The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
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I will never tire of repeating this: what the poor need the most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity, which is neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The poor deserve love and respect rather than pity.
Mother Teresa emphasizes that the most crucial thing for the poor is not sympathy or pity but love and respect. She advocates for acknowledging their human dignity, asserting that it is equal to that of any other person, thus encouraging compassion and understanding rather than condescension.
Themes
PovertyLoveRespectDignityCompassion
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech addressing humanitarian issues, one could use this quote to emphasize the need for love in helping the poor.
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