visited me." And we are just doing that.
-
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
-
Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.
-
Life is love, enjoy it. Life is mystery, know it. Life is a promise, fulfill it.
-
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.
-
Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.
-
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.
-
Get to know the poor in your country. Love them. Serve them.
-
Unless a life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile.
-
Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.
-
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.
-
We must remember that life begins at home and we must also remember that the future of humanity passes through the family
-
I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive it (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone.
-
Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.
-
If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.
-
I remember I picked up a person from the street who was nearly eaten up with maggots, and he said, I have lived like an animal, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.
-
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.
-
Anybody who helps the poor is delighted. So naturally, they (critics) are not very happy with us.
-
If you are hungry to hear the voice of God, you will hear. To hear, you have to cut out all other things.
-
When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now. This is why you should ask your parish priest to have perpetual adoration in your parish. I beg the Blessed Mother to touch the hearts of all parish priests that they may have perpetual Eucharistic adoration in their parishes, and that it may spread throughout the entire world
-
Faith in action is love, and love in action is service. By transforming that faith into living acts of love, we put ourselves in contact with God Himself, with Jesus our Lord.