Fulton J. Sheen Quotes

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.

The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart.

You've got to give away what you love.

All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion, and sacrifice - the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows - awaits us within ourselves.

Caregiving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached.

Whatever God would want me to do... love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away.

Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others. There is no surprise in that, since the Lord proclaimed those as the first and great commandments.

The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.

The Savior will let you feel the love He feels for those you serve. The call is an invitation to become like Him.

Mother Teresa was the very embodiment of saintliness: white-clad, sad-eyed, ascetic and often photographed with the wretched of the earth.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is never based, as associations for utility or pleasure are, on a fair exchange.

My brothers and sisters, true love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas spirit. You can hear it. You can see it. You can feel it.

The Savior was selfless. He viewed himself and his own needs as secondary, and he ministered to others tirelessly, lovingly, effectively.

The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.