Mother Teresa

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in Skopje, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of

August 26, 1910

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September 05, 1997

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Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (pronounced [aɡˈnɛs ˈɡɔndʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]), was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over forty years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.

By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book, Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity conti...more

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	Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Mother Teresa, Brian Kolodiejchuk (Editor) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,244 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Greater Love by Mother Teresa, Becky Benenate (Editor), Thomas Moore (Foreword by) 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Teresa: In My Own Words by Mother Teresa, José Luis Gonzalez-Balado 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Simple Path by Mother Teresa, Lucinda Vardey (Compiler) 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 1995 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Joy in Loving: A Guide to Daily Living by Mother Teresa, Edward Le Joly (Compiler), Jaya Chaliha (Compiler) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 120 ratings — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where There Is Love, There Is God: Her Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love: The Words and Inspiration of Mother Teresa 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything Starts from Prayer: Mother Teresa's Meditations on Spiritual Life for People of All Faiths by Mother Teresa, Larry Dossey (Foreword by), Anthony Stern (Introduction) 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Teresa's reaching out in love: Stories told by Mother Teresa by Mother Teresa, Edward Le Joly, Jaya Chaliha 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
― Mother Teresa

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“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa

tags: catholicism, christianity, forgiveness, god, goodness, happiness, honesty, kindness, relgion, world

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“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet 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 song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront 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.”
― Mother Teresa

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