Atheism, nine times out of ten, is born from the womb of a bad conscience. Disbelief is born of sin, not of reason. Fulton J. Sheen More Quotes by Fulton J. Sheen More Quotes From Fulton J. Sheen Being is the soul of every concept, of every judgment and of every reasoning. Fulton J. Sheen reasoning judgment soul The higher the love, the more demands will be made on us to conform to that ideal. Fulton J. Sheen demand higher made Some representatives of monopolistic capitalism, sensing this evil in their system, have tried to silence criticism by pointing to the diffused ownership in the great corporations. They advertise, "No one owns more than 4 percent of the stock of this great company." Or they print lists of stockholders, showing that these include farmers, schoolteachers, baseball players, taxi drivers, and even babies. Fulton J. Sheen player baseball baby Communism is an aggressive religion of the species. Fulton J. Sheen species aggressive communism Sex divorced from love, instead of raising man by taking him away from himself, drags him down to the hall of mirrors where he is always confronted with self. Sex does not care about the person, but about the act. The fig leaf which once was put over the secret parts of man and woman in sculpture is now put over the face. The person does not matter. Fulton J. Sheen mirrors men sex 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 wisdom long believe To love what is below the human is degradation; to love what is human for the sake of the human is mediocrity; to love the human for the sake of the Divine is enriching; to love the Divine for its own sake is sanctity. Fulton J. Sheen degradation mediocrity sake 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 selfishness war world Man is incurably curious. Fulton J. Sheen curious men Counsel involving right and wrong should never be sought from a man who does not say his prayers. Fulton J. Sheen prayer doe men There are 200 million poor in the world who would gladly take the vow of poverty if they could eat, dress and have a home like I do Fulton J. Sheen dresses home world Facts themselves do not give knowledge Fulton J. Sheen giving facts Our personal dispositions are as windowpanes through which we see the world either as rosy or dull. The way we color the glasses we wear is the way the world seems to us. Fulton J. Sheen glasses color attitude Faced with such insecurity, labor unions seek a solution in demands for higher wages, shorter hours, pensions, and such things. But this approach takes monopolistic capitalism for granted, and accepts the unnatural division between property and responsibility as permanent. A much more radical solution is apt to come, and this may take either of two forms. Fulton J. Sheen responsibility wisdom two The workmen in a factory may have a shadowy, unknown absentee "employer" - the thousands of individual owners of stock - whom "management" represents and tries to please by extra dividends. The workman's livelihood is at the disposition of strangers who make a single demand of their representatives: higher profits. Fulton J. Sheen demand wisdom trying Sin is a disproportionate seriousness. Fulton J. Sheen seriousness sin If there is continuity in the universe, it is fitting that there should be intelligent beings without bodies which are called angels. Fulton J. Sheen intelligent angel body If all things in this universe exist, it is because they participate in the Being of God, if there are some things with life, it is because they are reflections of the life of God; if there are beings endowed with intellect and will - like men and angels - it's because they are a participation of the Sovereign Intellect which is God. Fulton J. Sheen angel reflection men The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law. Fulton J. Sheen rights law men You have a chance to move in far better society than the Joneses. Why worry about keeping up with the Joneses? Keep up with the Angels and you'll be far wiser and happier. Fulton J. Sheen angel worry moving
