Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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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.

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...

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

A daydream is an evasion.

A daydream is an evasion.

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...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

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...

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...

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...

Faith is a light of such supreme brilliance that it dazzles the mind and darkens...

Faith is a light of such supreme brilliance that it dazzles the mind and darkens...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

I feel the same way about solitude as some people feel about the blessing of...

I feel the same way about solitude as some people feel about the blessing of...