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Famous 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.”
“The mind has three operations: the formation of ideas, judgements and reasoning.”
“Once a man ceases to be of service to his neighbor, he begins to be a burden to him.”
“Do mathematics have a relation to reality or are they only a mathematical symbol?”
“Counsel involving right and wrong should never be sought from a man who does not say his prayers.”
“One becomes more interested in a job of work after the first impulse to drop it has been overcome.”
“Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive.”
“If you do not worship God, you worship something, and nine times out of ten it will be yourself.”
“If you do not live out your faith enthusiastically, maybe you don't have any faith.”
“Satan always tempts the pure - the others are already his.”
“It is easy to find truth, though it is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it.”
“The Rosary is the book of the blind.”
“It's impossible to lose your footing when you're on your knees.”
“Penance does not require hair shirts today; our neighbors are hair shirts.”
“Most commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends: they do all the talking.”
“Temptation is not a sin but playing with temptation invites sin.”
“Other people are like a mirror which reflects back on us the kind of image we cast.”
“All worry is atheism, because it is a want of trust in God.”