Mother Teresa Quotes

“whatever one had was never so scarce that it could not be divided and shared with another in need.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“It is not enough for us to say: I love God, but I do not love my neighbor. St. John says you are a liar if you say you love God and you don’t love your neighbor. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your neighbor whom you see, whom you touch, with whom you live?”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Here we find yet more evidence of Mother Teresa’s exceptional political sensibility, inherited from her father, and a prime example of the way she used this gift to do the will of God and serve her people—that is, the people of the world.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Just as her mother had taught her that God did not see ethnic divisions such as Albanian or Serbian, Mother Teresa now taught her audience that God did not see divisions such as rich or poor, Western or Eastern, Catholic or Hindu. All of humanity was God’s people, and thus a commitment to God meant a commitment to help the poorest and most destitute of humanity, whoever and wherever they might”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands, this day their daily bread, and by our understanding love, give peace and joy. Amen.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Mother Teresa was showing the world that all people—whether tabooed, diseased, or both—no matter what society thought of them, were her people. She truly understood the claim that all people are God’s children and, thus, all people were her neighbors. With”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Not only was it never too late to do something beautiful for God but it was also never too late to do something more beautiful for God. In this quote, we find Mother Teresa teaching us always to be on the lookout for new ways to serve God, whether by actions we had not previously considered or by serving poor and destitute individuals of whom we had not previously been aware. In these words, Mother Teresa challenges us always to remain open and to be prepared to encounter God, perhaps often where we least expect to find Him.   The”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Although teaching children at Saint Mary’s was a noble task, surely there was something she could do to address the pain and suffering that surrounded her school. There must be something more she could do for India; there must be something more she could do for her neighbors—for her people.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“On August 16, 1946, tensions boiled over in Calcutta. Known today as the “Great Calcutta Killings,” riots between Muslims and Hindus erupted throughout the city. Three days later, 4,000 people had been killed, and over 100,000 people had been left homeless.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Most notably, violence began breaking out between the land’s Hindu and Muslim populations. Tensions were especially high in Calcutta, a city of millions, the population of which was split between Muslims and Hindus.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“On May 24, 1931, Agnes took yet another monumental step in this direction, undertaking her First Profession of Vows and becoming a full member of the Sisters of Loreto. It was at this time that she took the name by which the world would come to remember her by: Teresa.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“According to the caste system, people were divided into groups, including Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. Each group served a different role in society. Brahmins were known as the priestly caste, Kshatriayas were the warriors, Vaishyas were merchants and landowners, and Shudras were the servant class.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“The caste system in India has a long and complicated history, made even more complex by the British government’s exploitation of the system in order to maintain peace in the country during colonial times.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“This movement called for an end to British colonial rule and the beginning of Indian self-governance.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“one must never be satisfied with what one has achieved but always seek out new ways in which one can achieve more.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“In place of political, ethnic, and religious divisions, Agnes was beginning to see everyone as members of one community, united through Christ’s sacrifice and in God’s love.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“Love meant recognizing the pain of others and attempting to ameliorate it, and it meant challenging oneself to do so in situations where one might be least likely or most unwilling to do so.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“She simply asked individuals to contemplate the meaning of ideas such as home, love, and family and to be open to new conceptions of these terms in the midst of our changing world.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“She confronted the same fears and uncertainties as anyone else does, at least at some point in their life.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“The people whom she wanted to help were the very people forgotten by the established colonial systems, whether those systems be governmental or religious.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired

“what an individual could do to promote peace in the world. The woman quickly answered: “Go home and love your family.”
― Wyatt North, Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired