May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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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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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.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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