Mother Teresa Quotes

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall.

The spirit of democracy cannot be imposed from without. It has to come from within.

My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all-embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount upon the distress or exploitation of other nationalities.

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear.

To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all.

No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word—father.

India is not a country of the Hindus only. It is a country of the Muslims, the Christians, and the Parsees too.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Freedom is like birth. Till we are fully free, we are slaves.

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

Peace begins with a smile.

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

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.

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

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

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

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

Intense love does not measure, it just gives.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today.

The fruit of silence is prayer. The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace.