Mother Teresa Quotes

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Saint Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Anjezë Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian-born Indian citizen, Roman Catholic Sister, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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Native Name: Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu

Alternative Names: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu • Blessed Teresa of Calcutta • Saint Teresa of Calcutta • Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu

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There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness, and this is the great poverty that makes people suffer so much.

Joy is strength.

I go of my free choice, with the blessing of obedience.

Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same — with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.

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

God doesn't ask that we succeed in everything, but that we are faithful. However beautiful our work may be, let us not become attached to it. Always remain prepared to give it up, without losing your peace.

If you learn the art of self-restraint and thoughtfulness, you will become more and more like Christ. His heart is all recompense, and He always thought of others. Jesus went about only doing good. At Cana, our Blessed Mother thought only of the needs of others and made them known to Jesus. The thoughtfulness of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph was so great that they made Nazareth a privileged abode of the Most High. If we had the same solicitude for one another, our communities would truly become a privileged abode of the Most High.

Escucha en silencio, porque situ corazon esta lleno con otras cosas no podras escuchar la voz de Dios.

There is thing you can do but I can not and there is thing I can but you can not; so let us - together - make something beautiful for God.

The poor are God’s gift; they are our love. Christ will not ask how much we did but how much love we put into what we did.

Joy is a net of love in which you can catch souls.

Love until it hurts.

Spread love everywhere you go; first of all in your house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

God speaks in the silence of the heart.

La tristeza, el abatimiento, la morosidad abren las puertas a la pereza, madre de todos los males. 101