Author: Pope John XXIII

Quotes

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

- Pope John XXIII

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

- Pope John XXIII

I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end.

I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end.

- Pope John XXIII

Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.

Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.

- Pope John XXIII

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.

- Pope John XXIII

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

- Pope John XXIII

The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company.

The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company.

- Pope John XXIII

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

- Pope John XXIII

Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to contribute willingly to the common good.

Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to contribute willingly to the common good.

- Pope John XXIII

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