It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLASPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Discouragement is not from God.
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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