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Fulton J. Sheen

Religious Figure

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was a prominent Catholic priest, television personality, and author whose teachings reached millions through his compelling sermons and writings. Known for his eloquent communication and deep spiritual insights, Sheen emphasized the importance of faith, the human soul, and the moral challenges of modern life. The following quotes capture his profound wisdom on the nature of God, the purpose of life, and the call to live with love and integrity.

Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
Education does not deliver us always from evil. Education could conceivably make clever devils instead of stupid ones. If we had to choose between the two, we would prefer the stupid devils.
From Life Is Worth Living
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Topic: Education
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one another. Lovers who have nothing else to do but love each other soon find there is nothing else. Without a central loyalty life is unfinished.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Philosophical, Relationships, Religion
In all human love it must be realized that every man promises a woman, and every woman promises a man that which only God alone can give, namely, perfect happiness. One of the reasons why so many marriages are shipwrecked is because as the young couple leave the altar, they fail to realize that human feelings tire and the enthusiasm of the honeymoon is not the same as the more solid happiness of enduring human love. One of the greatest trials of marriage is the absence of solitude. In the first moments of human love, one does not see the little hidden deformities which later on appear.
From Three to Get Married
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Topic: Happiness
The wicked fear the good, because the good are a constant reproach to their consciences. The ungodly like religion in the same way that they like lions, either dead or behind bars; they fear religion when it breaks loose and begins to challenge their consciences.
From Life of Christ
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Why are those who are notoriously undisciplined and unmoral also most contemptuous of religion and morality? They are trying to solace their own unhappy lives by pulling the happy down to their own abysmal depths.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Religion
Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Religion
Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything.
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Topic: Philosophical
If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.
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Topic: Philosophical
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
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Topic: Philosophical
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?
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Topic: Inspirational
The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society.
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Topic: Philosophical, Religion
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.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man.
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Topic: Philosophical
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Philosophical, Religion
The intelligentsia are those who have been educated beyond their intelligence.
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Topic: Education
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
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Topic: Funny, Religion
Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
Education does not deliver us always from evil. Education could conceivably make clever devils instead of stupid ones. If we had to choose between the two, we would prefer the stupid devils.
From Life Is Worth Living
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Topic: Education
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one another. Lovers who have nothing else to do but love each other soon find there is nothing else. Without a central loyalty life is unfinished.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Philosophical, Relationships, Religion
In all human love it must be realized that every man promises a woman, and every woman promises a man that which only God alone can give, namely, perfect happiness. One of the reasons why so many marriages are shipwrecked is because as the young couple leave the altar, they fail to realize that human feelings tire and the enthusiasm of the honeymoon is not the same as the more solid happiness of enduring human love. One of the greatest trials of marriage is the absence of solitude. In the first moments of human love, one does not see the little hidden deformities which later on appear.
From Three to Get Married
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Topic: Happiness
The wicked fear the good, because the good are a constant reproach to their consciences. The ungodly like religion in the same way that they like lions, either dead or behind bars; they fear religion when it breaks loose and begins to challenge their consciences.
From Life of Christ
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Topic: Religion
Why are those who are notoriously undisciplined and unmoral also most contemptuous of religion and morality? They are trying to solace their own unhappy lives by pulling the happy down to their own abysmal depths.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Religion
Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Religion
Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything.
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Topic: Philosophical
If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.
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Topic: Philosophical
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
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Topic: Philosophical
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?
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Topic: Inspirational
The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society.
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Topic: Philosophical, Religion
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.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man.
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Topic: Philosophical
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Philosophical, Religion
The intelligentsia are those who have been educated beyond their intelligence.
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Topic: Education
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
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Topic: Funny, Religion
Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Religion
Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
Education does not deliver us always from evil. Education could conceivably make clever devils instead of stupid ones. If we had to choose between the two, we would prefer the stupid devils.
From Life Is Worth Living
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Topic: Education
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one another. Lovers who have nothing else to do but love each other soon find there is nothing else. Without a central loyalty life is unfinished.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Philosophical, Relationships, Religion
In all human love it must be realized that every man promises a woman, and every woman promises a man that which only God alone can give, namely, perfect happiness. One of the reasons why so many marriages are shipwrecked is because as the young couple leave the altar, they fail to realize that human feelings tire and the enthusiasm of the honeymoon is not the same as the more solid happiness of enduring human love. One of the greatest trials of marriage is the absence of solitude. In the first moments of human love, one does not see the little hidden deformities which later on appear.
From Three to Get Married
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Topic: Happiness
The wicked fear the good, because the good are a constant reproach to their consciences. The ungodly like religion in the same way that they like lions, either dead or behind bars; they fear religion when it breaks loose and begins to challenge their consciences.
From Life of Christ
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Topic: Religion
Why are those who are notoriously undisciplined and unmoral also most contemptuous of religion and morality? They are trying to solace their own unhappy lives by pulling the happy down to their own abysmal depths.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Religion
Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Religion
Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything.
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Topic: Philosophical
If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.
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Topic: Philosophical
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
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Topic: Philosophical
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?
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Topic: Inspirational
The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society.
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Topic: Philosophical, Religion
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.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Philosophical
Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man.
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Topic: Philosophical
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
From Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Topic: Happiness, Philosophical, Religion
The intelligentsia are those who have been educated beyond their intelligence.
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Topic: Education
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
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Topic: Funny, Religion