The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it. —Mark Twain More about this quote Tags: humor brotherhood camaraderie Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In Louisville, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut, in the center of the shopping district, I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all those people, that they were mine and I theirs, that we could not be alien to one another even though we were total strangers. It was like waking from a dream of separateness, of spurious self-isolation in a special world, the world of renunciation and supposed holiness. . . . This sense of liberation from an illusory difference was such a relief and such a joy to me that I almost laughed out loud. . . . I have the immense joy of being a member of a race in which God became incarnate. . . . There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun. —Thomas Merton More about this quote Tags: love God laughter joy dream brotherhood relief separateness renunciation holiness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am, the more affection I have for them. Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say. —Thomas Merton More about this quote Tags: solitude love silence gentleness brotherhood Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email