More quotes by Pope John Paul II

"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song."
"The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires."
"Know what you are talking about."
"Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth."
"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."