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Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Love burdens itself with the wants and woes and losses and even the wrongs of others. Love burdens itself with the wants and woes and losses and even the wrongs of others.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The soul cannot be seen in a biological laboratory, any more than pain can be seen on an operating table. The soul cannot be seen in a biological laboratory, any more than pain can be seen on an operating table.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave. If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The reason we're bored is because we don't love anything. The reason we're bored is because we don't love anything.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The essence of obscenity is the turning of the inner mystery into a jest. The essence of obscenity is the turning of the inner mystery into a jest.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul. Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: But there was no room at the inn; the inn is the gathering place of public opinion; so often public opinion locks its doors to the King. But there was no room at the inn; the inn is the gathering place of public opinion; so often public opinion locks its doors to the King.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: A woman never tells you why she loves; she just tells you how she loves. A woman never tells you why she loves; she just tells you how she loves.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: No man hates God without first hating himself. No man hates God without first hating himself.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: A smile across the aisle of a bus in the morning could save a suicide later in the day. A smile across the aisle of a bus in the morning could save a suicide later in the day.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: libido, or concupiscence, a tending toward certain things in defiance of rational restraint. libido, or concupiscence, a tending toward certain things in defiance of rational restraint.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits. Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian. One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: If you do not live what you believe, you will end up believing what you live. If you do not live what you believe, you will end up believing what you live.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: You must remember to love people and use things, rather than to love things and use people. You must remember to love people and use things, rather than to love things and use people.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: relinquish the desire for children and wealth and live the life of 'Vanaprastha,' that is, one retired from the household cares. relinquish the desire for children and wealth and live the life of 'Vanaprastha,' that is, one retired from the household cares.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: No one can love himself properly unless he knows why he is living. Love is useless when alone, No one can love himself properly unless he knows why he is living. Love is useless when alone,
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Prayer is helplessness casting itself on Power, infirmity leaning on Strength, misery reaching to Mercy, and a prisoner clamoring for Relief. Prayer is helplessness casting itself on Power, infirmity leaning on Strength, misery reaching to Mercy, and a prisoner clamoring for Relief.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Satan always tempts the pure - the others are already his. Satan always tempts the pure - the others are already his.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The simple shepherds heard the voice of an angel and found their Lamb; the wise men saw the light of a star and found their Wisdom. The simple shepherds heard the voice of an angel and found their Lamb; the wise men saw the light of a star and found their Wisdom.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us. God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: God could not keep, as it were, the secret of His love, and the telling of it was creation. God could not keep, as it were, the secret of His love, and the telling of it was creation.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The very freedom which the sinner supposedly exercises in his self-indulgence is only another proof that he is ruled by the tyrant. The very freedom which the sinner supposedly exercises in his self-indulgence is only another proof that he is ruled by the tyrant.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Most sound minds resent flattery, because they see the egotism behind the screen of altruism. Most sound minds resent flattery, because they see the egotism behind the screen of altruism.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Souls generally do not fall away from Christ because of the Creed; they first have difficulty with the Commandments. Souls generally do not fall away from Christ because of the Creed; they first have difficulty with the Commandments.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Socialism increases in direct ratio and proportion with the surrender of personal responsibility to neighbor. Socialism increases in direct ratio and proportion with the surrender of personal responsibility to neighbor.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Like all great divorces, whether they be marital or epistemological, it had its antecedents in history. Like all great divorces, whether they be marital or epistemological, it had its antecedents in history.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: I study philosophy after my dinner, but the dinner is not the cause o my studying philosophy. I study philosophy after my dinner, but the dinner is not the cause o my studying philosophy.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away. The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Being is the soul of every concept, of every judgment and of every reasoning. Being is the soul of every concept, of every judgment and of every reasoning.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Penance does not require hair shirts today; our neighbors are hair shirts. Penance does not require hair shirts today; our neighbors are hair shirts.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Very often we call something modern because we do not know what is ancient; many so-called "modern" ideas are really old errors with new labels. Very often we call something modern because we do not know what is ancient; many so-called "modern" ideas are really old errors with new labels.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Broadmindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right. Broadmindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book. Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: There are fads ion science, just as there are fads in clothes There are fads ion science, just as there are fads in clothes
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals. Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own. Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: If you do not live out your faith enthusiastically, maybe you don't have any faith. If you do not live out your faith enthusiastically, maybe you don't have any faith.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: If you know where you are, you do not know how fast you are moving, and if you know how fast you are moving, you do not know where you If you know where you are, you do not know how fast you are moving, and if you know how fast you are moving, you do not know where you are.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Obedience to Truth is obedience to Love. Obedience to Truth is obedience to Love.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Better could the stem of a rose support a marble bust than the mind of man bear the false infinity of his own deification. Better could the stem of a rose support a marble bust than the mind of man bear the false infinity of his own deification.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: You are infinitely precious because you are loved by God. You are infinitely precious because you are loved by God.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: A man without God is not like a cake without raisins; he is like a cake without the flour and milk; he lacks the essential ingredients. A man without God is not like a cake without raisins; he is like a cake without the flour and milk; he lacks the essential ingredients.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Most of us do not like to look inside ourselves for the same reason we don't like to open a letter that has bad news. Most of us do not like to look inside ourselves for the same reason we don't like to open a letter that has bad news.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Most commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends: they do all the talking. Most commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends: they do all the talking.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: To create the world cost God nothing; to save it from sin cost His Life Blood. To create the world cost God nothing; to save it from sin cost His Life Blood.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: What some people love is not a person but the experience of being in love. The first is irreplaceable; the second is not. What some people love is not a person but the experience of being in love. The first is irreplaceable; the second is not.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: By the mere fact that we do not go forward, we go backward. By the mere fact that we do not go forward, we go backward.