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Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. – Thomas Merton

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Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it. – Thomas Merton

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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. – Thomas Merton

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If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. – Thomas Merton

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Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles. – Bob Richards

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One has to have the courage of ones pessimism. – Ian Mcewan

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The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone. – Albert Camus

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