Eliminating Quote by Thomas Merton
“...love triumphs, at least in this life, not by eliminating evil once for all, but by resisting and overcoming it anew every day.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Seven Storey Mountain, 1948
Love endures by continually confronting and overcoming evil rather than eradicating it completely.
In simple terms: Love wins by daily resistance to evil.
Keep confronting challenges each day.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal relationships
- social activism
- spiritual practice
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you practice daily resistance to negativity?
- What does love look like in your everyday actions?
It may be unrealistic to expect total elimination of evil.