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> [In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/in-the-matter-of-learning-the-difference-between-the-earnest-and-the/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

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## More by Saint Ignatius

> [The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/the-wellbeing-of-the-head-resounds-throughout-the-whole-body-and-as/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/it-is-not-the-soul-alone-that-should-be-healthy-if-the-mind-is/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/what-st-francis-and-st-dominic-have-done-that-by-god-s-grace-i-will-do/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/little-by-little-he-came-to-recognize-the-difference-between-the/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [Some indeed have tears naturally, when the higher motion of the soul makes itself felt in the lower, or because God our Lord, seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/some-indeed-have-tears-naturally-when-the-higher-motion-of-the-soul/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/we-esteem-honor-and-love-the-apostles-more-than-the-other-saints/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/even-in-the-angels-there-is-the-subordination-of-one-hierarchy-to/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/in-the-fallen-there-is-danger-of-pride-and-vainglory-since-they/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [I have no doubt concerning that Supreme Goodness, who is so eager to share His blessings, or of that everlasting love which makes Him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/i-have-no-doubt-concerning-that-supreme-goodness-who-is-so-eager-to/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [Experience proves that in this life peace and satisfaction are had, not by the listless but by those who are fervent in God's service.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/experience-proves-that-in-this-life-peace-and-satisfaction-are-had/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/it-is-a-great-delusion-in-those-whose-understanding-has-been-darkened/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [If God has given you the world's goods in abundance, it is to help you gain those of Heaven and to be a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/if-god-has-given-you-the-world-s-goods-in-abundance-it-is-to-help-you/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [Up to his twenty-sixth year, the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world. His special delight was in the military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/up-to-his-twenty-sixth-year-the-heart-of-ignatius-was-enthralled-by/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/it-is-certain-that-because-the-negligent-do-not-struggle-against-self/)

[Saint Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-ignatius/)

> [In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-ignatius/in-the-matter-of-learning-the-difference-between-the-earnest-and-the/)

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