God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATo have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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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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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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Teach 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.
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