Famous quote by Mother Teresa

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If you 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 i
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"If you 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

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This quote by Mother Teresa speaks to the significance of effort in relationships. If we want to reveal our love to somebody, we need to take the effort and send the message. Similarly, if we wish to keep a light burning, we must continuously put oil in it. This is a metaphor for the effort we should take into relationships in order to keep them alive and flourishing. We need to continuously buy our relationships, whether it be through interaction, acts of generosity, or just investing quality time together. Without effort, relationships will eventually pass away out. This quote functions as a pointer to make the effort to nurture our relationships and to never take them for approved.

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Mother Teresa This quote is written / told by Mother Teresa between August 26, 1910 and September 5, 1997. She was a famous Leader from Albania. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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