Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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