Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left...

We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left...

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves,...

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves,...

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve...

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve...

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

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.

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

We do not exist for ourselves.

We do not exist for ourselves.

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,...

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon...

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon...

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

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...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

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

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

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.

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

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...

Globalization has altered the dynamics in the White House, as well as between the White...

Globalization has altered the dynamics in the White House, as well as between the White...

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized...

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized...

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.