For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAConsidering 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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.
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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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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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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