Quote by Thomas Merton
"The seed of God is in us. Now the seed of a pear tree grows into a pear tree; and a hazel seed grows into a hazel tree; and the seed of God grows into God."
More from 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."
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
"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."