The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.

Nobody can force you, not even the holy prophets.

The poverty of the West is far more difficult to solve than the poverty of India.

I think that a person who is attached to riches, who lives with the worry of riches, is actually very poor. If this person puts his money at the service of others, then he is rich, very rich.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.

We are now in 126 countries. We have 561 houses - tabernacles we call them - and over 4600 nuns. It's simply to serve the poorest of the poor. We are wanted and we have championed those who have nothing, the deprived children of God.

One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.