God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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 our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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