As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIdleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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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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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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 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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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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