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9 quotes
266th pope of the Catholic Church (1936–2025)
“We need to let ourselves be evangelized by the poor. They have much to teach us.”
"Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason."
on Spirituality
"Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us, and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer."
on Happiness
"Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God."
on Faith
"We all have the duty to do good."
on Ethics
"Money has to serve, not to rule."
on Wisdom
"We need to remember and remind ourselves where we come from, what we are, our nothingness."
on Philosophy
"Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right."
on Life
"What need does the earth have of us?"
