Thomas Merton

Quotes, etc. from Thomas Merton, Trappist monk, writer, social critic (Jan 31, 1915 – Dec 10, 1968)

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"We are not perfectly free until we live in pure hope" #NoManIsAnIsland

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The reason heresies have to be condemned is tht they contain elements that resemble the truth &therefore lead well-meaning Xians into error

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"[The Psalms] have been used for centuries as the foundation for Jewish and Christian liturgical prayer" -T. Merton #BreadInTheWilderness

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"Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves."

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"Love not only prefers the good of another to my own, but it does not even compare the two" #NoManIsAnIsland

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Oh, let no man abide
In the lunar wood,
The place of blood
Let no man abide there, no,
Not even in a dream.
-frm "The Bombarded City" (poem)

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"for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough to make us happy." -Thomas Merton [2/2]

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"A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found..." -Thomas Merton [1/2]

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We stumble &fall constantly evn whn we are most enlightened. But whn we are in true spiritual darkness,we do not evn know that we hve fallen

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Night has a sea whch quenches the machine
Or part of it. Night has tides of rain
&sources whch go on
Washing our houses whn we turn to dream

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"Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments." - Thomas Merton

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"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
- Thomas Merton #Art

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"Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how."

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"How necessary it is for monks to work in the fields,in the rain,in the sun,in the mud...these are our spiritual directors & novice-masters"

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"If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed - but hate these things in yourself, not in another."