Pope John XXIII

“The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.”

“It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.”

“I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end.”

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

“The family is the first essential cell of human society.”

“Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.”

“A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.”

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

“I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart.”

“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.”