Wisdom Quote by Pope John Paul II — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“...if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.”

“The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.”

“The true Christian can nurture a trustful optimism, because he is certain of not walking alone. In sending us Jesus, the eternal Son made man, God has drawn near to each of us. In Christ he has become our travelling companion.”

“Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which it soars to the truth.”

“Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good.”

“On one hand the eternal attraction of man towards femininity (cf. Gn. 2:23) frees in him-or perhaps it should free-a gamut of spiritual-corporal desires of an especially personal and "sharing" nature (cf. analysis of the "beginning"), to which a proportionate pyramid of values corresponds. On the other hand, "lust" limits this gamut, obscuring the pyramid of values that marks the perennial attraction of male and female.”

“In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. Sometimes we get up and leave. Sometimes we sit there but our bodies wiggle and squirm and our minds go far away. This can be so uncomfortable that we feel’s it’s impossible to stay. Yet this feeling can teach us not just about ourselves but what it is to be human…we really don’t want to stay with the nakedness of our present experience. It goes against the grain to stay present. These are the times when only gentleness and a sense of humor can give us the strength to settle down…so whenever we wander off, we gently encourage ourselves to “stay” and settle down. Are we experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What’s for lunch? Stay! I can’t stand this another minute! Stay!”

“I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“To act smart all the time is stupidity; to act stupid all the time is madness. To sacrifice one thing intentionally and gain ten deliberately, that is true smartness.”

“A statement made from the heart has an aroma, it has lights, it has earth and”