10 Quotes From Mother Teresa That Will Make You Question Your Heart

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian-Indian nun and missionary that inspired the world with her good deeds and services to humanity.

She lived a life of charity, sacrifice, and piety and helped many suffering and dying people. She was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for her good works.

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Here are ten inspiring quotes from Mother Teresa that will help you today.

1. On diligence

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

2. On happiness

Peace begins with a smile.

3. On Impact

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

4. On Kindness

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

5. On Joy

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

6. On Loneliness

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

7. On Love

Intense love does not measure, it just gives.

8. On Daily Work

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.

9. On Loving Your Neighbour

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

10.  On Wastefulness

There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.