We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked… - Mother Teresa | Quotewise

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We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

Mother Teresa

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About Mother Teresa

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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Thérèse of Lisieux Teresa of Ávila Catherine Doherty Henri Nouwen Augustine of Hippo

Additional quotes by Mother Teresa

I must become less and less. Jesus must become more and more.

The biggest diease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody.

Por vezes sentimos que aquilo que fazemos não é senão uma gota de água no oceano. Mas o oceano seria menor se lhe faltasse uma gota.