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Quote by Thomas Merton
By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems re

By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet. – Thomas Merton

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Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another. – 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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My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. Its not just what do you for yourself. Its how you treat people decently. The golden rule. There isnt big anything better than the golden rule. Its in every major religion in one language or another. – Art Linkletter

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