It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.

Quote by Pope John XXIII

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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 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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.

Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep.

Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep.

Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no...

Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no...