30 inspiring Quotes from Mother Teresa on Life and Happiness

Mother Teresa was a woman who was loving, selfless, and wise. She dedicated her life to helping others, but she also shared her wisdom with us all. In this way, she gave to so many more than the lives she physically touched. There is much to be learned and gained from someone so selfless and loving, so kind and considerate. Here are some of her quotes on service, life and happiness;

Powerful Mother Teresa Quotes about Life and Happiness

1.) “Spread the love of God through your life but only use words when necessary.” – Mother Teresa

2.) “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother Teresa

3.) “Joy is strength.” – Mother Teresa

4.) “Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother Teresa

5.) “The person who gives with a smile is the best giver because God loves a cheerful giver.” – Mother Teresa

6.) “Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.” – Mother Teresa

7.) “Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.” – Mother Teresa

8.) “I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish he didn’t trust me so much.” – Mother Teresa

9.) “Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other- it doesn’t matter who it is- and that will help to grow up in greater love for each other.” – Mother Teresa

10.) “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

11.) “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – Mother Teresa

12.) “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother Teresa

13.) “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Teresa

14.) “I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.” – Mother Teresa

15.) “Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.” – Mother Teresa

16.) “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa

17.) “Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self.” – Mother Teresa

18.) “When a poor person dies of hunger it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed” – Mother Teresa

19.) “Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.” – Mother Teresa

20.) “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” – Mother Teresa

21.) “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa

22.) “Pain and suffering have come into your life, but remember pain, sorrow, suffering are but the kiss of Jesus – a sign that you have come so close to Him that He can kiss you.” – Mother Teresa

23.) “A life not lived for others is not a life.” – Mother Teresa

24.) “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” – Mother Teresa

25.) “What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; build it anyway.” – Mother Teresa

26.) “There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.” – Mother Teresa

27.) “We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” – Mother Teresa

28.) “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” – Mother Teresa

29.) “We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.” – Mother Teresa

30.) “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.” – Mother Teresa