The 80 best phrases of Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a Lebanese nun who for more than 40 years dedicated her life to service and help towards the sick and the poorest, her work led her to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

This great woman left us a legacy, where her thoughts full of love, respect, understanding and sensitivity are captured, we present you a selection of her most important phrases.

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Best phrases of Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Her teachings of love and humility have reached every corner of the world and now they can get to where you are. Here you have a compilation of the best famous phrases of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

1. I can do things that you cannot, you can do things that I cannot; together we can do great things.

We each have different abilities so we can do different things, but if we come together, we can do great things.

2. The most beautiful gift? The forgiveness.

If you want to give a nice present, then forgive the one who has hurt you.

3. If you don't live for others, life is meaningless.

Helping those most in need gives meaning to life.

4. I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can do.

A smile works wonders and achieves impossible things.

5. I cannot change the world alone, but I can throw a stone into the water to create many ripples.

No person can change the world, but if he can leave a grain of sand and make a difference.

6. Always keep in mind that the skin wrinkles, the hair turns white, the days turn into years. But the important thing does not change; Your strenght and conviction have no age.

Years go by and we grow old but what we really believe in does not deteriorate over time.

7. I am but a small pencil in the hand of God's writing.

Human beings are little before the mercy of God.

8. The life is preasure, take it care.

The gift of life is a gift that God gives us, that is why we must take care of it as a great treasure.

9. In love is where peace is found.

To obtain peace you have to have love.

10. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We only have the present. Let us begin.

Let's not stay in the past, or pretend to live in the future, let's just focus on the present.

11. Never be so busy as not to think about others.

There is always time to help those in need.

12. Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly.

Let's not go fast in life, there are beautiful things that we can not appreciate.

13. Joy is a network of love in which souls can be caught.

Always living joyful despite difficulties is what allows people to be in communication with God.

14. Live simply so that others can simply live.

There are people who live in inappropriate conditions, so we must live only with what we really need.

15. Let's always meet each other with a smile, the smile is the beginning of love.

The smile is always the first thing we give to a person.

16. If you judge people, you don't have time to love them.

It is not for us to judge any person, that is God's work, we can only show our love.

17. If you are humble, nothing can harm you, not praise, not shame, because you know what you are.

When we are aware of what we are worth and what we are, nothing can harm us.

18. Many times a word, a look, a gesture is enough to fill the heart of the one we love.

On many occasions, just by giving a hug and a kiss, that person feels loved.

19. Love begins at home, and not in how much we do... It is how much love we put into each action.

At home is where we must begin to foster love, to be successful in life.

20. The greatest science in the world, in heaven and on earth; it is love.

Love is the greatest force that moves the human being.

21. Words that do not seek the light of Christ only add to our confusion.

The presence of Jesus Christ in our life is what frees us from darkness.

22. If we pray, we believe. If we believe, we will love. If we love, we will serve.

Serving others only comes from love.

23. He who does not serve to serve, does not serve to live.

Service to others is what gives meaning to life.

24. Prayer expands the heart to the point of making it capable of containing the gift that God gives us of himself.

We cannot live without having a communication with God and that is achieved through prayer.

25. Work without love is slavery.

In everything we do we must involve love.

26. The more disgusting work is, the greater our faith and the more joyful our devotion.

There are jobs that we don't like but we have to do it with the greatest possible joy.

27. The most beautiful day? Today.

Today is a gift, that is why it is called present. Let's live it with joy.

28. The hunger for love is much more difficult to eliminate than the hunger for bread.

When we are hungry we eat and we are satisfied, but when we need love, it costs more to satisfy ourselves.

29. Joy is strength.

Being always happy removes discouragement and discouragement.

30. I can not stop working. I will have all eternity to rest.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta worked all her life without rest until she was called by the Lord.

31. The problem with the world is that we draw our family circle too small.

The family by consanguinity should not only be our family nucleus, but also the needy and the indigent.

32. There are many people willing to do great things, but there are very few people willing to do small things.

We always want to do the things of greatest importance, but there are very small things that are also relevant and that very few do.

33. Lack of love is the greatest poverty.

A person is not poor because he does not have financial resources but because he lacks love for himself and for others.

34. What matters is how much love we put into the work we do.

If the work is not done with love, then it means nothing.

35. We don't need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion.

Wars are not fought with weapons but with works full of humility, mercy and love.

36. The poor are the hope of the world because they provide us with the opportunity to love God through them.

Helping the needy and poor is a way of drawing closer to God.

37. Let us be the servants of the poor. We are to give the poor a generous, sincere service.

When we help someone in need, let us do it with sincere love.

38. The eyes are like two windows through which Christ and the world enter our hearts.

To know the soul of a person, you have to see it in the eyes.

39. Silence provides us with a new vision of all things.

When we have some difficulty, let us have a moment in silence and we will find the answer.

40. Don't expect them to love you, just hope that love grows in the other person's heart. And if it doesn't grow, be happy because it grew in yours.

