Mother Teresa: The Voice of Love and Compassion That Transcends Time
Celebrating the Enduring Legacy of a Saint Who Taught the World the Power of Small Acts Done with Great Love
As we approach September 5th, the anniversary of Mother Teresa’s passing, we are reminded of the profound impact she made on the world through her unwavering dedication to the poor, the sick, and the marginalized. Canonized as a saint, Mother Teresa’s life and teachings continue to inspire millions across the globe. Her messages of love, humility, and service resonate just as powerfully today as they did during her lifetime. In this special edition of “Votra Magazine”, we honor the legacy of Mother Teresa by reflecting on her wisdom, shared through some of her most poignant sayings.
These timeless words not only illuminate the essence of her mission but also encourage us to embrace the values she held dear—values that have the power to transform our own lives and the world around us.
In this group there are sayings about Love and Compassion, Service and Charity, Peace and Humility, Faith and Spirituality, Human Dignity and Social Justice, etc.
- “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
- “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
- “The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.”
- “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
- “Intense love does not measure, it just gives.”
- “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”
- “A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love.”
- “Love begins by taking care of the closest ones—the ones at home.”
- “Love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand.”
- “There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”
- “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
- “A life not lived for others is not a life”
- “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 faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
- “God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.”
- “The fruit of faith is love, and the fruit of love is service.”
- “Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.”
- “Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a hymn, sing it. Life is a struggle, fight it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.”
- “Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.”
- Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.”
- “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
- “Peace begins with a smile.”
- “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, and the fruit of service is peace.”
- “Humility is the mother of all virtues; purity, charity, and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted, and ardent.”
- “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person”
- “We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.”
- “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.”
- “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
- “There is a thing you can do but I cannot and there is a thing I can but you cannot; so let us make something beautiful for God.”
- “I want you to be concerned about your next-door neighbor. Do you know your next-door neighbor?”
- “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
- “The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.”
- “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”
- “The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith, and faith is love, and love is service, and the fruit of service is peace.”
- “I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.”
- “Prayer in action is love, and love in action is service
- “True holiness consists in doing God’s will with a smile.”
38.*God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer. - “I fear just one thing: Money! Greed was what motivated Judas to sell Jesus.”
- “If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.”
- “The greatest destroyer of peace today is the cry of the innocent unborn child.”
- “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty
- “There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.”
- “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”
- “Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.”
- “We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion.”
- “Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.”
- “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.”
- “I never look at the masses as my responsibility; I look at the individual. I can only love one person at a time—I can only feed one person at a time. Just one, one, one.”
- “I believe that we are all here to help each other, to help one another, to serve one another, to love one another, to give one another a smile, to give one another our support.”
As we reflect on the life and teachings of Mother Teresa, we are reminded of the profound impact that one person’s love and compassion can have on the world. Her legacy is not only preserved in the countless lives she touched but also in the timeless wisdom she imparted. Mother Teresa’s message is clear: true fulfillment comes from serving others, and even the smallest act of kindness can create ripples that extend far beyond our imagination. In a world often filled with challenges, her life stands as a beacon of hope and a call to action—urging us all to lead with our hearts, to love without measure, and to make a difference in the lives of those around us. May her example inspire us to carry forward the torch of compassion and continue her mission of spreading love and peace.
