Quotes by : Pope John XXIII

... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the....

Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.

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

You must know that it is by the state of the lavatory that a family is judged.

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

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

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

If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light.

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