To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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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 hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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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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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.
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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 one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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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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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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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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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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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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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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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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