Mother Teresa: Love Not Satisfied

Mother Teresa Money Quote saying don’t stop with just money, but also offer love when giving, wherever that takes you. Mother Teresa said:
 

 

“Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go” — Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa is saying that when giving to others through charity or donations, it’s not enough to just provide money or material goods.

She emphasizes that people also need love and compassion. By spreading love wherever you go, it means showing kindness, caring, and concern for others’ well-being in addition to any financial support.

Mother Teresa wants us to remember the human element – that those receiving help are people deserving of our empathy and affection, not just recipients of uncaring transactions. Giving with both money and love is what can truly help improve people’s lives.

Birthday August 26, 1910 Death: Sept. 5, 1997

Mother Teresa: Hunger for Bread & Love

Mother Teresa Money Quote saying hunger for positive human interaction is another form of poverty suffered by those without money. Mother Teresa said:
 

 

“There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness; and this is the great poverty that makes people suffer so much” — Mother Teresa

In this quote, Mother Teresa seems to be saying that while physical hunger for basic needs like food is certainly a form of poverty and suffering, an equally serious type of poverty is a “hunger” for non-material things like love, kindness and thoughtfulness from other people.

She appears to believe this emotional or psychological hunger caused by a lack of human warmth, care and consideration can make people suffer profoundly.

The best interpretation is that Mother Teresa felt inner poverty stemming from isolation, loneliness and indifference towards others could be as psychologically damaging as not having enough food or shelter. Both material and emotional/social needs are important for human well-being.

Birthday August 26, 1910 – Death: Sept. 5, 1997

Mother Teresa: Terrible Rush Greater Riches

Mother Teresa Money Quote saying modern world is focused on hurrying their way to riches. Families have no time for each other. Mother Teresa said:
 

 

“Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world” — Mother Teresa

In this quote, Mother Teresa appears to be lamenting how modern society often values speed, material progress, and wealth accumulation over family connections and relationships.

She suggests that the rush to achieve more and acquire riches means children have little time for parents, and parents have little time for each other. Mother Teresa seems to believe this disruption of family bonds and lack of quality time together within the home can undermine peace in the wider world.

The best interpretation is that she felt an excessive focus on developing and gaining more things was weakening important family ties and interpersonal relationships that are fundamental to societal harmony and stability.

Birthday August 26, 1910 Death: Sept. 5, 1997

Mother Teresa: Rich Don’t Know Poor

Mother Teresa Money Quote saying with knowledge of the poor, comes love and empathy. Allow the rich to know poor. Mother Teresa said:
 

 

“The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don’t really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by them, it’s because they do not know them” — Mother Teresa

In this quote, Mother Teresa seems to be saying that wealthy or affluent people often do not truly understand who the poor are or what poverty means.

She suggests this lack of understanding and connection can be forgiven, because direct exposure to and experience with the poor is needed in order to develop true care, compassion, and love for them.

Mother Teresa appears to believe that only through gaining knowledge of the poor and their struggles, by interacting with them and being “touched by them”, can rich people come to serve those in need.

The best interpretation is that she felt personal contact was vital for the affluent to develop empathy and a desire to help alleviate poverty.

Birthday August 26, 1910 Death: Sept. 5, 1997

Mother Teresa: Poor for Love & Rich Money

Mother Teresa Money Quote saying wealth buys what is desired, while the poor get the same only from those who offer to answer those needs from love. Mother Teresa said:
 

 

“I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money” — Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa said she tries to give to the poor “for love what the rich could get for money” because she believed that while the rich can use money to purchase things to meet their needs and desires, the poor do not have money and must rely on the love and charity of others to have their basic needs met.

Her mission was to help the poor with compassion and love rather than simply giving them money. She wanted to convey that her motivation for helping the poor came from her care and concern for their well-being rather than any financial transaction.

Birthday August 26, 1910 Death: Sept. 5, 1997