See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of observation, tolerance, and selective intervention in life.
Pope John XXIII's quote suggests that one should observe the world in its entirety, understanding that not everything requires a response or correction. It encourages a mindset of acceptance and moderation, highlighting that while one should be aware of various situations, it is wise to overlook minor issues and focus only on essential corrections.
In practice
During a team meeting where various opinions are shared, one might say this quote to emphasize the importance of valuing diverse viewpoints while letting go of minor disagreements.
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.
To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. My life vows destined to be spent in the light irradiating from the tabernacle, and it is to the Heart of Jesus that I dare go for the solution of all my problems
Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.
The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord. It is altogether fitting, therefore, that the language it uses should be noble, majestic, and non-vernacular.
Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said.
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.
Only in silence I find myself. Life in the city is so hectic that you lose the right perspective. It's important to know that our biggest resources are in our heart.
Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.
We keep so busy talking we are so keen to act that we forget that in the heart lies all we need untapped, intact.
I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values - and follow my own moral compass - then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.
I am overcome by my own amazing sloth...Can you please forgive me and believe that it is really because I want to do something well that I don't do it at all?
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