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61 Motivational Quotes By Pope John Paul II That Will Help You Face The Chill Winds

Famous As: Pope
Born On: May 18, 1920
Died On: April 2, 2005
Born In: Wadowice, Poland
Died At Age: 84
Karol Jozef Wojtyla, popularly known as Pope John Paul II, served as the sovereign of the Vatican City and Pope of the Catholic Church. Some Catholics also address him as ‘Saint John Paul the Great.' He was the first non-Italian since 1523 to become the Pope, besides being the longest serving Pope in the history. He made significant contribution in improving relationships of Catholic Church with the Anglican Communion, Islam, Judaism, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He earned a lot of admiration from the masses but was also criticized for defending the Church’s decision to oppose same-sex marriage. Here is a list of enlightening quotes and sayings by the man who pushed aside boundaries of caste, creed, religion and culture to spread the message of ‘God.' Scroll down to read through the insightful quotes and thoughts by Pope John Paul II.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

Pope John Paul II
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Pope John Paul II
Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

Pope John Paul II
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

Pope John Paul II
I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

Pope John Paul II
The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.

The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.

Pope John Paul II
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.

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

Pope John Paul II
Know what you are talking about.

Know what you are talking about.

Pope John Paul II
A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.

A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.

Pope John Paul II
The worst prison would be a closed heart.

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Pope John Paul II
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

Pope John Paul II
Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.

Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.

Pope John Paul II
Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.

Pope John Paul II
It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman.

It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman.

Pope John Paul II
Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.

Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.

Pope John Paul II
Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another.

Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another.

Pope John Paul II
There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.

There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.

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

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

Pope John Paul II
Take away from love the fullness of self surrender, the completeness of personal commitment, and what remains will be a total denial and negation of it.

Take away from love the fullness of self surrender, the completeness of personal commitment, and what remains will be a total denial and negation of it.

Pope John Paul II
He was alone in his wonderment,
amoung creatures incapable of wonder
--for them it was enough to exist and go their way.

He was alone in his wonderment, amoung creatures incapable of wonder --for them it was enough to exist and go their way.

Pope John Paul II
Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.

Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.

Pope John Paul II
The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

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

Pope John Paul II
Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

Pope John Paul II
Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.

Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.

Pope John Paul II
Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.

Pope John Paul II
Learning to think rigorously, so as to act rightly and to serve humanity better.

Learning to think rigorously, so as to act rightly and to serve humanity better.

Pope John Paul II
...if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.

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

Pope John Paul II
The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and full communion of persons.

The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and full communion of persons.

Pope John Paul II
Without wonder, men and women would lapse into deadening routine and little by little would become incapable of a life which is genuinely personal.

Without wonder, men and women would lapse into deadening routine and little by little would become incapable of a life which is genuinely personal.

Pope John Paul II
...all that is carried along
by the stream's silvery cascade,
rhythmically falling from the mountain,
carried by its own current--
carried where?

...all that is carried along by the stream's silvery cascade, rhythmically falling from the mountain, carried by its own current-- carried where?

Pope John Paul II
The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.

The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.

Pope John Paul II
Treating a person as a means to an end, and an end moreover which in this case is pleasure, the maximization of pleasure, will always stand in the way of love.

Treating a person as a means to an end, and an end moreover which in this case is pleasure, the maximization of pleasure, will always stand in the way of love.

Pope John Paul II
We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.

We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.

Pope John Paul II
Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God.

Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God.

Pope John Paul II
Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

Pope John Paul II
Man cannot remain with no way out.

Man cannot remain with no way out.

Pope John Paul II
None can sense more deeply than you artists, ingenious creators of beauty that you are, something of the pathos with which God at the dawn of creation looked upon the work of his hands.

None can sense more deeply than you artists, ingenious creators of beauty that you are, something of the pathos with which God at the dawn of creation looked upon the work of his hands.

Pope John Paul II
God allows man to learn His supernatural ends, but the decision to strive towards an end, the choice of course, is left to man's free will. God does not redeem man against his will.

God allows man to learn His supernatural ends, but the decision to strive towards an end, the choice of course, is left to man's free will. God does not redeem man against his will.

Pope John Paul II
A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.

A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.

Pope John Paul II
There is no need to be dismayed if love sometimes follows torturous ways. 
 Grace has the power to make straight the paths of human love.

There is no need to be dismayed if love sometimes follows torturous ways. Grace has the power to make straight the paths of human love.

Pope John Paul II
Men are like wine-some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Men are like wine-some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Pope John Paul II
Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you

Pope John Paul II
Let me go to the house of the Father.

Let me go to the house of the Father.

Pope John Paul II
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Pope John Paul II
Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, 
 and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude.

Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude.

Pope John Paul II
A person is an entity of a sort to which the only proper and adequate way to relate is love

A person is an entity of a sort to which the only proper and adequate way to relate is love

Pope John Paul II
The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

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

Pope John Paul II
Do not be afraid, then, when love makes demands. Do not be afraid when love requires sacrifice.

Do not be afraid, then, when love makes demands. Do not be afraid when love requires sacrifice.

Pope John Paul II
It is not enough to long for a person as a good for oneself, one must also, and above all, long for that person's good.

It is not enough to long for a person as a good for oneself, one must also, and above all, long for that person's good.

Pope John Paul II
Michaelangelo must teach them - do not forget: all things are naked and open before His eyes.

Michaelangelo must teach them - do not forget: all things are naked and open before His eyes.

Pope John Paul II
It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.

It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.

Pope John Paul II
Prayer finds its source in God's holiness and it is at the same time our response to this holiness.

Prayer finds its source in God's holiness and it is at the same time our response to this holiness.

Pope John Paul II
The battle against the devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the devil is still alive and active in the world.

The battle against the devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the devil is still alive and active in the world.

Pope John Paul II
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.

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.

Pope John Paul II
Love is enthusiasm rather than pensiveness

Love is enthusiasm rather than pensiveness

Pope John Paul II
Man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself, can fully find himself only through a sincere gift of himself.

Man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself, can fully find himself only through a sincere gift of himself.

Pope John Paul II
The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable, someone thought of and chosen from eternity, someone called and identified by name

The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable, someone thought of and chosen from eternity, someone called and identified by name

Pope John Paul II
Christ is the sacrament‎ of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us.

Christ is the sacrament‎ of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us.

Pope John Paul II
Knowledge must then lead to education in self-control.

Knowledge must then lead to education in self-control.

Pope John Paul II
Man is a continuum, a totality and a continuity -
so it cannot be that nothing remains!

Man is a continuum, a totality and a continuity - so it cannot be that nothing remains!

Pope John Paul II