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The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here.'

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Mother Teresa
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: August 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 5
Religious Sister
Saint
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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To fear is to expect punishment. To love is to know we are immersed not in darkness, but in light.
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You can and you must expect suffering.
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The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give. But the less you have the more free you are. Poverty for us is a freedom. It is not mortification, a penance. It is joyful freedom. There is no television here, no this, no that. But we are perfectly happy.
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A joyful heart is like the sunshine of God's love, the hope of eternal happiness.
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Spread your love wherever you go.
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I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself) what do they feel when they do this? I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it. I don't understand.
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Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.
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A life not lived for others is not a life.
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Have a great compassion for people. To be able to have a heart full of compassion, we need to pray. Especially be kind, be loving to the poor. We think we do so much for the poor, but it is they who make us rich. We are in debt to them. Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.
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Be faithful in the little things.
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The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to love and be loved and through this love become instruments of peace in the world.
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Mary, my dearest Mother, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, your heart so full of love and humility, that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life, love Him as you loved Hitn and serve Him in the distressing disguise of the poorest of the poor.
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Your true character Is most accurately measured by how you treat those who can do 'Nothing' for you
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The more you forget yourself, the more Jesus will think of you.
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Dealing with the media is more difficult that bathing a leper
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Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts, and then love more.
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Abortion is murder in the womb...A child is a gift of God. If you do not want him, give him to me.
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I always say if you are afraid of them (the unborn), give them to me. Please, don't kill them.
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Suffering, if it is accepted together, borne together, is joy.
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No matter how tired you are, no matter how physically exhausting this work may be, it's beautiful to bring a smile into someone's life, to care for someone in need. What greater joy can there be?
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