If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLARemember 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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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 one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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