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Being true Quote by Thomas Merton

“We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we…” quote by Thomas Merton — Download Open image

“We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a truth that is outside us. But we make ourselves true inside by manifesting the truth as we see it.”

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