Best Pope John XXIII Sayings
- ... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul. Body
- The mark of Cain is stamped upon our foreheads. Across the centuries, our brother Abel was lain in blood which we drew, and shed tears… Abel
- Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. Christmas
- If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light. Better
- The solidarity which binds all men together as members of a common family makes it impossible for wealthy nations to look with indifference upon the… All
- In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all human beings; and… Acknowledged
- We ardently desire their return to the house of the common Father they will not enter a strange house but their own. Ardently
- Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you… Concern
- Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined… Able
- I have been able to follow my death step by step and now my life goes gently to its end. Able
- If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light. Better