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Freedom Quotes by Thomas Merton
- Life is not accomplishing some special work but attaining to a degree of consciousness and inner freedom which is beyond all works and attainments.
- When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is…
- We know when we are following our vocation when our soul is set free from preoccupation with itself and is able to seek God and…
- Our happiness consists in sharing the happiness of God, the perfection of His unlimited freedom, the perfection of His love.
- In humility is the greatest freedom. As long as you have to defend the imaginary self that you think is important, you lose your piece…
- If we examine ourselves carefully we shall see most of us have an enormous amount of unfinished business...We have to be free so that we…
- To be risen with Christ means not only that one has a choice and that one may live by a higher law - the law…
- The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a man's life, to get behind the façade of conventional gestures and…
- To some men peace merely means the liberty to exploit other people without fear of retaliation or interference. To others peace means the freedom to…
- A superficial freedom to wander aimlessly here or there, to taste this or that, to make a choice of distractions, is simply a sham. It…
- Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it…
- This is the crucifixion of Christ: in which He dies again and again in the individuals who were made to share the joy and freedom…
- In all His acts God orders all things, whether good or evil, for the good of those who know Him and seek Him and who…
- Love is perfect in proportion to it's freedom.
More Freedom Quotes
- Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson
- I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
- If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if… — Margaret Atwood