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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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...

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

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 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...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

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.

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...

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...

We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the...

We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the...

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

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...

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...

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...

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

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,...

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,...

I am not a teacher, but an awakener.

I am not a teacher, but an awakener.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary...

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary...

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your...

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your...

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on...

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on...

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...