Quote by Thomas Merton
When ambition ends, happiness begins. - Thomas Merton

When ambition ends, happiness begins. – Thomas Merton

Other quotes by Thomas Merton

The monk in hiding himself from the world becomes not less than himself, not less of a person, but more of a person, more truly and perfectly himself: for his personality and individuality are perfected in their true order, the spiritual, interior order. – Thomas Merton

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Personality
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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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Courage
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Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. – Thomas Merton

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Happiness
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it. – William Feather

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Happiness isnt happiness unless theres a violin-playing goat. – Julia Roberts

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I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness. – Havelock Ellis

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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. – Sydney Smith

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We are as much informed of a writer’s genius by what he selects as by what he originates. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Quotation and Originality,” Letters and Social Aims, 1876

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I dont think I really know just how cool Satan really was when I was in Junior High School. Now, thanks to Marilyn Manson, its no longer a secret. – Jim Coleman

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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. – Denis Diderot

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