Mother Teresa Quotes

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It is easy to love those who live far away. It is not always easy to love those who live right next to us.

Mother Teresa
By abortion the Mother does not learn to love, but kills her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, that father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. The father is likely to put other women to the same trouble. So abortion leads to more abortion.

Mother Teresa
The less we have, the more we give. Seems absurd, but it's the logic of love.

Mother Teresa
Each of us is merely a small instrument; all of us, after accomplishing our mission, will disappear.

Mother Teresa
Love is a fruit, in season at all times and within the reach of every hand. Anyone may gather it and no limit is set.

Mother Teresa
There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.

Mother Teresa
Humility is the mother of all virtues; purity, charity and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted and ardent. If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. If you are blamed you will not be discouraged. If they call you a saint you will not put yourself on a pedestal.

Mother Teresa
Our vocation, to be beautiful, must be full of thought for others.

Mother Teresa
I am so pleased with all the good work you are doing for world peace and for people in so many countries. May we continue to work together and to share together all for the glory of God and for the good of man.

Mother Teresa
The fruit of silence is prayer; the fruit of prayer is faith; the fruit of faith is love; the fruit of love is service; the fruit of service is peace.

Mother Teresa
It is very important that children learn from their fathers and mothers how to love one another- not in the school, not from the teacher, but from you. It is very important that you share with your children the joy of that smile. There will be misunderstandings; every family has its cross, its suffering. Always be the first to forgive with a smile. Be cheerful, be happy.

Mother Teresa
Faith is a gift of God. Without it there would be no life. And our work, to be fruitful, and to be all for God, and to be beautiful, has to be built of faith. Faith in Christ who has said, I was hungry, I was naked, I was sick, and I was homeless, and you ministered to me! On these words of His all our work is based.

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

Mother Teresa
Silence came before creation, and the heavens were spread without a word

Mother Teresa
Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer.

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

Mother Teresa
Try to put in the hearts of your children a love for home. Make them long to be with their families. So much sin could be avoided if our people really loved their homes.

Mother Teresa
There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.

Mother Teresa
There is only one God and He is God to all; therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God. I've always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic.

Mother Teresa
We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly.

Mother Teresa