Mother Teresa Quotes
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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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In our home (for the dying at Kali Ghat) in Calcutta, there is great peace, unity and love. Many Hindu families bring food, clothing nonstop to our home for the dying. This is an act of love. I didn't ask them. They have only heard about what I am doing and they all come.
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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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Everybody has something good inside them. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there
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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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When we judge others we leave no room to love them.
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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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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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I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?
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Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of love.
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It takes a checkbook to change the world
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We need silence to be able to touch silence .
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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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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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If you give what you do not need, it is not giving.
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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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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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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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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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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.
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We are at Jesus' disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed, if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street, if he wants you to clean the toilets all day, that's all right, everything is all right. We must say, "I belong to you. You can do whatever you like." And this ..is our strength, and this is the joy of the Lord.
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Love to be real, it must cost – it must hurt – it must empty us of self.