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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.

Ignatius of Loyola

If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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Fear God Greatness Man Oneself
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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Modesty Peace Sufficient Yourself
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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Experience God Joy Life Possession Service
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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Generosity God Heaven Life Man Need Ourselves
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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God Love Myself Preparation Service Simplicity Soul Talk
May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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God Harm Help Himself Myself
Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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God Liberty Memories Myself Willing
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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Attachment Heart Humble Obedience Occupation Place Yourself
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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Eyes God Heart Love Ourselves Thinking
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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God Judgement Mindset Mom Obedience Ourselves
Finding God in All Things.
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God One Liner
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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Goodness Myself Purpose Service Understand Word
We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Gift God Imperfection Regard
God will not be outdone in generosity.
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Generosity God One Liner
It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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Divine Feed Fire Inspirational Love Religious Tree
It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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Endurance Grief Myself Sorrow Tears
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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End Faith Father Principle Religious
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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Enough God Grace Love Myself Return
He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Better Inspirational Perspective Worst
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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Cost Count Generosity Service Teaching Yourself
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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Appearance Believe Black Decision White
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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Death Faith Forever God Hope Live Ourselves
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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Insult Life Load Man Treasure
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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Body Disgust Horrible Myself Poison Ugly
The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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Earth Gift Gratitude Heaven
God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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God Grace Holy Oneself
He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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Beginning Himself Lose Work World

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