“God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful.”
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Mother Teresa
“I have found the paradox,
that if you love until it hurts,
there can be no more hurt,
only more love.”
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Mother Teresa
“Sometimes people can hunger for more than bread.
It is possible that our children, our husband, our wife, do not hunger for bread, do not need clothes, do not lack a house. But are we equally sure that none of them feels alone, abandoned, neglected, needing some affection? That, too, is poverty”
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Mother Teresa
“It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself.”
―
Mother Teresa
“I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other- it doesn't matter who it is- and that will help to grow up in greater love for each other.”
―
Mother Teresa
“How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers”
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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.”
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Mother Teresa
“We have a great deal of worth in the eyes of God. I never tire of saying over and over again that God loves us. It is a wonderful thing that God Himself loves me tenderly. That is why we should have courage, joy, and the conviction that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.”
―
Mother Teresa
“God has not called me to be successful. He has called me to be faithful.”
―
Mother Teresa
“When you have nothing left but God,you have more than enough to start over again.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Jesus said love one another. He didn't say love the whole world.”
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Mother Teresa
“When you know how much God is in love with you then you can only live your life radiating that love.”
―
Mother Teresa
