Mother Teresa

"I used to pray that God would feed the hungry, or do this or that, but now I pray that he will guide me to do whatever I'm supposed to do, what I can do. I used to pray for answers, but now I'm praying for strength. I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things."

"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love."

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

"Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead."

"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?"

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."

"I think it is very good when people suffer. To me that is like the kiss of Jesus."

"I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world."

"Work without love is slavery."

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

"The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread."

"There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things."

"I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness."

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."

"Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."

"God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful."

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

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."