True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being uni…

Thomas Merton
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True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.56, Shambhala Publications
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