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“For love concentrates on the object, sex concentrates on the subject. Love is directed to someone else for the sake of the other’s perfection; sex is directed to self for the sake of self-satisfaction.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Walk with God

“Character is to some extent judged by what a man does with his falls. A pig falls into the mud and stays there; a sheep falls in and climbs out.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Walk with God

“Sanctity means separation from the spirit of the world, with immersion in the activity of the world. Saints would be in the world, not of it; they would have no public relation boosters to publicize them; they would never ask for money; perhaps the one venture which would stand out most in their lives would be poverty of spirit.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Walk with God

“To marry someone with the idea of possessing him or her is to rob that person of the precious endowment of liberty. If that other person is “mine,” like a cocktail, then he or she can never make a present of himself or herself.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Walk with God

“To marry someone with the idea of possessing him or her is to rob that person of the precious endowment of liberty. If that other person is “mine,” like a cocktail, then he or she can never make a present of himself or herself. What I possess I can no longer receive as a gift. You cannot receive a gift of ten dollars if you already have it in your pocket and you own it.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Walk with God