Thomas Merton Quotes


Be still: There is no longer any need of comment. It was a lucky wind That blew away his halo with his cares, A lucky sea that drowned his reputation.

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Topics
Anonymity
Silence
Calmness
Halos
Quietness
Sea
Serenity
Tranquility
Wind
Lucky
Cleansing
False Praise
Peaceful State
Reputation Loss
Wind Symbolism
quiet mind
absence of noise
Sea Symbolism
Citations

Merton, Thomas. The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton. New Directions Publishing, 1977, p. 320.

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Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton
  • Born: January 31, 1915
  • Died: December 10, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Trappist Monk, Author
Biography

Thomas Merton OCSO was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis". He was a member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.

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