We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. — Mother Teresa

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

Author: Mother Teresa

Insight: A smile costs nothing but might solve someone's invisible crisis—the stressed parent at checkout, the lonely coworker eating lunch alone. You'll never see the ripple, which is exactly why it matters more than grand gestures ever could.

Source: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of Mother Teresa, p. 177, 2007

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

Mother TeresaCome Be My Light: The Private Writings of Mother Teresa, p. 177, 2007

Insight

A smile costs nothing but might solve someone's invisible crisis—the stressed parent at checkout, the lonely coworker eating lunch alone. You'll never see the ripple, which is exactly why it matters more than grand gestures ever could.

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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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