Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), was an Anglo-American Catholic writer and mystic.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Use this quote
Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. Use this quote
Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind of a chill from within the marrow of your own life. Use this quote
By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet. Use this quote
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ. Use this quote
The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error. Use this quote
The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to me. Use this quote
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Use this quote
