It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

Quote by Pope John XXIII

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

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...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope...

None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope...

For with each dawn, she found new hope that someday, her dreams of happiness would...

For with each dawn, she found new hope that someday, her dreams of happiness would...