We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.
In plain words
One small act can feel like nothing. The world would be smaller without it.
Where these words come from
- 52% sureLots of sources credit Mother Teresa with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- Widely documented saying, carried in compilations of her words rather than a dated primary transcript; held at likely on the posthumous-compilation test
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Mother TeresaKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.Mother TeresaDo not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.Mother TeresaI do not agree with a big way of doing things. What matters is the individual.Mother TeresaIf we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.Mother TeresaBe kind to each other in your homes.Mother TeresaMore on perseverance
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.
AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.
OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.
Samuel Johnson
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.Samuel Johnson