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Thomas Merton Quotes

Thomas Merton quotes

American Author January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968

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Thomas Merton quote: "Perhaps I am stronger than I think."
Perhaps I am stronger than I think. Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton quote: "People have no idea what one saint can do: for sanctity is..."
People have no idea what one saint can do: for sanctity is stronger than the whole of hell. Thomas Merton
To allow oneself to be carried away. By a multitude of conflicting concerns, To surrender to too many demands,... To commit oneself to too many projects, To want to help everyone with everything. Is to succumb to violence. Thomas Merton
Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself, and if I accept myself fully in the right way, I will already have surpassed myself. Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton quote: "We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest..."
We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves. Thomas Merton
I will no longer wound myself with the thoughts and questions that have surrounded me like thorns: that is a penance You do not ask of me. Thomas Merton
The deepest of level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless ... beyond speech ... beyond concept. Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton quote: "But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact..."
But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact pleases You. Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton quote: "The end of the world will be legal."
The end of the world will be legal. Thomas Merton
It is true that we are called to create a better world. But we are first of all called to a more immediate and exalted task: that of creating our own lives. Thomas Merton
Today the artist has inherited the combined functions of hermit, pilgrim, prophet, priest, shaman, sorcerer, soothsayer, alchemist. Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton quote: "A man who fails well is greater than one who succeeds badly."
A man who fails well is greater than one who succeeds badly. Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton quote: "Solitude is a way to defend the spirit against the murderous..."
Solitude is a way to defend the spirit against the murderous din of our materialism. Thomas Merton
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. Thomas Merton
It is not possible to be intimate with more than very few, because there are only very few in the world with whom we have practically everything in common. Thomas Merton

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