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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAOccupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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Finding God in All Things.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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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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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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