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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLABe 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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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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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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