Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLADearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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.
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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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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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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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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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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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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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