John Bosco

Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)

St. John Bosco (Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; 16 August 1815 - 31 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest of the Latin Church, educator and writer of the 19th century.

Giovanni Bosco in 1887

Quotes

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  • Be cheerful, do good, and let the sparrows chirp.[1]
  • If young people are educated properly, we have moral order; if not, vice and disorder prevail. Religion alone can initiate and achieve a true education.
  • I'll wait for all my young people in heaven.
  • Kindness of speech, in word, in advising conquers everything and all. [2]
  • Not with violence, but with words.
  • Serve the Lord joyfully! [Servite Domino in laetitia!][3]
  • Those who pray take care of the most important of all.
  • With the works of charity we closed the doors of hell and open ourselves to the sky.



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