Mother Teresa Quotes — Page 21

Missionary, Nun

Melancholic

“One day there springs up the desire for money and for all that money can provide — the superfluous, luxury in eating, luxury in dressing, trifles. Needs increase because one thing calls for another. The result is uncontrollable dissatisfaction. Let us remain as empty as possible so that God can fill us up.”

Spring Luxury Shopping

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Mother Teresa

Missionary, Nun

Motivated

“The point is to do something, however small, and show you care through your actions by giving your time.”

Giving Care Action

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Love

“Give, but give until it hurts.”

Inspirational Hurt

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Love

“If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.”

Believe Mother

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Hopeful

“We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved.”

Order Numbers Hard Work

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Compassionate

“I once picked up a woman from a garbage dump and she was burning with fever; she was in her last days and her only lament was: My son did this to me. I begged her: You must forgive your son. In a moment of madness, when he was not himself, he did a thing he regrets. Be a mother to him, forgive him. It took me a long time to make her say: I forgive my son. Just before she died in my arms, she was able to say that with a real forgiveness. She was not concerned that she was dying. The breaking of the heart was that her son did not want her. This is something you and I can understand.”

Real Mother Regret

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Peaceful

“All works of love are works of peace.”

Love Peace

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Happy

“Joy is very infectious; therefore, be always full of joy!”

Joy

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Creative

“Keep in mind that our community is not composed of those who are already saints, but of those who are trying to become saints. Therefore let us be extremely patient with each other's faults and failures.”

Community Encouragement Failure

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Creative

“I will never tire of repeating this: what the poor need the most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity, which is neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being.”

Needs Love Different

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Grateful

“The person who gives with a smile is the best giver because God loves a cheerful giver.”

Giving Thoughtful

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Spiritual

“Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together.”

Inspirational Prayer

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