He who is not getting better is getting worse.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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