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Problem Quotes by Thomas Merton
- The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reasoning and analysis, but first of all by living. For…
- The basic problem is not political, it is a-political and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep cutting deliberately through…
- It is almost impossible to overestimate the value of true humility and its power in the spiritual life. For the beginning of humility is the…
- To be truly Catholic is not merely to be correct according to an abstractly universal standard of truth, but also and above all to be…
- One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you bear with them…
- A life that is without problems may literally be more hopeless, than one that always verges on despair.
- 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 solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all by living.
- Only the man who has had to face despair is really convinced that he needs mercy. Those who do not want mercy never seek it.…
- For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out…
- Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor…
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