It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATo conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
-
-
He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
God will not be outdone in generosity.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
He who is not getting better is getting worse.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
Discouragement is not from God.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
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 LOYOLA -
He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA -
Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA