Home / Quotes / Quote by Mother Teresa

Quote by Mother Teresa

“The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to love and be loved and through this love become instruments of peace in the world.”

Quote by Mother Teresa

Author

Mother Teresa, born Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was one of the most renowned religious figures of the 20th century. Born on August 26, 1910, in Albania, she passed away on September 5, 1997. She was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, and is known for her selfless care for the poor and the sick. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and was canonized as a saint. more

You May Also Like

“Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other, and have the courage to accept each other as we are. Do not be surprised or become preoccupied at each other's failures - rather, see and find in each other the good, for each one of us is created in the image of God.”

Accepting Catholic Sincere God Image Dealings

Book:No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition

Source: No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition

“Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries.”

Talking Journey Century Travel

Author:Rene Descartes

“The future is not in our hands. We have no power over it. We can act only today. We have a sentence in our Constitution that says: 'We will allow the good God to make plans for the future - for yesterday has gone, tomorrow has not yet come and we have only today to make Him known, loved and served.' So we do not worry about the future.”

Hands Today Known Worry Gone Plans Tomorrow Constitution Catholic Sentences Yesterday Over It Good God

Author:Mother Teresa

“Without the necessary humility to worship, I subconsciously desired to be worshiped, not in a crazy Napoleanic manner, but like a modern-day celebrity.”

Crazy Modern Humility Worship Catholic Modern Day

Author:Tarek Saab

“There is no point when all the material benefits of the world add up to a general state of happiness. It is the Great Misconception.”

World States Materials Benefits Catholic Add No Point Misconception

Author:Tarek Saab

“Living out one's faith is either no way to live or the only way to live; it's either imprisonment, or the only path to freedom. It offers happiness, or it frustrates the pursuit. There is no half-love, half-religion, half-worship, half-belief, half-truth. There is no kinda-sorta.”

Way Belief Half Path Offers Worship Catholic Pursuit Way To Live Imprisonment Half Truth

Author:Tarek Saab

“Power isn't having the world at your fingertips; it is having the world at your fingertips and being able to give it up!”

World Giving Able Catholic Fingertips

Author:Tarek Saab

“To be a real man is to be unattached - not from responsibility or justice - but from those dependencies that inhibit responsibility and justice.”

Men Real Justice Responsibility Catholic Real Men Dependency

Author:Tarek Saab

“For much of my life I floundered under the excuse of "nobody's perfect," the liberating and over-used phrase that affords guys like me the freedom to pile up sins in a careless and unchecked way. Ironically, being perfect is precisely what we are called to be!”

Way Used Guy Sin Perfect Catholic Excuse Like Me Phrases Liberating Careless Nobody's Perfect

Author:Tarek Saab

“Some psychologists argue that the idea of God is a response to our emotional needs, but this presumption is backwards. Our emotional fluctuations are a psychological response to our lack of love for God. If God is everything, what else could we possibily want?”

Ifs Want Needs Ideas Emotional Catholic Response Arguing Psychological God Love Backwards Psychologist Presumption Fluctuation Lack Of Love Emotional Needs

Author:Tarek Saab