Mother Teresa Quotes
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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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I am nothing; I am but an instrument, a tiny pencil in the hands of the Lord with which He writes what he likes. However imperfect we are, he writes beautifully.
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We must love prayer. It widens the heart to the point of making it capable of containing the gift that God makes of himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will be widened to welcome him and to keep him within itself.
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When we judge others we leave no room to love them.
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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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Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.
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One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.
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I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?
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The purpose of guilt is to bring us to the Lord, after that it has no purpose.
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You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers.
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If you give what you do not need, it is not giving.
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You must give what will cost you something. This, then, is not just giving what you can live without but what you can't live without or don't want to live without, something you really like. Then your gift becomes a sacrifice, which will have value before God. Any sacrifice is useful if it is done out of love. This giving until it hurts - this sacrifice - is what I call love in action.
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The point is to do something, however small, and show you care through your actions by giving your time.
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If you are Catholic, and some other person comes to you seeking guidance, naturally you take him straight away to someone who can show him God's love.
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Don't expect your friend to be a perfect person. Help your friend to become a perfect person. That is true friendship
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We must never get into the habit of being preoccupied with the future. There is no reason to do so. God is there.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.
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Sometimes a good feeling from inside is worth much more than a beautician.
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God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold.
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We need silence to be able to touch silence .
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America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men.
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It takes a checkbook to change the world
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Love to be real, it must cost – it must hurt – it must empty us of self.
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Whenever you share love with others, you'll notice the peace that comes to you and to them.