They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATeach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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 not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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