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Thomas Merton

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Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was a 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis.. American author and Trappist monk

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Quote Left The least of learning is done in the classrooms. Quote Right
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Quote Left Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Quote Right
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Quote Left Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind... Quote Right
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Quote Left I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me. Quote Right
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Quote Left Stop asking yourself questions that have no meaning. Or if they have, you'll find out when you need to -- find out both the questions and the answers. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs