The devil has much joy of a soul that works indiscreetly, without being held in check by him who ought to rule it: for the higher such a one strives to mount, the greater its fall.

St Ignatius

If ever you find ignorant or malicious people calumniating you, pray God that the things they say may never be true.

St Ignatius

In some matters silence is better than speech. When Truth is its own apologist, it needs no help from style.

St Ignatius

The best kind of mortifications are those that, while their sting is sharper, do less hurt: for by these the body is afflicted both more annoyingly and more lastingly.

St Ignatius

Penitence should include contrition of heart, confession of the lips, and satisfaction in act.

St Ignatius