Quotes By Mother Teresa

To Almighty God, it's not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving. Love is not measured by how much we do; love is measured by how much love we put in; how much it is hurting us in loving.

Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other- it doesn't matter who it is - and that will help to grow up in greater love for each other.

How sad it is when someone comes to you looking for Jesus and all they see is you.

There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter.

Peace begins with a smile.

We have only today. Let us begin.

Love to be real, it must cost, it must hurt, it must empty us of self.

Helping hands are better than Praying Lips.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Peace and war begin at home. If we truly want peace in the world, let us begin by loving one another in our own families. If we want to spread joy, we need for every family to have joy.

People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.

God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold.

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

If you give what you do not need, it is not giving.

Pain and suffering have come into your life, but remember pain, sorrow, suffering are but the kiss of Jesus - a sign that you have come so close to Him that He can kiss you.

Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.

Get to know the poor in your country. Love them. Serve them.

My secret is simple -- I pray.