Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one. — Pope John XXIII Pope Copy Share Image
Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere… — Pope John XXIII Armed forces Copy Share Image
Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. — Pope John XXIII Age Copy Share Image
Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfullfilled potential. — Pope John XXIII Concern Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord.… — Pope John XXIII Catholic Copy Share Image
I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. — Pope John XXIII Heart Copy Share Image
In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all… — Pope John XXIII Attainment Copy Share Image
If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light. — Pope John XXIII Light Copy Share Image
The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection. — Pope John XXIII Christian Copy Share Image
O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You,… — Pope John XXIII Apostles Copy Share Image
Christ's Church is, above all, the spiritual temple where every Christian knows he has his place: he knows he has it, and… — Pope John XXIII Christian Copy Share Image
It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to… — Pope John XXIII Attention Copy Share Image
Today the universal common good poses problems of world-wide dimensions, which cannot be adequately tackled or solved except by the efforts of… — Pope John XXIII Authority Copy Share Image
The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of… — Pope John XXIII Brotherhood Copy Share Image
Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not… — Pope John XXIII Doe Copy Share Image
The thought of the presence of God and the spirit of worship will in all my actions have as their immediate object… — Pope John XXIII Action Copy Share Image
I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further. — Pope John XXIII God Copy Share Image
I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end. — Pope John XXIII Able Copy Share Image
... 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 Body Copy Share Image
The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company. — Pope John XXIII Business Copy Share Image
O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the… — Pope John XXIII Charity Copy Share Image
I live by the mercy of Jesus, to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything. — Pope John XXIII Compassion Copy Share Image