famous quotes by mother Teresa

 famous some quotes by mother Teresa

"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love."

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

"Peace begins with a smile."

"The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved."

"The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace."

"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much."

"I am a little flame that wants to serve, to bring light to all people."

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

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."

"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

"The greatest disease in the West today is not tuberculosis or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for."

"The world is a beautiful place, but it is also a cruel place. We must learn to love, to help, and to serve."

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

"We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, killings, of wars, or of hatred...If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other?"

"Politicians are like diapers. They need to be changed often, and for the same reason."

"Peace begins with a smile."

"Let us insist more and more on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God—the rest will be given."

"We are all called to love, to give and to serve. But we are also called to be peacemakers, to work for justice, and to stand up for the rights of the poor and marginalized."

"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love."

"Peace begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you don't really want to smile at; do it for peace."

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into what we do that really matters."

"There is no peace without justice, no justice without forgiveness, and no forgiveness without love."

"I have found the irony of life is that those who serve and love the least have the most and those who serve and love the most have the least."

"Political leaders will say anything and do anything to hold on to power. It's up to the people to put them in their place."

"The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved."

"Let us not forget that love begins at home and that we are all responsible for our own families."