It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.
I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.
What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.
Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self.
Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
- Mother Teresa