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

When ambition ends, happiness begins. – Thomas Merton

Other quotes by Thomas Merton

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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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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alone
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We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. – Thomas Merton

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God
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Other Quotes from
Happiness
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Ive run into certain geniuses of individualism – they are very few and far between – who live their lives completely on their own terms they are very powerful and have a great amount of happiness. We all should aspire to that. – David Duchovny

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Happiness

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. – Leo Buscaglia

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Happiness

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable. – Leo Rosten

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Happiness

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to peoples happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in peoples lives has been severed. – Park Geun-hye

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Happiness

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