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Littles Quotes by Thomas Merton
- Are they moved by a sense of human need for silence, for reflection, for inner seeking? So they want to get away from the noise…
- At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark…
- As a magnifying glass concentrates the rays of the sun into a little burning knot of heat that can set fire to a dry leaf…
- What is the use of praying if at the very moment of prayer, we have so little confidence in God that we are busy planning…
- Fear narrows the little entrance of our heart. It shrinks up our capacity to love. It freezes up our power to give ourselves.
- In an age where there is much talk about "being yourself," I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any…
- I am beginning to realize that "sanity" is no longer a value or an end in itself. If modern people were a little less sane,…
- It is a glorious destiny to be a member of the human race, now I realize what we all are . If only they [people]…
- The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.
- If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men--you may make some money and you…
More Littles Quotes
- No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. — Aristotle
- When it comes to the point where you occasionally look forward to being in prison on the basis that you might be… — Julian Assange
- When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and little Bush… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
- I don't miss anything ever. Because to me, missing something is like going backward a little bit. I don't miss being in… — Fred Armisen
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made… — J. J. Abrams
- Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next… — Neil Armstrong
- Banks are so protected from liability they would have to really do something that was their mistake in order for them to… — Frank Abagnale
- If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. — Isaac Asimov
- Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings! — Mackenzie Astin
- Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a… — Rowan Atkinson
- In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's… — Rowan Atkinson