"I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end." ― Pope John XXIII Topic(s): Death More From Pope John XXIII "Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one." "The family is the first essential cell of human society." "Men are like wine – some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age." More In Death "Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith."― Mahatma Gandhi "Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste."― Carter Burwell "You don’t have people chanting ‘Death to America’ in Israel."― Benjamin Netanyahu