“Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self.”
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Mother Teresa
“In the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Each of us is merely a small instrument; all of us, after accomplishing our mission, will disappear.”
―
Mother Teresa
“love only variously everyday
The meaning of love”
―
Mother Teresa
“I have found the paradox,
that if you love until it hurts,
there can be no more hurt,
only more love.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is a beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
life is a challenge, meet it.
life is a duty, complete it.
life is a game, play it.
life is costly, care for it.
life is wealth, keep it.
life is love, enjoy it.
life is mystery, know it.
life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is a sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is Life, fight for it!.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.”
―
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.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”
―
Mother Teresa
“I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.”
―
Mother Teresa
