Mother Teresa Birth Anniversary: Mother Teresa is the beacon of compassion, selflessness, and kindness. She is widely recognized for her unconditional service to humanity and is honoured all over the globe. Born in Skopje, Macedonia, in 1910, Mother Teresa’s birth name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. After she joined the Sisters of Loreto, she adopted the name Teresa. She travelled to Ireland after leaving home at 18 and later to India, where she commenced her novitiate.
On her 115th birth anniversary, let’s uncover her timeless wisdom by remembering some of her memorable and inspiring quotes.
Famous Quotes Of Mother Teresa
- “Peace begins with a smile.”
- “Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.”
- “Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.”
- “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
- “When you don’t have anything, then you have everything.”
- “Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”
- “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.”
- “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it.”
- “Love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand.”
- “Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism.”
- “Together we can do great things.”
- “Work without love is slavery.”
- “One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.”
- “Intense love does not measure, it just gives.”
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