Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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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 least of the work of learning is done in the classroom

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

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the...

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the...

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...

A daydream is an evasion.

A daydream is an evasion.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

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...

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...

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

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...

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...

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of...

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of...

We discover in others what others hide from us, and we recognize in others what...

We discover in others what others hide from us, and we recognize in others what...