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Thomas Merton Quotes

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.
Thomas Merton

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Date of Birth:
January 31, 1915
Date of Death:
December 10, 1968
Nationality:
American
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