Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIt is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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