Quotes of Thomas Merton

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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.

- Thomas Merton

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“ If you don't run your own life, somebody else will. ”

- John Atkinson

“ Every second that passes is another grain of sand in your hourglass that is gone, forever lost in time. ”

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“ Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. ”

- Ursula K. Le Guin

“ Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds it’s way back to you. ”

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“ The night still bold The cold singing by The crickets on their turbo Ushering in a celestial night in beautiful robe For tonight he will wonder into a glorious quest of the night As he lay down his head, will the Angels guard him Good night and sweet dreams ”

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“ Tomorrow I will run more courageously, more outrageously. ”

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“ He made me feel the infinite number of feelings, In which I lost myself. ”

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“ I can only think about the past, but I can always design the future. ”

- Davin Ferrigon

“ Your love needs no explanation, and their sin does not deserve your revenge. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ One chooses who they decide to love but never determines who will love them back. The woman’s first two considerations are respect and financial security which centers on the core of personality traits; a man reveres persona of physical and sexuality; these two impostors have little relevance of character. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ If our love isn't written in the stars, Why the very moment we truly locked eyes for the first time does one fly straight by. There's something to be said about twinsouls and meeting eye to eye, the soul ignites its fire for the very first time. ”

- Nikki Rowe

“ Either you run the day, or the day runs you. ”

- Jim Rohn

“ Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations. ”

- Charles Dickens

“ True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the wellbeing of one's companion. ”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“ After your first failure, the occurrence of a second failure closely depends on what you have learned from your past mistakes and whether or not you have drawn some valuable lessons. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ With every rising of the sun, think of your life as just begun. ”

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“ Willingness to show we are interested in our children’s needs takes the burden and worries off their minds. It shows compassion on our end, and it builds trust on their end. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Freedom comes from a sense of empowerment. ”

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“ I spend most nights at home falling in love with the idea of you. ”

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“ If I envision a just, fair future, I must behave justly and fairly today. ”

- Elena Aguilar

“ Such is my relationship with God: on my gigantic canvass of life, I am the one throwing all of the brightlycolored paints, creating genuine splatters, authentic whirlpools of color, beautiful patterns, wonderful streaks and stains and wild accents; God is the one with the paintbrush who stands beside my canvass filling all the intricate and amazing details in between the whirlpools and the streaks! We're happy together! ”

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“ Society will always be too fragile to accept us for all that makes us beautiful. ”

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“ Every risk bears with it the seeds of an opportunity: failure success, fall rise, and setback comeback. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY