10 Mother Teresa Quotes That Will Inspire You

01of 10Terry Fincher/Hulton Archive/Getty Images"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do."— at aNobel Lecture, 197902of 10Jean-Claude FRANCOLON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images"True love is giving and giving until it hurts."—Where There Is Love, There Is God03of 10Jean-Claude FRANCOLON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."— at aNobel Lecture, 197904of 10Vittoriano Rastelli/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images"Be faithful in little things, for in them your strength lies."—In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers05of 10Getty"In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love."—In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers06of 10Tim Graham/Getty Images"The poor give us much more than we give them. They’re such strong people, living day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We don’t have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them."—1977 interview07of 10Laurent MAOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images"We fear the future because we are wasting the today."—Where There Is Love, There Is God08of 10Anwar Hussein/WireImage"Please choose the way of peace … In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause."—Letter to George Bush and Saddam Hussein in 199109of 10AFP/Getty Images"Yes, you must live life beautifully and not allow the spirit of the world that makes gods out of power, riches, and pleasure make you to forget that you have been created for greater things."—Where There Is Love, There Is God10of 10Getty"Do extraordinary things with love."—National Catholic Register

01of 10Terry Fincher/Hulton Archive/Getty Images"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do."— at aNobel Lecture, 1979

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Terry Fincher/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

“Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do.”

— at aNobel Lecture, 1979

02of 10Jean-Claude FRANCOLON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images"True love is giving and giving until it hurts."—Where There Is Love, There Is God

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Jean-Claude FRANCOLON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

“True love is giving and giving until it hurts.”

—Where There Is Love, There Is God

03of 10Jean-Claude FRANCOLON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."— at aNobel Lecture, 1979

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“Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”

04of 10Vittoriano Rastelli/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images"Be faithful in little things, for in them your strength lies."—In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers

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Vittoriano Rastelli/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

“Be faithful in little things, for in them your strength lies.”

—In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers

05of 10Getty"In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love."—In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers

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Getty

“In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love.”

06of 10Tim Graham/Getty Images"The poor give us much more than we give them. They’re such strong people, living day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We don’t have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them."—1977 interview

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Tim Graham/Getty Images

“The poor give us much more than we give them. They’re such strong people, living day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We don’t have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.”

—1977 interview

07of 10Laurent MAOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images"We fear the future because we are wasting the today."—Where There Is Love, There Is God

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Laurent MAOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

“We fear the future because we are wasting the today.”

08of 10Anwar Hussein/WireImage"Please choose the way of peace … In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause."—Letter to George Bush and Saddam Hussein in 1991

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Anwar Hussein/WireImage

“Please choose the way of peace … In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause.”

—Letter to George Bush and Saddam Hussein in 1991

09of 10AFP/Getty Images"Yes, you must live life beautifully and not allow the spirit of the world that makes gods out of power, riches, and pleasure make you to forget that you have been created for greater things."—Where There Is Love, There Is God

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AFP/Getty Images

“Yes, you must live life beautifully and not allow the spirit of the world that makes gods out of power, riches, and pleasure make you to forget that you have been created for greater things.”