More Quotes by Mother Teresa
At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.
I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.
People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.
The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace. And peace begins with a smile.
Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service. Whatever form we are, able or disabled, rich or poor, it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing; a lifelong sharing of love with others.
What we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on.
No matter how tired you are, no matter how physically exhausting this work may be, it's beautiful to bring a smile into someone's life, to care for someone in need. What greater joy can there be?
Saints are only sinners who keep trying.
There is much suffering in the world - physical, material, mental. The suffering of some can be blamed on the greed of others. The material and physical suffering is suffering from hunger, from homelessness, from all kinds of diseases. But the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no one. I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience.
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
