He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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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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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.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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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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