Quotes From "Life Is Worth Living" By Fulton J. Sheen

The difference between the love of a man and the...
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The difference between the love of a man and the love of a woman is that a man will always give reasons for loving, but a woman gives no reasons for loving. Fulton J. Sheen
When a child is given to his parents, a crown...
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When a child is given to his parents, a crown is made for that child in Heaven, and woe to the parents who raise a child without consciousness of that eternal crown! Fulton J. Sheen
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Because God is full of life, I imagine each morning Almighty God says to the sun, "Do it again"; and every evening to the moon and the stars, "Do it again"; and every springtime to the daisies, "Do it again"; and every time a child is born into the world asking for curtain call, that the heart of the God might once more ring out in the heart of the babe. Fulton J. Sheen
We must go out to Pure Life, Pure Truth, Pure...
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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
It is easier to write a book with footnotes than...
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It is easier to write a book with footnotes than the same book written so that children can understand it. Fulton J. Sheen
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A teacher who cannot explain any abstract subject to a child does not himself thoroughly understand his subject; if he does not attempt to break down his knowledge to fit the child's mind, he does not understand teaching. Fulton J. Sheen
Man wants three things; life, knowledge, and love.
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Man wants three things; life, knowledge, and love. Fulton J. Sheen
The science of a religious man must be scientific the...
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The science of a religious man must be scientific the religion of a scientific man must be religious. Fulton J. Sheen
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Remember that every science is based upon an abstraction. An abstraction is taking a point of view or looking at things under a certain aspect or from a particular angle. All sciences are differentiated by their abstraction. Fulton J. Sheen
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Books are the most wonderful friends in the world. When you meet them and pick them up, they are always ready to give you a few ideas. When you put them down, they never get mad; when you take them up again, they seem to enrich you all the more. Fulton J. Sheen
Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world...
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Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world war has its origin in microcosmic wars going on inside millions and millions of individuals. Fulton J. Sheen
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In the eleven months preceding the outbreak of World War II, 211 treaties of peace were signed. Were these treaties of peace written on paper, or were they written on the hearts of men? And we must ask ourselves as we hear of treaties being written today, whether the treaties of the UN are written with the full cognizance of the fact that those who sign them are responsible before God? Fulton J. Sheen
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When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women. Fulton J. Sheen
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What is discovered may be abused, but that does not mean the discovery was evil. Fulton J. Sheen
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Nothing ever happens in the world that does not happen first inside human hearts. Fulton J. Sheen
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Most of us love a non-self, or something extrinsic and apart from our inner life; but a mother's love during the time she is a flesh-and-blood ciborium is not for a non-self but for one that is her very self, a perfect example of charity and love which hardly perceives a separation. Motherhood then becomes a kind of priesthood. She brings God to man by preparing the flesh in which the soul will be implanted; she brings man to God in offering the child back again to the Creator. Fulton J. Sheen
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Communism is an aggressive religion of the species. Fulton J. Sheen