Thomas Merton “We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.” Thomas Merton View all quotes by Thomas Merton →
“Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.” Thomas Merton
“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.” Thomas Merton
“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” Thomas Merton
