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161 " Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action "
― Mother Teresa
162 " What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; build it anyway. "
163 " To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. "
164 " It is not what to do, but how much love we put into the doing. We can do not greats, only small things with great love." - Mother Theresa "
165 " One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody "
166 " I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor? "
167 " The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective. "
168 " The success of love is in the loving - it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done. "
169 " 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. "
170 " Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. "
171 " Keep the corners of your mouth turned up. Speak in a low, persuasive tone. Listen; be teachable. Laugh at good stories and learn to tell them...For as long as you are green, you can grow. "
172 " I am but a small pencil in the hand of a writing God "
173 " There's nothing more calming in difficult moments that knowing there's some one fighting with you. "
174 " I am a little pencil in God's hands. He does the thinking. He does the writing. He does everything and sometimes it is really hard because it is a broken pencil and He has to sharpen it a little more. "
― Mother Teresa , The Joy in Loving: A Guide to Daily Living
175 " Humility is the mother of all virtues; purity, charity and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted and ardent. If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. If you are blamed you will not be discouraged. If they call you a saint you will not put yourself on a pedestal. "
― Mother Teresa , In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers
176 " If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. "
177 " One truly must have suffered oneself to help others. "
178 " He who is faultless does not care for the opinion of others. "
179 " There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives - the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. "
180 " Everything that is not given is lost. "