To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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 has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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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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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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