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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAMay God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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