Mother Teresa Quotes

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.

The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.

God didn't call me to be successful, He called me to be faithful.

Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.

No matter how tired you are, no matter how physically exhausting this work may be, it's beautiful to bring a smile into someone's life, to care for someone in need. What greater joy can there be?

Intense love does not measure, it just gives.

People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.

The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small.

We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, killings, of wars, or of hatred...If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other?

When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answered "Go home and love your family.

Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self.

At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.

If each of us would only sweep our own doorstep, the whole World would be clean.

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

If you have a sick or lonely person at home, be there. Maybe just to hold a hand, maybe just to give a smile, that is the greatest, the most beautiful work.

The highest form of worship is to find the least among you and treat them like Jesus.

Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want.

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.

The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective.

We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.

When you know how much God is in love with you then you can only live your life radiating that love.

In the end, dear friend, it is always between us and God, not between us and them.

There is no key to happiness; the door is always open

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful.

Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.

People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.

We cannot condemn or judge or pass words that will hurt people. We don't know in what way God is appearing to that soul and what God is drawing that soul to; therefore, who are we to condemn anybody?

A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. She gives most who gives with joy.

Whenever you share love with others, you'll notice the peace that comes to you and to them.

We have not come into the world to be numbered; we have been created for a purpose; for great things: to love and be loved.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

Good works are links that form a chain of love" Mother Theresa

I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.

There is a famine in America. Not a famine of food, but of love, of truth, of life.

Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less. We will hear less. Ironically, rush and more usually mean less.

Once that living love is destroyed by contraception, abortion follows very easily.

A life not lived for others is not a life.

Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.

Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.

It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.

Small things done with great love will change the world.

Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. God loves a cheerful giver. She gives most who gives with joy.

I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?

God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of prayer-to know that He loves me, that I have been created for greater things.

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.

Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.