“May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in”
―
Mother Teresa
“God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.”
―
Mother Teresa
“If our bones were not sending whispers of doubt to our hearts, there would be no need for prayer at all.”
―
Mother Teresa
“The very fact that God has placed a certain soul in our way is a sign that God wants us to do something for him or her. It is not chance; it has been planned by God. We are bound by conscience to help him or her.”
―
Mother Teresa
“The Lord likes small things best, especially those done with love.”
―
Mother Teresa
“The Simple Path
Silence is Prayer
Prayer is Faith
Faith is Love
Love is Service
The Fruit of Service is Peace”
―
Mother Teresa
“When a poor person dies of hunger it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed.”
―
Mother Teresa
“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.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Spread the love of God through your life but only use words when necessary.”
―
Mother Teresa
“We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully.”
―
Mother Teresa
“I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?”
―
Mother Teresa
“If we worry too much about ourselves, we won't have time for others”
―
Mother Teresa
“A beautiful death is for people who lived like animals to die like angels—loved and wanted.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics:
—missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all over the universe.
—contemplative: by gathering the whole universe at the very center of our hearts where the Lord of the universe abides, and allowing the pure water of divine grace to flow plentifully and unceasingly from the source itself, on the whole of his creation.
—universal: by praying and contemplating with all and for all, especially with and for the spiritually poorest of the poor.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.”
―
Mother Teresa
