Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone-we find it with another.

Quote by Thomas Merton

Topics: Life Quotes, Meaning Of Life Quotes

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

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

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

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.

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...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give...

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are...

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are...

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...

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...

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...

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

In this age of crowds in which I have determined to be a solitary, perhaps...

In this age of crowds in which I have determined to be a solitary, perhaps...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're...

The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're...