More quotes by Thomas Merton

"You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope."
"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."
"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another."
"Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real"
"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another."