Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. — Mother Teresa

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Author: Mother Teresa

Insight: A compliment takes seconds to give but can replay in someone's head for years—sometimes when they need it most. That casual "you did great" might be the exact thing keeping someone going through a rough week you'll never know about.

Source: A Life in Pictures, p. 83, 2009

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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Mother TeresaA Life in Pictures, p. 83, 2009

Insight

A compliment takes seconds to give but can replay in someone's head for years—sometimes when they need it most. That casual "you did great" might be the exact thing keeping someone going through a rough week you'll never know about.

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun and missionary known for her lifelong dedication to helping the poor and sick in Kolkata, India. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that runs hospices and homes for people with terminal illnesses, leprosy, and HIV/AIDS, earning her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

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