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

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...

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.

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...

It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness...

It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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...

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.