Happiness Quotes by Thomas Merton

Happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found.

— Thomas Merton

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

— Thomas Merton

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.

— Thomas Merton

True happiness is found in unselfish Love, A love which increases in proportion as it is shared.

— Thomas Merton

You are certainly one of the joys of life for all who have ever come within a mile of you.

— Thomas Merton

Our happiness consists in sharing the happiness of God, the perfection of His unlimited freedom, the perfection of His love.

— Thomas Merton

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.

— Thomas Merton

Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.

— Thomas Merton

Love, in fact, is the spiritual life; and without it, all other exercises of the spirit are emptied of content.

— Thomas Merton

There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering God. If…

— Thomas Merton

Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the lenten fast, is a…

— Thomas Merton

“Therefore there is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace and my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering…

— Thomas Merton

“Happiness consists in finding out precisely what the "one thing necessary" may be, in our lives, and in gladly relinquishing all the…

— Thomas Merton

Love in fact is the spiritual life, and without it all the other exercises of the spirit, however lofty, are emptied of…

— Thomas Merton

A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is…

— Thomas Merton

True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward…

— Thomas Merton

Cupidity...takes created things for ends in themselves, which they are not. The will that seeks rest in creatures for their own sake…

— Thomas Merton

We thank Him less by words than by the serene happiness of silent acceptance. It is our emptiness in the presence of…

— Thomas Merton

“Leaving Things Alone (excerpt) Too much pleasure? Yang has too much influence. Too much suffering? Yin has too much influence. When one…

— Thomas Merton

“We are what we love. If we love God, in whose image we were created, we discover ourselves in him and we…

— Thomas Merton

“The earthly desires men cherish are shadows. There is no true happiness in fulfilling them. Why, then, do we continue to pursue…

— Thomas Merton

The married man and the mother of a Christian family, if they are faithful to their obligations, will fulfill a mission that…

— Thomas Merton

O God, teach me to be satisfied with my own helplessness in the spiritual life. Teach me to be content with Your…

— Thomas Merton

All men who live only according to their five senses, and seek nothing beyond the gratification of their natural appetites for pleasure…

— Thomas Merton

“Because there is happiness only where there is coordination with the Truth, the Reality, the Act that underlies and directs all things…

— Thomas Merton

“Perfect Joy (excerpts) Is there to be found on earth a fullness of joy, or is there no such thing? . .…

— Thomas Merton

“One who is content with what he has, and who accepts the fact that he inevitably misses very much in life, is…

— Thomas Merton

Ultimately faith is the only key to the universe. The final meaning of human existence, and the answers to the questions on…

— Thomas Merton

Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important…

— Thomas Merton