Mother Teresa Quotes

The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion.

In the developed countries there is a poverty of intimacy, a poverty of spirit, of loneliness, of lack of love. There is no greater sickness in the world today than that one.

Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.

What we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on.

Do not allow yourselves to be disheartened by any failure as long as you have done your best.

Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now.

There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.

Peace begins with a smile. I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.

For all those who make such stories which are not true, I only say God forgive all these people. I feel sorry for them because they are doing so much harm to themselves.

The coming of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy to the world and to every human heart. may His coming this Christmas bring to each one of us that peace and joy that He desires to give.

It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.

The greatest science in the world; in heaven and on earth; is love.

God will never, never, never let us down if we have faith and put our trust in Him. He will always look after us. So we must cleave to Jesus. Our whole life must simply be woven into Jesus.

Love is proved by deeds; the more they cost us, the greater the proof of our love.

My secret is simple -- I pray.

A clean heart can see God, can speak to God, and can see the love of God in others.

Love until it hurts. Real love is always painful and hurts: then it is real and pure.

Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has not yet come; we must live each day as if it were our last so that when God calls us we already, and prepared, to die with a clean heart.

Let us not love by words alone, but let us love until it hurts.

What we need is love without getting tired.

Life is beauty, admire it.

The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.

We are called upon not to be successful, but to be faithful.

Helping hands are better than Praying Lips

Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God

I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

I believe in person to person; every person is Christ for me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is only one person in the world for me at that moment.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

Together we can do great things.

The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.

Life is a game, play it.

Give, but give until it hurts.

If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.

Unless a life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile.

The point is to do something, however small, and show you care through your actions by giving your time.

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness.

If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.

All works of love are works of peace.

Joy is very infectious; therefore, be always full of joy!