Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Thomas Merton balancehappinessharmony Change image and share on social
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous. Thomas Merton abysscrossdisastrous 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
When ambition ends, happiness begins. Thomas Merton ambitionbeginend Change image and share on social
We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves. Thomas Merton capacitychoicedeep Change image and share on social
A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire. Thomas Merton desireendimage Change image and share on social
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
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another. Thomas Merton destinyfindlife Change image and share on social
