Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward. Thomas Merton careeffectgood Change image and share on social
The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom. Thomas Merton classroomlearnwork Change image and share on social
In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for 'finding himself.' If he persists in shifting his responsibility to somebody else, he fails to find out the meaning of his own existence. Thomas Merton analysisexistencefail share on social
Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Merton artificialhumilitymake Change image and share on social
Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity. Thomas Merton actactivitybegin share on social
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Thomas Merton balancehappinessharmony Change image and share on social
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton artenablefind Change image and share on social
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. Thomas Merton consciencedemanddifficult Change image and share on social
The tighter you squeeze, the less you have. Thomas Merton squeezetight Change image and share on social
