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Quotes of Mother Teresa

Quotes That Made Her Famous

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The greatness of this unpretentious nun from India is in her deeds. Everyone reveres her relentless work in the rehabilitation of the poor. Mother Teresa had immense love and compassion for all living beings. That is probably why her statements resonate in our hearts.

Love: Quotes of Mother Teresa
A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love.

God: Quotes of Mother Teresa
Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.

Love: Quotes of Mother Teresa
God told us, "Love your neighbor as yourself." So first I am to love myself rightly, and then to love my neighbor like that. But how can I love myself unless I accept myself as God has made me?

Loyalty: Quotes of Mother Teresa
I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.

Neighbor: Quotes of Mother Teresa
I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?

Deeds: Quotes of Mother Teresa
Good works are links that form a chain of love.

God: Quotes of Mother Teresa
Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.

Service to Humanity: Quotes of Mother Teresa
We are not social workers. We may be doing social work in the eyes of some people, but we must be contemplatives in the heart of the world.

Duty: Quotes of Mother Teresa
Holiness is not the luxury of the few; it is a simply duty, for you and for me.

Self Help: Quotes of Mother Teresa
Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person.

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