Quotes by Mother Teresa

About Mother Teresa:

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, MC is today Macedonia, with her family being of Albanian descent originating in Kosovo.
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Jangan mencari yang besar-besar, cukup mengerjakan yang kecil-kecil dengan cinta yang besar. Makin kecil yang kita hadapi harus makin besar cinta yang kita berikan

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

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Do we know our poor people? Do we know the poor in our house, in our family? Perhaps they are not hungry for a piece of bread. Perhaps our children, husband, wife, are not hungry, or naked, or dispossessed, but are you sure there is no one there who ...

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Hungry for love, He looks at you. Thirsty for kindness, He begs of you. Naked for loyalty, He hopes in you. Homeless for shelter in your heart, He asks of you. Will you be that one to Him?

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A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. She gives most who gives with joy.

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Joy must be one of the pivots of our life. It is the token of a generous personality. Sometimes it is also a mantle that clothes a life of sacrifice and self-giving. A person who has this gift often reaches high summits. He or she is like sun in a co...

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Christ came to be Father's compassion to the world. Be kind in your actions. Do not think that you are the only one who can do efficient work, work worth showing. This makes you harsh in your judgment of others who may not have the same talents. Do y...

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

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In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of ...

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We too are called to withdraw at certain intervals into deeper silence and aloneness with God, together as a community as well as personally; to be alone with Him — not with our books, thoughts, and memories but completely stripped of everything �...

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Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of love.

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These are the few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one's self. To mind one's own business. Not to want to manage other people's affairs. To avoid curiosity. To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully. To pass o...

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Am I ever angry or frustrated? I only feel angry sometimes when I see waste, when things that we waste are what people need, things that would save them from dying. Frustrated? No, never.

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Never be so busy as not to think of others.

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

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Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want.

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every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing

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If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your countenance. You will not be able to hide it because joy overflows.

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At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.

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The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world...

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Author Bio

  • NameMother Teresa
  • DescriptionRoman Catholic nun
  • AliasesAgnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu; Blessed Teresa of Calcuta
  • BornAugust 27, 1910
  • DiedSeptember 5, 1997
  • CountryAlbania; India
  • ProfessionNun
  • AwardsRamon Magsaysay Award; Templeton Prize; Balzan Prize; Nobel Peace Prize; Pacem In Terris Award; Bharat Ratna; Damien-Dutton Award; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Congressional Gold Medal; Order Of The Smile; Jawaharlal Nehru Award For International Understanding; Honorary Citizen Of The United States; ; Order Of Australia