Thomas Merton

31st January 1915 – 10th December 1968

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.”

No Man Is An Island, Thomas Merton


Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk who wrote extensively on spirituality, inter-faith dialogue and social Justice.

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