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: At Cana, [Mary] gave Him as a Savior to sinners; on the Cross He gave her as a refuge to sinners. At Cana, [Mary] gave Him as a Savior to sinners; on the Cross He gave her as a refuge to sinners.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings. The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Purging trial, fidelities through storm, perseverance through mediocrities, and pursuit of Divine destiny through the allurements of earth. Purging trial, fidelities through storm, perseverance through mediocrities, and pursuit of Divine destiny through the allurements of earth.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: There are two ways of knowing how good God is: one is never to lose Him, and the other is to lose Him and then to find Him. There are two ways of knowing how good God is: one is never to lose Him, and the other is to lose Him and then to find Him.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: In vocal prayer we go to God on foot. In meditation we go to God on horseback. In contemplation we go to God in a jet. In vocal prayer we go to God on foot. In meditation we go to God on horseback. In contemplation we go to God in a jet.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The mind has three operations: the formation of ideas, judgements and reasoning. The mind has three operations: the formation of ideas, judgements and reasoning.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The way not to lead a monotonous life is to live for others. The way not to lead a monotonous life is to live for others.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: It takes eternity to make a man despair. It takes eternity to make a man despair.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Science is not wisdom. Science is not wisdom.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language. Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Every child should have an occasional pat on the back as long as it is applied low enough and hard enough. Every child should have an occasional pat on the back as long as it is applied low enough and hard enough.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: I wonder maybe if our Lord does not suffer more from our indifference, than He did from the crucifixion. I wonder maybe if our Lord does not suffer more from our indifference, than He did from the crucifixion.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Yet to be daily committed to the greatest of all wars - the one waged within. Yet to be daily committed to the greatest of all wars - the one waged within.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Fasting detaches you from this world. Prayer reattaches you to the next world. Fasting detaches you from this world. Prayer reattaches you to the next world.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius. Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn. Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Hunger is not just an economic problem. It is a moral and spiritual problem. Hunger is not just an economic problem. It is a moral and spiritual problem.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law. The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Two world wars in twenty-one years, and the universal dread of nuclear incineration. This time God has given us John Paul II, Two world wars in twenty-one years, and the universal dread of nuclear incineration. This time God has given us John Paul II,
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Before the sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after the sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable. Before the sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after the sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The old liberal rebelled against taxation without responsibility, the new liberal wants the taxation as a handout without responsibility. The old liberal rebelled against taxation without responsibility, the new liberal wants the taxation as a handout without responsibility.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Some will not look on suffering because it creates responsibility. Some will not look on suffering because it creates responsibility.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Much suffering in hospitals is wasted. Much suffering in hospitals is wasted.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Man is incurably curious. Man is incurably curious.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Since evil is nothing positive, there can be no principle of evil. It has no meaning expect in reference to something good. Since evil is nothing positive, there can be no principle of evil. It has no meaning expect in reference to something good.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed. Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Facts themselves do not give knowledge Facts themselves do not give knowledge
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Other people are like a mirror which reflects back on us the kind of image we cast. Other people are like a mirror which reflects back on us the kind of image we cast.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery. Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Nothing ever happens in the world that does not happen first inside human hearts. Nothing ever happens in the world that does not happen first inside human hearts.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The Rosary is the book of the blind. The Rosary is the book of the blind.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Head knowledge is worthless, unless accompanied by submission of the will and right action. Head knowledge is worthless, unless accompanied by submission of the will and right action.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Love itself starts with the desire for something good. Love itself starts with the desire for something good.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: All worry is atheism, because it is a want of trust in God. All worry is atheism, because it is a want of trust in God.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: For a woman, love is its own reason. I love you because I love you. For a woman, love is its own reason. I love you because I love you.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Learning comes from books; penetration of a mystery from suffering. Learning comes from books; penetration of a mystery from suffering.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The family tree of earthly ancestors was really not important; what was important was the family tree of the children of God He planted on Calvary. The family tree of earthly ancestors was really not important; what was important was the family tree of the children of God He planted on Calvary.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Judge the Catholic Church not by those who barely live by its spirit, but by the example of those who live closest to it. Judge the Catholic Church not by those who barely live by its spirit, but by the example of those who live closest to it.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base; but if we love what is noble, we become noble. We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base; but if we love what is noble, we become noble.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves. Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command. Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The higher the love, the more demands will be made on us to conform to that ideal. The higher the love, the more demands will be made on us to conform to that ideal.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: Insisted that a speaker must begin his message from where his hearers are, not where he is. Insisted that a speaker must begin his message from where his hearers are, not where he is.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: A person is merciful when he feels the sorrow and misery of another as if it were his own. A person is merciful when he feels the sorrow and misery of another as if it were his own.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: There is more grace per square foot in San Francisco than any place on earth. There is more grace per square foot in San Francisco than any place on earth.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: When you are getting kicked from the rear it means you are in front. When you are getting kicked from the rear it means you are in front.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The only way to win audiences is to tell people about the life and death of Christ. Every other approach is a waste. The only way to win audiences is to tell people about the life and death of Christ. Every other approach is a waste.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: One can yearn for another after knowing flesh unity, but it is impossible to yearn for another after soul unity. One can yearn for another after knowing flesh unity, but it is impossible to yearn for another after soul unity.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: The greatest influence in writing was G. K. Chesterton who never used a useless word, who saw the value of a paradox, and avoided what was trite. The greatest influence in writing was G. K. Chesterton who never used a useless word, who saw the value of a paradox, and avoided what was trite.
Fulton J. Sheen quotes: To see a priest making his meditation before Mass does more for an altar boy's vocation than a thousand pieces of inspirational literature. To see a priest making his meditation before Mass does more for an altar boy's vocation than a thousand pieces of inspirational literature.

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