Mother Teresa Quotes
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Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.
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Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.
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We are called to be contemplatives. ..by seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, everywhere, all the time.
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Even if I want I cannot make you say sorry to God.
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Prayer to be fruitful must come from the heart and must be able to touch the heart of God.
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The very fact that God has placed a certain soul in our way is a sign that God wants us to do something for him or her. It is not chance; it has been planned by God. We are bound by conscience to help him or her.
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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.
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Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
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You are greater than you know.
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Let us preach you, Dear Jesus, without preaching.... not by words but by our example.
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It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.
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A beautiful death is for people who have lived like animals to die like angels.
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Our poverty is freedom. This is our poverty - the giving up our freedom to dispose of things, to choose, to possess
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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.
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Every adult was once a child free from prejudice.
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Anybody who helps the poor is delighted. So naturally, they (critics) are not very happy with us.
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What you are doing I cannot do, what I'm doing you cannot do, but together we are doing something beautiful for God, and this is the greatness of God's love for us-To give us the opportunity to become holy through the works of love that we do because holiness is not the luxury of the few.
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If our bones were not sending whispers of doubt to our hearts, there would be no need for prayer at all.
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We need silence to be able to touch silence .
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Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do.
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It is very important that children learn from their fathers and mothers how to love one another- not in the school, not from the teacher, but from you. It is very important that you share with your children the joy of that smile. There will be misunderstandings; every family has its cross, its suffering. Always be the first to forgive with a smile. Be cheerful, be happy.
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Love only variously everyday The meaning of love
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Everything starts with prayer. Love to pray-feel the need to pray often during the day and take the trouble to pray. If you want to pray better, you must pray more. The more you pray, the easier it becomes. Perfect prayer does not consist of many words but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.
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My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus' call to you with the simple word 'yes'.