Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
Ignatius of LoyolaFor those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ignatius of LoyolaIf one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
Ignatius of LoyolaThe enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it is natural for a woman to lose heart and run away when he faces up to her; on the other hand, if the man begins to be afraid and to give ground, her rage, vindictiveness and fury overflow and know no limit.
Ignatius of Loyola