書本荼毒，無遠弗屆，除非開始就抗衡。 What is poisonous in books spreads far, unless it is opposed at the beginning. Adapted from Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year Art by Colegio Mateus Ricci 利瑪竇學校  

看到他人犯人皆會犯的錯， 應以此為鑑，看到自己需要除掉的缺失。 When, as is but human, errors are committed by others, you should see in them, as in a mirror, some deformity that needs removing in yourself.

當魔鬼沒法引誘你犯罪時， 牠將以使你煩惱及失去平安為樂。 When the devil cannot bring you to commit sin, he will take a delight in annoying you and filching your peace of mind.

魔鬼灌輸刻薄瑣碎的思想進入你的腦袋之際， 回想過去天主給你的恩惠。 When the devil instills into your mind mean and petty thoughts, turn your memory to the benefits God has shown you in times past.

別因未能品嚐聖體的神慰而拒絕領受： 就如因缺乏美味佳餚而絕食，死於飢餓的人。

為使人的天賦恩賜用於救贖靈魂， 內在德行必須成為推動行善的力量。 In order that a man’s natural gifts may be put to account for the salvation of souls, they must be set in motion by interior virtue, and strength obtained thereby for doing things well.

我不大關注眼前奴役或死亡的恐懼， 唯一令我恐懼的是得罪天主。 I care but little for the fear of slavery or death that you put before me: the only fear that troubles me is the fear of offending God.

捨棄世俗的人應似塑像，對粗衣或華服都處之泰然。 The man who has turned aside from the world should be like a statue, which refuses neither to be clothed with a rough garment nor to be despoiled of the rich robe it used to wear.

天主重視那些把個人及其關注置諸次要而把侍奉天主置於首位的人，多於那些把自己事業置於天主事業之上的人。

修德之路崎嶇難行，仍然勇往直前克服自我的人， 比個性溫和懶散的人獲得雙倍的報酬。

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當魔鬼在黑暗中秘密行事時，必定穩操勝券。 The devil never has greater success with us than when he works secretly and in the dark.