Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIt is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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