Quotes by Mother Teresa

“ A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness. ”

“ God made the world for the delight of human beings-- if we could see His goodness everywhere, His concern for us, His awareness of our needs: the phone call we've waited for, the ride we are offered, the letter in the mail, just the little things He does for us throughout the day. As we remember and notice His love for us, we just begin to fall in love with Him because He is so busy with us -- you just can't resist Him. I believe there's no such thing as luck in life, it's God's love, it's His. ”

“ Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. ”

“ I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things. ”

“ The Simple Path, Silence is Prayer, Prayer is Faith, Faith is Love, Love is Service, The Fruit of Service is Peace. ”

“ 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. ”

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

“ I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Live simply so others may simply live. ”

“ Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly. ”

“ The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ”