When Mother Teresa of Calcutta left us in 1997, it was a great loss, because few people in the world are like her. He is one of the best known figures worldwide and it is not for the better. Woman of Albanian origin but who grew up in India, She was a nun who helped everyone who needed it as long as she could.
She was born in 1910 and her name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. He founded the congregation of the Missionaries of Charity of Calcutta. In his eagerness to help, he was at the foot of the canyon for no less than 45 years helping the dying, the poor, the sick, the orphans ... and at the same time he was fighting for the expansion of his congregation worldwide.
Phrases of Mother Teresa of Calcutta
He always tried to help others, but he gained popularity in 1979 when he won the Nobel Peace Prize. So that you understand a little more the goodness of his heart, we have compiled some of his deepest phrases, so you understand that goodness ... exists. They are phrases full of wisdom that we should remember every day of our life.
- If you don't live for others, life is meaningless.
- Love begins at home, and it's not how much we do… it's how much love we put into every action.
- The peace begins with a smile.
- The fruit of silence is prayer. The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace.
- Kind words may be short and easy to say, but their echoes are truly endless.
- We will never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
- Sometimes we feel that what we do is just a drop in the sea, but the sea would be less if it were missing a drop.
- If you judge people, you don't have time to love them.
- Spread the love wherever you go. Don't let anyone walk away from you without being a little happier.
- What matters is how much love we put into the work we do.
- The deep joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life.
- I've never seen a door closed on me. I think that happens because they see that I am not going to ask, but to give.
- Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately he is not talking to them.
- Our sufferings are kind caresses from God, calling us to turn to him, and to make us recognize that it is not we who control our lives, but that it is God who is in control and we can fully trust him.
- The life is a game; participate in it. Life is too precious; don't destroy it.
- If we really want to love, we have to learn to forgive.
- I cannot change the world alone, but I can throw a stone through the water to create many ripples.
- Love is a seasonal fruit at all times and within the reach of all hands.
- Forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling, because when we forgive we no longer feel the offense, we no longer feel resentment. Forgive, that by forgiving you will have your soul in peace and the one who offended you will have it.
- By blood I am Albanian. Citizenship, India. When it comes to faith, I am a Catholic nun. Because of my vocation, I belong to the world.
- Love until it hurts. If it hurts is a good sign.
- Silence provides us with a new vision of all things.
- You will never be so busy as not to think about others.
- There are things that you would love to hear and that you will never hear from the person you would like to say to you. But do not be so deaf as not to hear them from the one who says them from his heart.
- The deep joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life.
- We should not allow someone to leave our presence without feeling better and happier.
- There are things that you would love to hear and that you will never hear from the person you would like to say to you. But do not be so deaf as not to hear them from the one who says them from his heart.
- Blessed are those who give without remembering and those who receive without forgetting.
- For prayer to be truly fruitful, it must spring from the heart and must be able to touch the heart of God.
- Live simply so that others can simply live.
- I can not stop working. I will have all eternity to rest.
- There are things that you would love to hear and that you will never hear from the person you would like to say to you. But do not be so deaf as not to hear them from the one who says them from his heart.
- The hunger for love is much more difficult to eliminate than the hunger for bread.
- The revolution of love begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you really don't want to smile at. You must do it for peace.
- To make a lamp is always on, we must not stop putting oil on it.
- How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers.
- Joy is strength.
- I cannot change the world alone, but I can throw a stone through the water to create many ripples.
- Joy is a network of love in which souls can be caught.
- If we do not have peace in the world, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other, that that man, that woman, that creature, is my brother or sister.
- Be true to the little things, as they are where strength resides.
- Giving someone all your love is never a guarantee that they will love you too; But don't expect them to love you, just hope that love grows in the other person's heart. And if it doesn't grow, be happy because it grew in yours.
- If you can't feed a hundred people, feed only one.
- What takes years to build can be destroyed overnight; let's build anyway.
- There are many people willing to do great things, but there are very few people willing to do small things.