We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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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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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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