Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.

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.

Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.

An angel of Paradise, no less, is always beside me, wrapped in everlasting ecstasy on his Lord. So I am ever under the gaze of an angel who protects and prays for me.

The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection.

Listen to everything, forget much, correct little.

There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and lasting peace among nations cannot consist in the possession of an equal supply of armaments but only in mutual trust.