The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error.

Quote by Thomas Merton

Topics: God Quotes, Self Knowledge Quotes, Truth Quotes

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

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

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

A daydream is an evasion.

A daydream is an evasion.

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and...

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and...

Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart:...

Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart:...

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...

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...

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,...

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

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...

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...

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...

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our...

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our...