Mother Teresa Quotes

No matter how rich or poor you might feel, right now is the time to be generous.

People who give will never be poor.

He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.

When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level.

There's no compassion like the penny.

What we give to the poor, we lend to the Lord.

Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.

Charity is without fear: having given all that it has, it has nothing left to lose.

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

He learned that when people are very poor they still have something to give and the impulse to give it.

To be rich is to give; to give nothing is to be poor; to live is to love; to love nothing is to be dead; to be happy is to devote oneself; to exist only for oneself is to damn oneself, and to exile oneself to hell.

What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart.

Have a great compassion for people. To be able to have a heart full of compassion, we need to pray. Especially be kind, be loving to the poor. We think we do so much for the poor, but it is they who make us rich. We are in debt to them. Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

When paying charity, one should smile and be humble, allowing the hand of the indigent to be above the giver's hand.

The concept that a person who has a lot holds his hand out to someone who has less, or someone who isn't hurting holds his hand out to someone who is, is simply a human trait that has nothing to do with celebrity. I am confounded at the stinginess of some institutions and some people. I'm bewildered by it. You can only put away so much stuff in your closet.

It is with charity as with money--the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.

The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

I'm very rich - in friends. I'm too nice a fellow. I give most of my money away.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

Importantly, I still give money to homeless people - and all other charities.

To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many.