It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.
Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end.
See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.
The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.
The family is the first essential cell of human society.
