Fulton J. Sheen Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Fulton J. Sheen quotes, Fulton J. Sheen sayings, and Fulton J. Sheen proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius. Fulton J. Sheen
Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals. Fulton J. Sheen
One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian. Fulton J. Sheen
Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery. Fulton J. Sheen
There are two ways of waking up in the morning. One is to say, 'Good morning, God,' and the other is to say, 'Good God, morning'! Fulton J. Sheen
Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday. Fulton J. Sheen
In this sublime hour, therefore, He calls all His children to the pulpit of the Cross, and every word He says to them is set down for the purpose of an eternal publication and an undying consolation. Fulton J. Sheen
Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery. Fulton J. Sheen
Advertising tries to stimulate our sensuous desires, converting luxuries into necessities, but it only intensifies man's inner misery. The business world is bent on creating hungers which its wares never satisfy, and thus it adds to the frustrations and broken minds of our times. Fulton J. Sheen
There are no planes in the spiritual life; we are either going uphill or coming down. Fulton J. Sheen
Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. Fulton J. Sheen
As long as the decent people refuse to believe that morality must manifest itself in every sphere of human activity, including the political, they will not meet the challenge of Marxism. Fulton J. Sheen
Unless souls are saved, nothing is saved; there can be no world peace without soul peace. Fulton J. Sheen
Believe the incredible and you can do the impossible. Fulton J. Sheen
The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men. Fulton J. Sheen
The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men. Fulton J. Sheen
All love craves unity. As the highest peak of love in the human order is the unity of husband and wife in the flesh, so the highest unity in the Divine order is the unity of the soul and Christ in communion. Fulton J. Sheen
The Church was spread throughout the entire Roman Empire before a single book of the New Testament was written. Fulton J. Sheen
There are two ways of waking up in the morning. One is to say, ‘Good morning, God,’ and the other is to say, ‘Good God, morning!' Fulton J. Sheen
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn. Fulton J. Sheen
Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life. The one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast. The other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache. Fulton J. Sheen
Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it. Fulton J. Sheen
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius. Fulton J. Sheen
The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society. Fulton J. Sheen
Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, 'God is hard to find.' Fulton J. Sheen
Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them. Fulton J. Sheen