Pope Paul VI Quotes

In youth, the days are short and the years are long. In old age, the years are short and days long.

Pope Paul VI

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.

Pope Paul VI

Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground.

Pope Paul VI

Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.

Pope Paul VI

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

Pope Paul VI

If you want peace work for justice.

Pope Paul VI

Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.

Pope Paul VI

Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.

Pope Paul VI

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

Pope Paul VI