Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The moral life presents itself as the response due to the many gratuitous initiatives taken by God out of love for man.
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When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ who is the fullness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world and of the United States, look to Christ.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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To believe it possible to know a universally valid truth is in no way to encourage intolerance; on the contrary, it is the essential condition for sincere and authentic dialogue between persons. On this basis alone is it possible to overcome divisions and to journey together towards full truth
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How could man have such utter contempt for man? Because he had reached the point of contempt for God.
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Totus Tuus
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A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.
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It can be said, in fact, that research, by exploring the greatest and the smallest, contributes to the glory of God which is reflected in every part of the universe.
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The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.
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I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
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God of our fathers, you chose Abraham and his descendants to bring your Name to the Nations: we are deeply saddened by the behaviour of those who in the course of history have caused these children of yours to suffer, and asking your forgiveness we wish to commit ourselves to genuine brotherhood with the people of the Covenant.
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Women have the right to insist that their dignity be respected. At the same time, they have the duty to work for the promotion of the dignity of all persons, men as well as women.
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Born and nurtured when the human being first asked questions about the reason for things and their purpose, philosophy shows in different modes and forms that the desire for truth is part of human nature itself.
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I wołam, ja, syn polskiej ziemi, a zarazem ja: Jan Paweł II papież, wołam z całej głębi tego tysiąclecia, wołam w przeddzień święta Zesłania, wołam wraz z wami wszystkimi: Niech zstąpi Duch Twój! Niech zstąpi Duch Twój! I odnowi oblicze ziemi. Tej ziemi!
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I have looked for you. Now you have come to me. And I thank you.
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human being is by nature a philosopher
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Drodzy bracia i siostry Kaszubi! Strzeżcie tych wartości i tego dziedzictwa, które stanowią o Waszej tożsamości.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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God assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman.
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You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
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peace is possible. It needs to be implored from God as his gift, but it also needs to be built day by day with his help, through works of justice and love.
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to argue according to rigorous rational criteria is to guarantee that the results attained are universally valid.