He who is not getting better is getting worse.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAA religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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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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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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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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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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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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