Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to b…

Thomas Merton
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Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am. ✨ Thomas Merton, Lawrence Cunningham (1996). A search for solitude: pursuing the monk's true life, Harper San Francisco
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Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am. ✨ Thomas Merton, Lawrence Cunningham (1996). A search for solitude: pursuing the monk's true life, Harper San Francisco

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