Fulton J. Sheen Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen Famous Quotes & Sayings
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The soul cannot be seen in a biological laboratory, any more than pain can be seen on an operating table.
Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.
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.
Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.
relinquish the desire for children and wealth and live the life of 'Vanaprastha,' that is, one retired from the household cares.
Prayer is helplessness casting itself on Power, infirmity leaning on Strength, misery reaching to Mercy, and a prisoner clamoring for Relief.
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 very freedom which the sinner supposedly exercises in his self-indulgence is only another proof that he is ruled by the tyrant.
Souls generally do not fall away from Christ because of the Creed; they first have difficulty with the Commandments.
Socialism increases in direct ratio and proportion with the surrender of personal responsibility to neighbor.
Like all great divorces, whether they be marital or epistemological, it had its antecedents in history.
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.
Broadmindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right.
Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own.
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.
Better could the stem of a rose support a marble bust than the mind of man bear the false infinity of his own deification.
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.
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.
What some people love is not a person but the experience of being in love. The first is irreplaceable; the second is not.
Purging trial, fidelities through storm, perseverance through mediocrities, and pursuit of Divine destiny through the allurements of earth.
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.
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.
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.
Every child should have an occasional pat on the back as long as it is applied low enough and hard enough.
I wonder maybe if our Lord does not suffer more from our indifference, than He did from the crucifixion.
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
Two world wars in twenty-one years, and the universal dread of nuclear incineration. This time God has given us John Paul II,
Before the sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after the sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable.
The old liberal rebelled against taxation without responsibility, the new liberal wants the taxation as a handout without responsibility.
Since evil is nothing positive, there can be no principle of evil. It has no meaning expect in reference to something good.
Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.
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.
Judge the Catholic Church not by those who barely live by its spirit, but by the example of those who live closest to it.
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.
Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves.
Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command.
The only way to win audiences is to tell people about the life and death of Christ. Every other approach is a waste.
One can yearn for another after knowing flesh unity, but it is impossible to yearn for another after soul unity.