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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAWe should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to 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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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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