Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries. Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. She was a recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. When receiving the prize, Mother Teresa was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" Her response, "Go home and love your family ."
Below are some of her quotations. May they inspire you to care and love the living...
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it."
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."
"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?"
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
"Let 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."
"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."
"May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us." ..."
"If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are."
"We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something."
"Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."
"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things."
"Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts."
"If you can't feed a hundred people, feed just one."
"The person who gives with a smile is the best giver because God loves a cheerful giver."
"Prayer in action is love, love in action is service."
"When you don't have anything, then you have everything."
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