“ Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one. Pope John XXIII
“ It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. Pope John XXIII
“ The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone. Pope John XXIII
“ 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… Pope John XXIII
“ Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. Pope John XXIII
“ ... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul. Pope John XXIII
“ 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. Pope John XXIII
