Quote by Thomas Merton

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

"The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image."

"Happiness is not something that comes ready-made. It comes from your own actions."

"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"