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

Quote by Pope John XXIII

Topics: Poverty Quotes

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

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...

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.

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...

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.

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most...

The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most...

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...

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...

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.

Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending.

Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending.

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except...

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except...

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait...

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait...