Fulton J. Sheen

“An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.”

“Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation.”

“All love on this earth involves a cross.”

“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is 'timing' it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.”

“Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right.”

“If you do not live what you believe, you will end up believing what you live.”

“Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.”

“The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny host.”

“The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.”

“Freedom is the right to do what you ought to do.”

“There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.”

“Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.”

“The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil.”

“It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God.”

“A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.”

“Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day.”

“Humility is not a weakness, but a sign of strength.”

“A woman gets angry when a man denies his faults, because she knew them all along. His lying mocks her capacity to see truth.”

“The greatest talent is the talent of listening.”

“Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.”