True love is that which is given without expecting anything in return.

41. When the door of happiness closes another one opens, but sometimes we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened in front of us.

Sometimes we focus on what we lost and do not realize what we have in front of us.

42. If I look at the masses, I will never act.

When we take the first step to help those in need, let's not look around us or pay attention to what others are saying.

43. He who is impeccable does not care about the opinions of others.

If we have faultless conduct, what other people say does not affect us.

44. Life is a challenge, you have to take it.

Life is full of challenges, which we have to face and overcome.

45. Sometimes we feel that what we do is just a drop in an ocean. But the ocean would be less without that missing drop.

We can believe that our actions do not lead us to anything, but on the contrary, it always has an impact.

46. It is impossible to walk fast and be miserable.

Failure and sadness is not present when we are active.

47. I see God in every human being. When I wash the wounds of the infected, I feel that I am feeding the Lord himself. Can it not then become a precious experience?

God is present in every human being, both in the humble and in the sick.

48. If luxury spreads, we lose the spirit of God's command.

We can live full of wealth, the negative is when we do not help those in need.

49. Always remember; in the world there is from time to time a Jesus in disguise.

We can always find Jesus in any human face.

50. When you can't run for years, jog. When you can't jog, walk. When you can not walk, use cane. But never stop!

Despite the passing of the years, never stop, keep going.

51. Your spirit is the feather of any spider web.

Stay firm and strong so that in case of any difficulties you can get ahead.

52. There is one very beautiful thing: sharing the joy of loving.

Giving love the key to happiness.

53. Be happy right now, that's enough. Every moment is all we need, no more.

Happiness is a feeling that we must have at all times.

54. What you build in years can be destroyed overnight; build it anyway.

Let nothing stop your dreams, they may not see the light of day, but the important thing is that you tried.

55. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil on it.

In order to move forward in our life, it is necessary to have motivation.

56. A life not lived by others is not a life.

For life to have meaning, we must focus on giving selfless help.

57. We are all pencils in the hand of God.

Our lives are in the hands of God.

58. The deep joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life.

The allergy always leads us to paths full of peace and love.

59. Go on, even though everyone waits for you to leave. Don't let the iron in you rust.

There are people who bet on your failure, do not give him the pleasure of seeing you defeated, keep going despite setbacks.

60. Giving someone all your love is never a guarantee that they will love you too.

Love is supposed to be reciprocal, but many times this is not the case.

61. Sometimes we feel that what we do is not worth it. But there is always someone who will appreciate it.

On many occasions we believe that what we do leads to nothing, but believe it or not, someone will benefit from what you do.

62. I have discovered the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more pain, only more love.

As you love with great intensity, the love grows stronger.

63. We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.

The things we do, no matter how small, will always bear good fruit.

64. If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride, because you show confidence in your own strength.

God will always give us the necessary strength that we will not find on our own.

65. When you have nothing, then you have everything.

Having a life full of comforts does not guarantee happiness.

66. Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit on it.

We cannot and should not stop for any reason in our walk, it does not matter if the reason is good or not.

67. Spread love wherever you go. Don't let anyone come to you without making them happier.

May your path always be present with love, so that everyone who travels it is invaded by it.

68. The way to help heal the world is to start with your own family.

If you want to help change the world, start with your family.

69. One of the best ways to show my gratitude to God is by acknowledging everything, including complications, with great joy.

One of the best ways to show my gratitude to God is by acknowledging everything, including complications, with great joy.

70. If you know what you are, if you become a humble person, nothing will touch you, not praise, much less misfortune.

Being sure of himself and of who we are, makes us focused and firm people.

71. If we consider that abortion is not wrong, nothing is wrong in the world.

Abortion is a criminal and inhuman act, it is murder.

72. I expected to be free, but God has his own plans for each of us.

Our lives are in God's hands and he knows what is good for us and what is not.

73. God does not request that we succeed, He only intends that we try despite the circumstances.

Giving up should not exist in our vocabulary.

74. If you can't feed a hundred people, feed just one.

Do not focus on doing great works, start by doing small things.

75. Every time you smile at someone, it is an act of love, a gift to the other person, something beautiful.

Start the day giving smiles and stay in this attitude forever.

76. One of the biggest diseases is being nobody to nobody.

If we believe that we are worthless and that there is no one who appreciates us, we are falling into an incurable disease.

77. Be faithful in the little things because your strength resides in them.

Do not worry if you only do small things, focus all your energies and then you can do bigger things.

78. Intense love is not only measured, it is simply given.

Love is not something that is measured, it just happens.

79. Spread God's love throughout your life, but use only words when necessary.

To make the love of God known, no words are needed, only deeds.

80. Loneliness is the leprosy of the modern world.

Just as leprosy alienated people, loneliness also does today.

The work of Mother Teresa of Calcutta has spread throughout the world thanks to the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a congregation of Catholic nuns who help people without resources.