In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
We must have a real living determination to reach holiness. ''I will be a saint'' means I will despoil myself of all… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Speak tenderly; let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
You should never lose heart. God is merciful and kind- he has endowed you with the best gift- smile, which can make… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Conversion is not only changing the faith. Conversion is changing the heart and working over there is the grace of God. Then… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Hungry for love, He looks at you. Thirsty for kindness, He begs of you. Naked for loyalty, He hopes in you. Homeless… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
A clean heart is a free heart. A free heart can love Christ with an undivided love in chastity, convinced that nothing… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Everything starts with prayer. Love to pray-feel the need to pray often during the day and take the trouble to pray. If… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I always begin my prayer in silence, for it is in the silence of the heart that God speaks. God is the… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. Ask and seek and you heart will grow… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I am Albanian by birth. Now I am a citizen of India. I am also a Catholic nun. In my work, I… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives--the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Open your hearts to the love God instills . . . God loves you tenderly. What He gives you is not to… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, all the time, and his hand in every happening; This is what it means… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I once picked up a woman from a garbage dump and she was burning with fever; she was in her last days… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: —missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Keep the corners of your mouth turned up. Speak in a low, persuasive tone. Listen; be teachable. Laugh at good stories and learn to… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I don't look at anything. Every person whether he is Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist, he is my brother, my sister. I think we all… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs in a heart that is in LOVE… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Maybe if I didn't pick up that one person, I wouldn't have picked up forty-two thousand... — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
We too are called to withdraw at certain intervals into deeper silence and aloneness with God, together as a community as well as personally;… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Recovering in a Calcutta, India hospital. I think I'm more difficult than critical. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
They should give until it hurts, maybe a very small thing, maybe just a packet of cigarettes, but instead of by smoking that one… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
