Quotes from Mother Teresa
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.
— Mother Teresa
Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.
— Mother Teresa
It is only by frequent deaths of ourselves and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully.
— Mother Teresa
There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.
— Mother Teresa
If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.
— Mother Teresa
Failure is merely feedback that there is something blocking the path of the emergence and expansion of the greatest version of yourself.
— Mother Teresa
Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.
— Mother Teresa
Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.
— Mother Teresa
If I ever become a Saint - I will surely be one of "darkness." I will continually be absent from heaven - to light the light of those in darkness on earth.
— Mother Teresa
Kind words are short and easy to speak; but their echoes are truly endless
— Mother Teresa
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
— Mother Teresa
People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.
— Mother Teresa