Quotes from Ignatius of Loyola
As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
— Ignatius of Loyola
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.
— Ignatius of Loyola
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.
— Ignatius of Loyola
We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
— Ignatius of Loyola
He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Calisto, a companion of Ignatius, and who on recovering from a severe illness had heard of the imprisonment of Ignatius, hastened from Segnovia, where he was staying, and came to Alcala, that he, too, might be cast into prison.
— Ignatius of Loyola
He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Finding God in All Things.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Among some of the famous men educated by the Jesuits we find Bossuet, Corneille, Molière, Tasso, Fontenelle, Diderot, Voltaire, and Bourdaloue, himself a Jesuit.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Laugh and grow strong.
— Ignatius of Loyola