No man hates God without first hating himself.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Faith, God, Divinity
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Charity, Giving
Every man rejoices twice when he has a partner in his joy. He who shares tears with us wipes them away. He divides them in two, and he who laughs with us makes the joy double.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Friendship, Joy
Our personal dispositions are as windowpanes through which we see the world either as rosy or dull. The way we color the glasses we wear is the way the world seems to us.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Attitude
Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is “timing;”; it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Patience
Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Flattery
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Blessings, Humility
Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.
—Fulton J. Sheen
There are three rules of dealing with all those who come to us: 1. Kindness, 2. Kindness, 3.Kindness.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Envy
Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Optimism, Self-reliance, Positive Attitudes, Emotions, Attitude
Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Life and Living
Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?
—Fulton J. Sheen
Joy is the happiness of love—love aware of its own inner happiness. Pleasure comes from without, and joy comes from within, and it is, therefore, within reach of everyone in the world.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Joy, Love
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
Topics: Audiences
Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Solitude, Leisure, Silence
Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes from things, and always through the senses; happiness comes from humans through fellowship. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God.
—Fulton J. Sheen
There are no planes in the spiritual life; we are either going uphill or coming down.
—Fulton J. Sheen
Topics: Faith
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