"The forgiveness of God is one thing, but……" — Fulton J. Sheen
"The forgiveness of God is one thing, but the proof that we want that forgiveness is the energy we expend to make amends for the wrong."
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166 Quotes by Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen has 166 quotes on this site.
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Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let…
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So long as there are poor, - I am poor, - So long as there are prisons, - I am…
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Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.
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Each of us comes into life with fists closed, set for aggressiveness and acquisition. But when we abandon life our…
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Today (1950), the hatred of the Moslem countries against the West is becoming hatred against Christianity itself. Although the statesmen…
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Neither theological knowledge nor social action alone is enough to keep us in love with Christ unless both are proceeded…
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The mark of the Christian is the willingness to look for the Divine in the flesh of a babe in…
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As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born…
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The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host.
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When I stand up to talk, people listen to me; they will follow what I have to say. Is it…
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All my sermons are prepared in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As recreation is most pleasant and profitable in…
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By a beautiful paradox of Divine love, God makes His Cross the very means of our salvation and our life.…
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More Amends Quotes
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I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work,…
— Steve Carell
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Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to…
— John J. McCloy
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Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the…
— Sean Covey
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Like the Puritans, live in terms of the settled judgement that the joy of heaven will make amends of any…
— Joel Beeke
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It is not your right—based on YOUR traditions, YOUR customs and YOUR habits—to deny animals THEIR freedom so you can…
— Gary Yourofsky
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All fortune is good fortune; for it either rewards, disciplines, amends, or punishes, and so is either useful or just.
— Boethius
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Having looked the past in the eye, having asked for forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door…
— Desmond Tutu
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Forgiveness does not mean that we have to continue to relate to those who have done us harm. In some…
— Jack Kornfield
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It is vain for us to pray while conscious that we have injured another. Let us first make amends to…
— Jonathan Goforth
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If I have done wrong to another person, the correct course of action is to apologize and make amends to…
— Matt Dillahunty
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As long as you live, it is never too late to make amends. Take my advice, child. Don't waste your…
— Karen Hesse
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I have to say that it's very few countries that are willing to look back at its past and apologize…
— Bob Matsui
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