Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

Quote by Pope John XXIII

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It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a...

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.

Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a...

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a...

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.

If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations,...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations,...

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

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

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

Here I am at the end of the road and at the top of the...

Here I am at the end of the road and at the top of the...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but...

Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but...

We ardently desire their return to the house of the common Father they will not...

We ardently desire their return to the house of the common Father they will not...

I have been able to follow my death step by step and now my life...

I have been able to follow my death step by step and now my life...

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near...

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near...

Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth.

Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Among the blind, the squinter rules

Among the blind, the squinter rules

A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you...

A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you...