Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.
MOTHER TERESADo not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.
MOTHER TERESAWork without love is slavery.
MOTHER TERESAEvery time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
MOTHER TERESANot all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.
MOTHER TERESAIn the final analysis it is between you and God, it was never between you and them anyway.
MOTHER TERESADiscipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
MOTHER TERESAHe who is faultless does not care for the opinion of others.
MOTHER TERESASpread the love of God through your life but only use words when necessary.
MOTHER TERESAGod does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful.
MOTHER TERESAPrayer makes your heart bigger, until it is capable of containing the gift of God himself. Prayer begets faith, faith begets love, and love begets service on behalf of the poor.
MOTHER TERESANever be so busy as not to think of others.
MOTHER TERESAI must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.
MOTHER TERESAIf I look at the mass I will never act.
MOTHER TERESAIt’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
MOTHER TERESALet 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.
MOTHER TERESASpread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
MOTHER TERESA