Quotes of Thomas Merton

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Solitude is a way to defend the spirit against the murderous din of our materialism.

- Thomas Merton

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“ Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualitieshis rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ Mistakes are not bad; excuses are. ”

- Udai Yadla

“ I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ I can't make someone stay, but I can make me stay with someone. A successful relationship needs a constant decision to remain committed. ”

- Jeffrey Alcuizar Igot

“ Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young. ”

- Mark Twain

“ The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope. ”

- Timothy Keller

“ The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. ”

- Robert Frost

“ For men, I think, love is a thing formed of equal parts lust and astonishment. The astonishment part women understand. The lust part they only think they understand. ”

- Stephen King

“ A successful marriage requires falling in love many times always with the same person. ”

- Mignon McLaughlin

“ I’ll hold you in my heart, till I can hold you in my arms. ”

- Unknown

“ It is easier to believe a lie than to claim parts of you that have been scattered and buried. Your willingness to search for what's been lost merely points to how immensely powerful you are. ”

- Kirstyn Lazur

“ Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. ”

- Dr. Seuss

“ Don’t marry him. Don’t be with him. Be with me. ”

- Jenny Han

“ Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ”

- Pablo Picasso

“ A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. ”

- Pat Cher

“ If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it. ”

- Ernest Hemingway

“ But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. ”

- Suzanne Collins

“ I don't think you can define love. ”

- Harry Styles

“ A lot goes into everything but sometimes you have to sacrifice everything in order to achieve a lot. ”

- Kayambila Mpulamasaka

“ How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body. ”

- Lady Gaga

“ To being far away from everything and everyone Stefanie Sybens, Letters from the WhatWentBefore ”

- Stefanie Sybens

“ You can't stop dreaming just because the night never seems to end. ”

- Curtis Tyrone Jones