Avoid all obstinacy…
Avoid all obstinacy; but when you have begun a thing well, stick to it, and do not basely flee through weariness or despair.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
God’s consolation is so great…
The fullness of God’s consolation is so great that the sweetness of it not only touches the soul, but even overflows to the body.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
How greatly mistaken…
How greatly mistaken are those who, while thinking themselves to be full of the spirit, are eager for the government of souls!
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Earth and heaven…
How insignificant is the earth and earthly life in comparison with heaven, with Christ’s eternal kingdom! And yet we attach ourselves so much to the earthly things and care so little for the salvation of the soul, for eternal life!
–Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908)
Disagreeable sin…
Nothing ought to be so disagreeable to a servant of God but sin.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
By anxieties and worries…
By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man’s heart and make a dwelling for himself there.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
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