God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAA person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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 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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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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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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