Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAFor those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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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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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do 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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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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