Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Some indeed have tears naturally, when the higher motion of the soul makes itself felt in the lower, or because God our Lord, seeing… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved,… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
I have no doubt concerning that Supreme Goodness, who is so eager to share His blessings, or of that everlasting love which makes Him… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
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.… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
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… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
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… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
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… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
