They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
Ignatius of LoyolaIt is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
Ignatius of LoyolaSo with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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