Did somebody quote St. Ignatius?

iirc, I saw a quote from St. Ignatius Loyola about keeping peace in conversation/discussion by not assuming ill-will on the part of the other person.  I thought it was somewhere on MOL, possibly in Soapbox Politics, possibly posted by @nohero?  No luck Searching, on MOL or Google....

Anybody??

Thanks!!  if found, this will be posted in email and at home....


'Twas I, indeed!

https://maplewood.worldwebs.com/forums/discussion/what-is-being-said-in-the-rose-garden-what-s-happening-in-washington?page=next&limit=17640#discussion-replies-3448192

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I'm in the middle of reading a book by Fr. James Martin, "The Jesuit Guide To (Almost) Everything", and there's some advice I recommend to any poster.  

The Spiritual Exercises begins with some good advice.  In what he calls his Presupposition, Ignatius says that we "ought to be more eager to put a good interpretation on a neighbor's statement than to condemn it."

Always give people the benefit of the doubt.  What's more, says Ignatius, if you're not sure what a person means, you should, says Ignatius, "ask how the other means it."


Thanks nohero! for this post & the original.



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