Hurry ruins saints as well as artists. They want quick success, and th…

Thomas Merton
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Hurry ruins saints as well as artists. They want quick success, and they are in such a hurry to get it that they cannot take time to be true to themselves. And when the madness is upon them, they argue that their very haste is a species of integrity. ✨ Thomas Merton (2003). New Seeds of Contemplation, p.101, Shambhala Publications
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