“ When Whistler was complimented on the portrait of his mother, he said, You know how it is; one tries to make one’s Mummy just as nice as he can. Fulton J. Sheen
“ We simply cannot put a man into a crucible to see if he will give off unmistakable green fumes of envy. Fulton J. Sheen
“ 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. Fulton J. Sheen
“ The very word mercy is derived from the Latin miserum cor, a sorrowful heart. Mercy is, therefore, a compassionate understanding of another’s unhappiness. Fulton J. Sheen
“ The term science means something quite different for our generation than it did not so many generations ago. Fulton J. Sheen
“ The son of Confucius once said to him: I apply myself with diligence to every kind of study, neglect nothing that could render me clever and brilliant; but I do not advance. Omit some of your pursuits… Fulton J. Sheen
“ The question: 'is the Euclidean geometry true?' has no significance for Poincaré, for these is no such thing as one geometry being more true than another. Fulton J. Sheen
“ The physical theory suffers from the same affect as humanism; it attempts to live on its own fat and breathe the very air which it has already exhaled from its scientific lungs. Fulton J. Sheen
“ The most current philosophy of life is self-expressionism: Let yourself go; Do whatever you please. Any suggestion of restraining errant impulses is called a masochistic survival of the dark ages. The… Fulton J. Sheen
“ The latter stage is apt to end in cynicism as we wonder what the one who praises really wants. Fulton J. Sheen
“ The assumption that numbers and mathematical or logical laws are mental is due to the even more widespread notion that only particular sensible entities exist in nature, and that relations abstraction… Fulton J. Sheen
“ The Gospels did not start the Church; the Church started the Gospels. The Church did not come out of the Gospels; the Gospels came out of the Church. Fulton J. Sheen
“ Remarriage while the true partner is living is a vain attempt to give respectability to dishonor by invoking a human law that overthrows God’s law: Fulton J. Sheen
“ It is well to remember that authorities in the field of science are really opinions, and that such authorities have a wax nose and can be led anywhere one chooses. Fulton J. Sheen
“ He seeks us before we dream of seeking him; he knocks before we invite him in; he loves us before we respond. Fulton J. Sheen
“ At Cana, [Mary] gave Him as a Savior to sinners; on the Cross He gave her as a refuge to sinners. Fulton J. Sheen
“ We must go out to Pure Life, Pure Truth, Pure Love, and that is the definition of God. He is the ultimate goal of life; from Him we came, and in Him alone do we find our peace. Fulton J. Sheen
“ We live in days of assassins’—where evil is sought in lives more than good to justify a world with a bad conscience. Fulton J. Sheen
