SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLADo not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon 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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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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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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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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Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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