The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those...

In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those...