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Famous Mother Teresa Quotes
Source: In my own words
“It is not the magnitude of our actions, but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.”
“Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”
Source: A Simple Path-Open Market
“God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.”
“Good works are links that form a chain of love" Mother Theresa”
Source: Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others
“We can do no great things-only small things with great love.”
Source: Mother Teresa: Essential Writings
“To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.”
“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”
Source: Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others
“The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give.”
“The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.”
“Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.”
Source: Mother Teresa: Essential Writings
“Little things are indeed little, but to be faithful in little things is a great thing.”
Source: Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others
“Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to me.”
Source: A Simple Path
“You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see.”
“God speaks in the silence of the heart.”
Source: The Best Gift is Love: Meditations
“The success of love is in the loving - it is not in the result of loving.”
Source: A Simple Path-Open Market
“Life is a game, play it... Life is too precious, do not destroy it.”
“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.”
Source: No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it”
“It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us.”
“Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other must start”
“There should be less talk. A preaching point is not a meeting point.”
“Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.”
“If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.”
“Recovering in a Calcutta, India hospital. I think I'm more difficult than critical.”