“Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of love.”
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Mother Teresa
“Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone.”
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Mother Teresa
“If now we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten how to see God in one another.”
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Mother Teresa
“We must become holy not because we want to feel holy, but because Christ must be able to live His life fully in us.”
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Mother Teresa
“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”
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Mother Teresa
“You will never truly realize God is all you need until He becomes all you have.”
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Mother Teresa
“I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself “How has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way?” Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.”
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Mother Teresa
“God hasn't called us to be successful, just 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
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”
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Mother Teresa
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
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Mother Teresa