Mother Teresa

“Profound joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life.”

“Do we know our poor people? Do we know the poor in our house, in our family? Perhaps they are not hungry for a piece of bread. Perhaps our children, husband, wife, are not hungry, or naked, or dispossessed, but are you sure there is no one there who feels unwanted, deprived of affection?”

“There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.”

“God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful.”

“I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?”

“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given.”

“If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your countenance. You will not be able to hide it because joy overflows.”

“If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.”

“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.”

“We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.”

“Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.”

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”

“Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”

“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.”

“The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.”

“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.”

“Joy must be one of the pivots of our life. It is the token of a generous personality. Sometimes it is also a mantle that clothes a life of sacrifice and self-giving. A person who has this gift often reaches high summits. He or she is like sun in a community.”

“לעולם אין אנו יודעים את כל הטוב שחיוך פשוט יכול לעשות.”

“המחסור באהבה הוא הדלות הגדולה ביותר.”