“God has not called me to be successful; He has called me to be faithful.”
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Mother Teresa
“I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.”
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Mother Teresa
“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”
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Mother Teresa
“Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism.”
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Mother Teresa
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
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Mother Teresa
“Cheerfulness is a sign of a generous and mortified person who forgetting all things, even herself, tries to please her God in all she does for souls. Cheerfulness is often a cloak which hides a life of sacrifice and a continual union with God.”
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Mother Teresa
“In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love.”
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Mother Teresa
“The greatest mistake is to think you are too strong to fall into temptation. Put your finger in the fire and it will burn. So we have to go through the fire.”
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Mother Teresa
“The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.”
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Mother Teresa
“A beautiful death is for people who lived like animals to die like angels—loved and wanted.”
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Mother Teresa
“At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.”
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Mother Teresa
“The greatest science in the world; in heaven and on earth; is love.”
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Mother Teresa
