Mother Teresa Quotes

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without being tired.

Suffering, pain — failure — is but a kiss of Jesus, a sign that you have come so close to Jesus on the Cross that He can kiss you. — So my child be happy…. Do not be discouraged…so smile back…For you it is a most beautiful chance of becoming fully & totally all for Jesus.34

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier

It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing.

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.

her “smile” — as an expression of her loving disposition toward God — in spite of her feelings.

I embrace suffering even before it actually comes, and like this Jesus and I live in love.

with the ability to know and to love; He is a Father who loves each of us uniquely, personally, and He ardently desires our happiness

If we really want to love others, we must first begin to love one another in our own home. Love begins at home, and so from here-from our own home-love will spread to my neighbor, in the street I live, in the town I live, in the whole world.

we can learn to love the unloved, the unwanted; not only just to give them things but to make them feel that they, too, are useful, that they, too, can do something because they feel they are loved and wanted, that they can share the joy of loving.

It is our emptiness and lowliness that God needs and not our plenitude. These are a few of the ways we can practice humility:
Speak as little as possible of oneself.
Mind one's own business.
Avoid curiosity.
Do not want to manage other people's affairs.
Accept contradiction and correction cheerfully.
Pass over the mistakes of others.
Accept blame when innocent.
Yield to the will of others.
Accept insults and injuries.
Accept being slighted, forgotten, and disliked.
Be kind and gentle even under provocation.
Do not seek to be specially loved and admired.
Never stand on one's dignity.
Yield in discussion even when one is right.
Choose always the hardest.

You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream. You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life. Nevertheless, in every flight, in every life, in every dream the print of the way you taught them will remain.