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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATo conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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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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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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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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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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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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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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Finding God in All Things.
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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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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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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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