Thomas Merton Quotes About Happiness
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We do not exist for ourselves.
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Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.
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A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough to make us happy.
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Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.
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Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk's life, because you cannot begin to do anything unless you have some idea what you are trying to do.
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