On a woman she found on a Calcutta street: I knew she was dying. After I did what I could, she took my hand, gave me a beautiful smile and thanked me. She gave me more than I gave her. On happiness: Happiness is the sign of a generous person. It is often the mantle of self-sacrifice. Joy is the surest way to announce Christianity to the world. On forgiveness: Forgiveness offers us a clean heart, and people will be 100 times better after it. On the poor: They don't need pity; they need love and compassion. If you don't know them, you don't love them and don't serve them. On service to God: Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your own weakness. On her order: If the rich people can have the full service and devotion of so many nuns and priests, surely the poorest of the poor and the lowest of the low can have the love and devotion of us few. `The Slum Sister' they call me, and I am glad to be just that for His love and glory. On the family: The family is a precious and beautiful gift of God, and let us make sure that we never destroy this beautiful gift but keep the family united through prayer, love and sacrifice. On sacrifice: A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, must empty ourselves. The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace. |