We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have - for their usefulness. Thomas Merton imaginationleaveman Change image and share on social
When ambition ends, happiness begins. Thomas Merton ambitionbeginend 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
Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments. Thomas Merton advertisedueproduct Change image and share on social
Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation. Thomas Merton bodiedcosmicdesperation Change image and share on social
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. Thomas Merton hellhistorymodern 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
To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell. Thomas Merton doorstepeffectevent Change image and share on social
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul. Thomas Merton eartheventlife Change image and share on social
