Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThey 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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