John Bosco



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.

Quotes

 * Serve the Lord joyfully! [Servite Domino in laetitia!]
 * "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."
 * Be cheerful, do good, and let the sparrows chirp.
 * Not with violence, but with words.
 * I'll wait for all my young people in heaven.
 * 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.