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Therefore Quotes by Thomas Merton
- What is 'grace'? It is God's own life, shared by us. God's life is love. Deus caritas est. By grace we are able to share…
- Therefore, doing the Stations of the Cross was still more laborious than consoling, and required a sacrifice. It was much the same with all my…
- The gift of love is the gift of the power and capacity to love, and therefore, to give love with full effect is also to…
- Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore,…
- To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything. Every breath…
- We cannot arrive at the perfect possession of God in this life, and that is why we are travelling and in darkness. But we already…
- A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying [God]. It “consents,”…
- 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…
- The only true liberty is in the service of that which is beyond all limits, beyond all definitions, beyond all human appreciation: that which is…
- Humble people can do great things with uncommon perfection because they are no longer concerned about their own interests and their own reputation, and therefore…
More Therefore Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle
- He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is… — Aristotle
- Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world,… — Chinua Achebe
- There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me… — Chinua Achebe
- The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no… — Marcus Aurelius
- A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely,… — Charles Babbage
- Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. — Francis Bacon
- Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. — Francis Bacon
- A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to… — Mikhail Bakunin
- We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem. — Douglas Adams