We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us. – Thomas Merton
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. – Thomas Merton

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us. – Thomas Merton
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. – Thomas Merton
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. – Thomas Merton
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. – Thomas Merton