A daydream is an evasion.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything...

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything...

Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his...

Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his...

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your...

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your...

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to...

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to...

Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.

Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.

By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me...

By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to...

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to...

If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart,...

If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart,...

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not...

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not...

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

History is philosophy learned from examples

History is philosophy learned from examples