Mother Teresa Quotes

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'.

Holiness is not the luxury of a few people, but a simple duty for you and me.

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.

There is so much love in us all, but often we are too shy to express our love, and keep it bottled up inside us. We must learn to love, to love until it hurts, and we will know how to accept love.

you [priests] are called 'another Christ.'

It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.

Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them.

It takes a checkbook to change the world

When Christ said: "I was hungry and you fed me," he didn't mean only the hunger for bread and for food; he also meant the hunger to be loved. Jesus himself experienced this loneliness.

When we judge others we leave no room to love them.

Holiness is doing God's will with a smile.

If you really love one another, you will not be able to avoid making sacrifices.

I fear just one thing : Money! Greed was what motivated Judas to sell Jesus

[My mother tongue is] Albanian. But, I am equally fluent in Bengali (language of Calcutta) and English.

Life is a challenge, we must take it.

Justice without love is not justice. Love without justice is not love

Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other and have the courage to accept each other as we are.

To be alone with Jesus in adoration and intimate union with Him is the Greatest Gift of Love - the tender love of Our Father in Heaven.

By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills even her own child to solve her problems.

The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give.

There's nothing more calming in difficult moments that knowing there's some one fighting with you.

I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?

Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.

I love all religions, but I am in love with my own.

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or sovereign.

In ... silence we find a new energy and a real unity. God's energy becomes our, allowing us to perform things well.

It is a just retribution for improper sexual misconduct

Work without love is slavery.

We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion.

In the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world.

Prayer makes your heart bigger, until it is capable of containing the gift of God himself. Prayer begets faith, faith begets love, and love begets service on behalf of the poor.

In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth, a life full of the most atrocious tortures on earth, will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.

Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism.

The simplest way of becoming his light is by being kind and loving, thoughtful, and sincere with others: 'By this they will know that you are his disciples.'

The most important medicine is tender love and care.

At the hour of death when we all come face to face with God we are going to be judged on love: how much we have loved, not how much we have done but how much love we have put in our action.

Because I cannot rely on myself, I rely on Him, twenty-four hours a day.

Any country that accepts abortion is the poorest of the poor

One thing will always secure heaven for us-the acts of charity and kindness with which we have filled our lives. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.

So many signatures for such a small heart.

People crave attention and appreciation more than they do bread.

Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway.

Suffering will come, trouble will come - that's part of life; a sign that you are alive. If you have no suffering and no trouble, the devil is taking it easy. You are in his hand.

I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.

If our bones were not sending whispers of doubt to our hearts, there would be no need for prayer at all.

Whatever religion we are, we must pray together.

Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God

Where there is love, there is joy.

If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?