Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
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Right from the beginning of my ministry in St. Peter’s See in Rome, I consider this message of divine mercy my special task. Providence has assigned it to me in the present situation of man, the Church and the world. It could be said that precisely this situation assigned that message to me as my task before God.
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It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.
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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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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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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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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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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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How could man have such utter contempt for man? Because he had reached the point of contempt for God.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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Totus Tuus
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Never again war! Never again hatred and intolerance!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Drodzy bracia i siostry Kaszubi! Strzeżcie tych wartości i tego dziedzictwa, które stanowią o Waszej tożsamości.
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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.
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God assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman.