All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATo conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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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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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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