Fulton J. Sheen Quotes About Conscience

Quotes about: Conscience

• 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.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Atheist, Challenges, Wicked

  Fulton J. Sheen (2008). “Life of Christ”, p.164, Image

• Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes from things, and always through the senses; happiness comes from humans through fellowship. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Stars, Independent, Men

  "Fulton J. Sheen's Guide to Contentment". Book by Fulton J. Sheen, p. 120, 1967.

• We are all born with the power of speech, but we need grammar. Conscience, too, needs Revelation.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Needs, Speech, Revelations

• When our conscience bothers us, whether we admit it or not, we often try to justify it by correcting others, or by finding fault with them. The readiness to believe evil about others is in large part ammunition for a thousand scandals in our own hearts.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Believe, Heart, Evil

• 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

  Sins Not, Atheism, Nine

  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (2014). “Remade for Happiness: Achieving Life's Purpose through Spiritual Transformation”, p.24, Ignatius Press

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