More quotes by Pope John Paul II

"The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires."
"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song."
"I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing."
"Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth."
"The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish."