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The Albanian-Indian nun who devoted her life to the poorest of the poor in Kolkata, and received the Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa taught that small acts done with great love change the world. Below are 17 of the most loved Mother Teresa quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.

A life not lived for others is not a life.

— Mother Teresa

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

— Mother Teresa

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

— Mother Teresa

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

— Mother Teresa

There is no greater sickness in the world today than the lack of love.

— Mother Teresa

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.

— Mother Teresa

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

— Mother Teresa

A woman's love is a powerful force for good in the world.

— Mother Teresa

God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.

— Mother Teresa

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

— Mother Teresa

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?

— Mother Teresa

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

— Mother Teresa

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

— Mother Teresa

Peace begins with a smile.

— Mother Teresa

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

— Mother Teresa

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

— Mother Teresa

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

— Mother Teresa

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